Porter

Onni Group of Companies•Seattle, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Porter is responsible for keeping the building and property in clean and orderly condition by performing routine maintenance activities. This includes heavy cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, sanitizing, and vacuuming floors. The role also involves dusting, cleaning, and polishing fixtures, furniture, walls, and equipment, as well as cleaning windows, mirrors, and partitions. The Porter will mix cleaning solutions and chemicals, follow procedures for chemical cleaners and power machinery, and may shampoo or steam-clean carpets and rugs. This position manages the inventory of cleaning supplies and notifies managers of needed repairs. The Porter observes the condition of the property, reports and corrects unsafe conditions, and maintains awareness of safety precautions. They ensure storage areas remain locked when not in use, physically walk the property to remove litter and debris, and perform "trash-out" duties at vacated apartments daily, including removing abandoned furniture and trash. The role also involves transferring trash to dumpsters, keeping dumpster doors closed, assisting with "make-ready" duties, and distributing resident communications. The Porter conducts all business in accordance with company policies and procedures, state and federal laws, and performs other duties as assigned. This role may involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, requiring responsible use, compliance with policies, and review of AI-generated content.

Requirements

Knowledge of standard cleaning methods and procedures.
Ability to stand, walk, and bend for many hours.
Ability to perform repetitive motion for long periods of time.
Experience with using cleaning equipment, including vacuum cleaners, floor buffers, and cleaning solutions.
Background in handling, mixing, and using cleaning chemicals.
Knowledge of occupational hazards safety rules.
Communication skills.
Ability to lift heavy objects, climb ladders and work at particular heights.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic math skills.
Employees are expected to use AI responsibly and in compliance with company policies, data privacy requirements, confidentiality obligations, and applicable laws.
All AI-generated or AI-assisted outputs must be reviewed for accuracy, quality, and appropriateness before use.
Employees are also expected to disclose when AI tools have been used in the creation of work and must not present AI-generated content as solely their own original work.

Nice To Haves

High school courses in shop may be preferred for jobs involving repair work.

Responsibilities

Keeps building and property in clean and orderly condition by performing routine maintenance activities.
Performs heavy cleaning duties such as sweeps, mops, scrubs, sanitizes, or vacuums floors.
Dusts, cleans, and polishes fixtures, furniture, walls, and equipment.
Cleans windows, mirrors, and partitions with soap and other cleansers.
Mixes cleaning solutions and chemicals in containers in preparation for cleaning, according to instructions.
Follows procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power machinery to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
May shampoos or steam-cleans carpets and rugs.
Manages inventory of cleaning supplies.
Notifies managers regarding the need for repairs or additions to building operating systems.
Observes condition of property throughout the community and immediately reports and/or initiates action to correct unsafe conditions.
Always maintains awareness of proper safety precautions.
Ensures that storage areas always remain locked when not in use.
Physically walks the property on a frequent basis and removes litter, debris, cigarette butts and pet droppings from the grounds.
Performs "trash-out" duties at vacated apartments daily.
Removes all abandoned furniture, trash, boxes.
Transfers to dumpster or storage area, whichever is applicable.
Transfers trash and other items left outside of dumpster into dumpster.
Pick-up and sweep area.
Keeps dumpster/compactor doors closed on windy days.
Assists with "make-ready" duties when requested.
Distributes resident communications to residents.
Assists in keeping grounds neat and free of litter.
Conducts all business in accordance with company policies and procedures, state and federal laws; e.g., OSHA, ADA, Fair Housing, etc.
Performs other duties as assigned.