Industrial Cleaner - Austin Industrial (Taylor, TX)

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. This position is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing offices, meeting rooms, bathrooms, kitchen and dining areas, and public spaces. The role requires detail-orientation, flexibility, and a willingness to take on non-routine cleaning and special projects as needed.

Responsibilities

• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.
• Gather and empty trash.
• Service, clean, and supply restrooms.
• Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.
• Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
• Dust furniture, walls, machines, and equipment.
• Adjust and perform minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
• Steam-clean or shampoo carpets.
• Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors.
• Clean and restore building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water, using commercial cleaning equipment.
• Clean laboratory equipment, such as glassware and metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags, and power cleaning equipment.
• Drive vehicles required to perform or travel to cleaning work, including vans, industrial trucks, or industrial vacuum cleaners.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• Monitor building security and safety by locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use.
• Move heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks.
• Mow and trim lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds.
• Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States (Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position).
• Valid TWIC Card and Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• No minimum education requirements.
• No prior experience required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.