Cleaner Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Knowledge of basic janitorial work, 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.
• Ability to communicate sufficiently with co-workers 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 for the assigned duties, including walking, standing or sitting for extended periods; 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.
• Sight sufficient to perform cleaning tasks and maintain safety, including depth perception and hand-eye coordination for operating equipment and using tools.

Responsibilities

• High dust surfaces above shoulder height, including lights, vents, ledges, and other high surfaces.
• Sanitize surfaces below shoulder height and remove fingerprints, smudges, and spots from doors, walls, and windows.
• Clean bathrooms, including sinks and toilets; check and refill soap and paper dispensers.
• Empty trash cans, clean them as needed, and replace liners.
• Dust mop or vacuum floors, including under furniture and in restrooms.
• 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 window ledges and public glass, and policing the parking lot.
• Maintain public common areas by dust mopping and spot mopping hallways, cleaning glass, cleaning planters, removing cobwebs, and checking corners and edges for debris.
• Clean and sanitize food-court tables, return chairs under tables, spot-clean spills, empty trash, and clean and stack trays using the tray power washer.
• Police outside eating areas.
• Sanitize floors using the appropriate germicidal solution, including under furniture and behind doors.
• Inspect completed work, 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, interact courteously with customers, answer or refer questions, work quietly, and remain in the assigned work area unless directed elsewhere.
• Report broken or out-of-order items and incomplete assignments to the supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned, potentially including floor stripping and waxing, carpet extraction and bonneting, and floor scrubbing and buffing.