General Cleaner

Budd Group • Amherst, VA

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About The Position

The General Cleaner keeps an office, commercial, or institutional building clean, safe, and orderly. The role cleans offices and shared spaces, restrooms, floors, furnishings, windows, and other surfaces; replenishes bathroom supplies; and transports waste to disposal areas. The cleaner may assist with project and outdoor cleaning, help cover the workload when other service workers are absent, and may be required to lock or unlock doors. The role reports malfunctions and maintenance or work-schedule problems to a supervisor and attends training as directed. Duties may be assigned or changed by the supervisor.

The position is based in Amherst County and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The employee may encounter infectious waste, diseases, and conditions, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. The usual noise level is moderate.

Requirements

• Must be able to lift and move up to 35 pounds; the posting also specifies repetitive lifting of 35 pounds.
• Able to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with arms and hands, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Clean offices, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other areas.
• Replenish paper and soap products in bathrooms; clean mirrors, walls, showers, sinks, metalwork, and toilets.
• Empty wastebaskets and ashtrays, clean ashtrays, and transport trash and waste to disposal areas.
• Sweep, mop, vacuum, and refinish floors; clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
• Wash walls, ceilings, vents, woodwork, windows, blinds, door panels, ledges, and sills; clean water fountains.
• Dust furniture, light fixtures, and equipment, and replace light bulbs.
• Assist with project cleaning, including lifting and removing furniture from rooms.
• Assist with outside cleaning, which may include sweeping sidewalks and picking up trash.
• Operate cleaning equipment and machinery, including wet vacuums, hand trucks, vacuum cleaners, carpet extractors, floor buffers, and automatic scrubbers.
• Help complete the workload when other service workers are absent.
• Report malfunctions and maintenance problems to the supervisor and discuss work or schedule problems with the supervisor or management.
• Lock and/or unlock doors when required.
• Attend training meetings and sessions as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed