General Cleaner Macys Galleria Houston at Hidalgo

Bluechip Pros•Houston, TX

About The Position

The General Cleaner performs a variety of cleaning activities in assigned buildings and facilities, keeping them clean, sanitary, and orderly, and carries out other tasks related to the assigned area. Duties include high dusting; sanitizing and spot cleaning; bathroom cleaning and replenishing dispensers; emptying trash; dust mopping and vacuuming; floor sanitizing; and cleaning and inspecting grounds, public common areas, and food court areas. The cleaner checks completed rooms and corrects issues as needed, provides courteous customer service, reports broken or out-of-order items to a supervisor, and performs other duties as assigned or directed by the supervisor or Account Manager. Additional duties may include floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.

Requirements

Knowledge of basic janitorial work, including 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 and interpret 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 required for assigned duties, including extended walking, standing, or sitting; lifting or carrying 1–30 pounds; pushing and pulling with 5–35 pounds of force; climbing stairs and ladders; bending, twisting, balancing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling; and frequent reaching, handling, grasping, and fingering.
Sight, depth perception, and hand-eye coordination sufficient to perform cleaning tasks, operate equipment, use tools, and maintain safety standards.

Responsibilities

High dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, curtain tips, vents, and ledges.
Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and spot clean fingerprints, smudges, and windows using appropriate cleaning solutions.
Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets, and check and refill soap and paper dispensers as needed.
Empty trash cans, wipe them when necessary, and replace liners.
Dust mop or vacuum rooms, including under furniture, and sanitize floors using the proper germicidal solution.
Clean outside areas by emptying ash urns and trash cans, policing sidewalks, flower beds, curb lines, and parking lots, spot-cleaning sidewalk spills, removing gum, and wiping benches, vending machines, and window ledges.
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 by sanitizing tables, returning chairs to their places, spot cleaning spills, emptying trash, and collecting and washing dirty trays for reuse.
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 or refer questions, report broken or out-of-order items, work quietly, and remain in the assigned work area unless directed otherwise.
Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance and report to the supervisor if assigned work is incomplete at the end of the shift.
Perform other duties as assigned, which may include floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor auto-scrubbing and buffing.