HOURLY - General Cleaner NonExempt- Seward

Bluechip Pros•Seward, AK

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities, keeping them clean, sanitary, and orderly, as well as other tasks related to the assignment. Duties include cleaning and sanitizing rooms, bathrooms, floors, hallways, lobbies, stairs, water fountains, furniture, public common areas, food court areas, and exterior grounds. The cleaner uses appropriate cleaning solutions, tools, and equipment and follows safe work practices and chemical instructions. The role requires courteous customer service, quiet and professional conduct, attention to detail, and staying within the assigned work area unless directed otherwise. The cleaner reports broken or out-of-order items to a supervisor and reports unfinished assignments at the end of a shift. Other assigned duties may include floor care such as 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.
Knowledge of the use of toxic and non-toxic chemicals according to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
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 extended walking, standing, or sitting; operating equipment; 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, handling, grasping, and fingering.
Visual ability, including depth perception and hand-eye coordination, to perform cleaning tasks and operate equipment and tools safely.

Responsibilities

High-dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, curtain tips, vents, and ledges, and clean the high duster after use.
Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and spot-clean fingerprints, smudges, and windows using appropriate solutions.
Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets; clean and check soap and paper dispensers daily and refill as needed.
Empty trash cans, wipe them if needed, and replace liners.
Dust or vacuum floors, including under furniture, and clean dust-mop heads and dispose of collected dust appropriately.
Clean and check exterior grounds several times during the day, including ash urns, trash cans, sidewalks, flower beds, curbs, benches, vending machines, window ledges, public-area glass, and parking areas.
Maintain public common areas by dust mopping and spot mopping hallways, cleaning glass, maintaining planters, and checking for cobwebs and debris.
Clean food court areas by removing trash, sanitizing tables, returning chairs to place, spot-cleaning spills, cleaning trash cans, and collecting and washing dirty trays for reuse.
Sanitize floors using the proper germicidal solution, cleaning under furniture and behind doors while working toward the exit.
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.
Provide courteous customer service, answer questions or refer customers to appropriate staff, and work quietly to reduce noise.
Report broken or out-of-order items to the supervisor and report incomplete assignments at the end of the shift.
Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance and remain in the assigned work area unless directed elsewhere by a supervisor.
Perform other duties as assigned or directed by a supervisor or Account Manager, including floor care and carpet cleaning tasks.