Janitor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, marble surfaces, and trims.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas.
• Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floor.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
• Operates a variety of cleaning equipment including vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, buffing machines, and carpet extractors.
• Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Polishes metal work.
• Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork.
• Washes windows, mirrors, door panels, and sills.
• Empties and cleans wastebaskets and ashtrays.
• Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Replenishes bathroom supplies.
• Notifies supervisor concerning need for repairs to equipment or tenants’ property.
• Cleans debris from sidewalk, walkways, and stairwells.
• Assists trainees and other persons with disabilities in routine job performance as assigned.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, and safety standards and reports misconduct or unsafe particles to supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Two years of custodial service experience is preferred with working knowledge of general custodial practices, rest room sanitation, resilient floor maintenance, carpet care and cleaning chemicals.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using of units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instruction. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSE, REGISTRATIONS: There is no certificate, license, registration requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.