About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities to keep them clean, sanitary, and orderly, along with other tasks related to the assigned area. The position includes cleaning and sanitizing rooms, bathrooms, floors, halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, food-court areas, common areas, and outdoor grounds. The cleaner follows appropriate procedures for using cleaning solutions and equipment, checks completed work, and maintains courteous, quiet, and professional conduct around customers. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor or Account Manager, including floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of basic janitorial operations, 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 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 required for assigned duties, including extended walking, standing, or sitting; lifting and carrying 1–30 pounds; pushing and pulling with 5–35 pounds of force; climbing stairs and ladders; bending, twisting, balancing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching overhead, and using hands and fingers to operate equipment and clean surfaces.
  • Adequate sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination to perform cleaning tasks and operate equipment safely.

Responsibilities

  • High-dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, vents, curtain tips, and ledges.
  • Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and spot-clean fingerprints, smudges, and windows using appropriate solutions.
  • Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets; check and refill soap and paper dispensers.
  • Empty and clean trash cans as needed, replacing liners.
  • Dust mop or vacuum floors, including beneath furniture and in restrooms.
  • Clean outdoor areas by emptying ash urns and trash cans, policing sidewalks, flower beds, curb lines, and parking lots, removing gum, and spot-cleaning spills.
  • Clean public common areas, including hallways, glass, planters, window areas, corners, and edges; dust mop and spot mop floors.
  • Clean and sanitize food-court tables, remove trash, return chairs to their places, clean trays using a tray power washer, and police outdoor eating areas.
  • Sanitize floors using the appropriate germicidal solution, including beneath furniture and behind doors.
  • Inspect completed rooms, review cleaning steps, check furniture placement, and make corrections as needed.
  • Clean halls, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, and wall spots; perform high dusting daily.
  • Provide courteous customer service, answer or appropriately refer questions, report broken or out-of-order items, work quietly, and remain in the assigned work area unless directed otherwise.
  • Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance and report unfinished work assignments to the supervisor at the end of the shift.
  • Perform other assigned duties, which may include floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.
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