General Cleaner Cedar Rapids Mon to Fri 5p to 1a OR 5p to 9p

Bluechip Pros•Cedar Rapids, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities to keep them clean, sanitary, and orderly, and performs other duties related to the assignment. Work includes cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, bathrooms, floors, public common areas, food court areas, and outside grounds; emptying and relining trash cans; and inspecting completed work. The cleaner follows safe work practices and chemical instructions, uses janitorial equipment, maintains a neat appearance, and communicates courteously with customers and supervisors. Other assigned duties may include floor care, such as stripping and waxing floors, carpet extraction and bonneting, and auto-scrubbing and buffing floors.

Requirements

Knowledge of basic janitorial work and the methods, materials, and equipment used in janitorial work.
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 for 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 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 sufficient to perform cleaning tasks and maintain safety standards, including depth perception and hand-eye coordination for equipment and tool use.

Responsibilities

High dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, vents, curtain tips, and ledges, and 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 when needed, and install clean liners.
Dust mop or vacuum floors, including under furniture, and sanitize floors using the proper cleaning solution.
Clean outside areas by emptying ash urns and trash cans, removing litter and cigarette butts, spot-cleaning spills, removing gum, wiping benches and vending machines, cleaning lower window ledges and public-area glass, and high dusting as needed.
Maintain public common areas by dust mopping and spot mopping hallways, cleaning glass, cleaning planters, and checking for cobwebs and debris.
Clean food court areas, sanitize tables, return chairs under tables, remove trash, clean trays using the tray power washer, and police outside eating areas.
Inspect completed rooms, 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, assist or direct customers courteously, report broken or out-of-order items, work quietly, remain in the assigned area unless directed otherwise, and report unfinished work to a supervisor.
Perform other duties as assigned or directed by the supervisor or Account Manager, potentially including floor care and carpet care.