General Cleaner SUDBURY

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• High Dusting: Using a treated high duster, clean surfaces above shoulder height in a counter-clockwise direction.
• Cleaning the High Duster: Gently brush the duster into a service cart.
• Sanitizing/Spot Cleaning: Use a germicidal solution to clean surfaces below shoulder height, including ledges, chairs, telephones, countertops, and trashcans.
• Using Proper Solution: Remove fingerprints and smudges from doorknobs and walls, and spot clean windows.
• Bathroom Cleaning: Use a germicidal solution to clean above and below sinks, the toilet seat, and the outside of the toilet bowl. Clean the inside of the toilet with a Johnnie Mop and solution, paying attention to the rim. Check and refill soap and paper dispensers daily.
• Emptying Trash Cans: If liquid is inside, remove the liner and wipe the trash can. Replace with a clean liner.
• Floor Dusting/Vacuuming: Dust mop using an "S" stroke, then sweep up dust with a counter brush and dispose of it in the service cart. Vacuum starting at the back of the room and working toward the door, ensuring to get under chairs and other furniture.
• Inspection: Review cleaning steps and visually check furniture placement after completing a room.
• Outside Areas: Empty and clean ash urns and trash cans, police sidewalks, flower beds, and curb line for trash and cigarette butts. Spot clean spills on sidewalks, remove gum with a scraper, wipe benches, vending machines, and benches, and clean public area glass as necessary.
• Food Court: Clean, remove trash, and sanitize tables. Place chairs back under tables, spot clean for spills, empty and clean trash cans, remove accumulated dirty trays to wash room, clean using a tray power washer, stack clean trays on a shelf for recycled use. Police outside eating areas.
• Floor Sanitizing: Use a germicidal solution to sanitize the floor, starting at the back of the room and mopping under furniture and behind doors as you back out of the room.
• Customer Relations and Service: Knock lightly on doors before entering, be friendly and cheerful to customers, answer questions in a helpful, courteous manner, or refer them to someone who can. Report anything broken or out of order in the room to your supervisor. Work quietly and speak quietly, reducing or eliminating noise. Stay in your assigned work area unless requested to go elsewhere by your supervisor. Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance while on the job. Report unfinished work assignments to your supervisor.
• Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned or directed by supervisor and/or Account Manager, which may include floor care – stripping and waxing floors, extraction and bonneting of carpets, auto scrub and buffing of floors.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic operations of janitorial work, basic methods, materials, and equipment used in janitorial work, basic safe work practices, and the use of toxic and non-toxic chemicals (per MSDS sheets).
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, sufficiently communicate with co-workers and supervisors, operate powered and non-powered janitorial equipment, interpret written instructions and warning labels on cleaning chemicals, and maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Physical requirements: Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time, operating powered and non-powered equipment, lifting/carrying 1-30 lbs., pushing/pulling using both hands and arms while performing cleaning duties, exerting 5-35 lbs force, climbing stairs and ladders while cleaning upper areas, drapes, bending/twisting/balancing at waist, knees, neck throughout shift, kneeling/crouching/crawling while cleaning lower areas, retrieving supplies from lower shelves, reaching, handling, grasping and fingering while operating equipment, using hand and power tools, wiping and cleaning surfaces, using cleaning equipment, overhead reaching required throughout shift, sight – in performing cleaning tasks and maintaining safety standards, requires depth perception, hand and eye coordination in operation of equipment and tool use.