About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities, maintaining them in a clean, sanitary, and orderly condition, along with other tasks related to the assigned area. Duties include high dusting; sanitizing and spot cleaning surfaces; bathroom cleaning and restocking dispensers; emptying and relining trash cans; dust mopping and vacuuming floors; grounds care; cleaning public common areas and the food court; floor sanitizing; and inspecting completed rooms and correcting issues. The role also involves daily cleaning of halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, and furniture, as well as wall spotting and high dusting. The cleaner is expected to provide courteous customer service, work quietly, maintain a neat personal appearance, stay in the assigned work area unless directed otherwise, report broken or out-of-order items to a supervisor, and report unfinished work at the end of the shift. Other duties may be assigned by a supervisor or Account Manager, including floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of basic janitorial work, methods, materials, and equipment.
  • Knowledge of basic safe work practices and the use of toxic and non-toxic chemicals according to MSDS sheets.
  • Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, including written cleaning-chemical instructions and warning labels.
  • Ability to communicate sufficiently with coworkers and supervisors.
  • Ability to operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment.
  • Ability to maintain the physical condition needed to perform the assigned duties, including extended walking, standing, or sitting; lifting and carrying equipment, supplies, and trash weighing 1–30 lbs.; pushing and pulling with both hands and arms using 5–35 lbs. of force; climbing stairs and ladders; bending, twisting, balancing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling; and frequent reaching, handling, grasping, and fingering.
  • Sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination sufficient to perform cleaning tasks and operate equipment and tools safely.

Responsibilities

  • High dust surfaces above shoulder height using a treated high duster, and clean the duster after use.
  • Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and spot-clean fingerprints, smudges, and windows using the appropriate solutions.
  • Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets, and check and refill soap and paper dispensers as needed.
  • Empty trash cans, wipe them if needed, and replace liners.
  • Dust mop or vacuum rooms, including under furniture, and clean and dispose of collected dust.
  • Clean outdoor areas by emptying and cleaning ash urns and trash cans, policing sidewalks, flower beds, curb lines, and parking lots, spot-cleaning spills, removing gum, and wiping benches, vending machines, window ledges, and public-area glass.
  • Clean public common areas, including dust mopping and spot mopping hallways, cleaning glass and planters, checking for bird waste, and removing cobwebs and debris.
  • Clean and sanitize food-court tables, return chairs under tables, spot-clean spills, empty trash cans, and police outside eating areas.
  • Take accumulated dirty trays to the wash room, clean them using a tray power washer, and stack clean trays for reuse.
  • Sanitize floors using the appropriate germicidal solution, including under furniture and behind doors.
  • Inspect completed rooms, review cleaning steps, check furniture placement, and make corrections as needed.
  • Clean halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, and furniture, and perform wall spotting and high dusting daily.
  • Provide courteous customer service, answer or refer customer questions, work quietly, and maintain a clean and neat personal appearance.
  • Report broken or out-of-order items to the supervisor and report unfinished assignments at the end of the shift.
  • Perform other assigned duties, potentially including floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.
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