General Cleaner Home Depot 2303 Lexington

Bluechip Pros•Lexington, KY

About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities to maintain clean, sanitary, and orderly conditions, along with other tasks related to the assigned area. Work includes cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, bathrooms, floors, common areas, food court areas, and outdoor grounds; replenishing dispensers; removing trash; and inspecting completed work. The cleaner follows safe work practices and instructions for using cleaning chemicals and equipment, maintains a neat appearance, communicates courteously with customers and coworkers, and reports broken or out-of-order items to a supervisor. Other duties may be assigned or directed 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 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 written instructions and warning labels on cleaning chemicals.
Ability to communicate sufficiently with coworkers and supervisors.
Ability to operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment.
Ability to maintain the physical condition needed for assigned duties, including prolonged walking, standing, or sitting; lifting and carrying equipment, supplies, and trash weighing 1–30 lbs.; pushing and pulling with both hands and arms while exerting 5–35 lbs. of force; climbing stairs and ladders; bending, twisting, balancing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling; reaching, handling, grasping, and fingering; and overhead reaching throughout the shift.
Sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination sufficient to perform cleaning tasks, maintain safety standards, and operate equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

High-dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, curtain tips, vents, and ledges, using a treated high duster.
Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and spot-clean fingerprints, smudges, and windows using appropriate cleaning solutions.
Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets; check and refill soap and paper dispensers as needed.
Empty trash cans, wipe them when needed, and replace liners.
Dust mop or vacuum floors, including under furniture, and clean the mophead and dispose of collected dust.
Clean and check outdoor areas throughout the day, including ash urns, trash cans, sidewalks, flower beds, curb lines, benches, vending machines, window ledges, public-area glass, and parking lots; remove gum and spot-clean spills.
Dust mop and spot mop public common areas; clean glass throughout the day, maintain planters, and check corners, edges, and window areas for dirt and cobwebs.
Clean and sanitize food court tables, return chairs under tables, spot-clean spills, empty trash cans, collect dirty trays, wash trays using a tray power washer, and stack clean trays for reuse.
Sanitize floors using the proper germicidal solution, working from the back of the room and cleaning 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; perform wall spotting and high dusting daily.
Knock before entering an occupied room, interact with customers courteously, answer questions or refer customers to someone who can help, and work quietly.
Report broken or out-of-order items to the supervisor and report incomplete assignments at the end of the shift.
Stay in the assigned work area unless directed elsewhere by the supervisor and maintain a clean, neat personal appearance.
Perform other assigned duties, which may include floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.