General Cleaner LH Premium Outlet Mall

Bluechip Pros•Michigan City, IN

14d

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 interior spaces, restrooms, floors, hallways, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, public common areas, food-court areas, and exterior grounds. The cleaner follows prescribed procedures for dusting, sanitizing, trash removal, floor care, and inspection, and may perform additional floor-care duties as assigned. The role also requires courteous customer service, quiet and professional conduct, maintaining a neat personal appearance, remaining in the assigned work area unless directed otherwise, and reporting broken or out-of-order items and incomplete assignments to a supervisor.

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 in accordance with MSDS sheets.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate sufficiently with coworkers and supervisors.
Ability to operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment.
Ability to interpret written instructions and warning labels on cleaning chemicals.
Ability to maintain the physical condition needed to perform assigned duties, including walking, standing or sitting for extended periods; operating equipment; lifting or carrying 1–30 pounds; pushing or pulling with 5–35 pounds of force; climbing stairs and ladders; bending, twisting, balancing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching overhead, handling, grasping, and fingering.
Ability to use sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination to perform cleaning tasks and operate equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

High-dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, vents, curtain tips, and ledges; clean the high duster after use.
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 if needed, and replace liners.
Dust or vacuum floors, including beneath furniture and in restrooms.
Clean and check exterior areas throughout the day, including ash urns, trash cans, sidewalks, flower beds, curbs, benches, vending machines, window ledges, public-area glass, and parking lots; remove gum and spot-clean spills.
Maintain public common areas by dust-mopping and spot-mopping hallways, cleaning glass, maintaining planters, and checking corners 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 the tray power washer, and stack clean trays for reuse.
Sanitize floors using the proper germicidal solution, mopping under furniture and behind doors.
Inspect completed rooms, check furniture placement, and correct issues 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 in a friendly, courteous, and helpful manner or refer questions to someone who can assist.
Report broken or out-of-order items and unfinished assignments to the supervisor; work quietly and remain in the assigned area unless directed otherwise.
Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance while on the job.
Perform other assigned duties, which may include stripping and waxing floors, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.