A Janitor or Cleaner provides cleaning and basic maintenance in buildings such as schools, offices, stores, hospitals or hotels. Cleans and polishes floors, removes trash, vacuums carpets, washes windows, cleans bathrooms, stocks building supplies such as light bulbs and paper towels and performs minor repairs as needed. Holds keys for rooms and building entrances and locks or unlocks them as needed.
The Porter is responsible for day-to-day building maintenance and cleaning at our property. Overall duties will include removing debris, maintaining common room areas, restocking bathrooms and responding to all cleaning emergencies. The Porter is highly organized, dedicated, and able to handle a variety of duties simultaneously. You will work with management to create an effective cleaning schedule, which will include your day-to-day routines and work timetable.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Complete minor repairs and building improvements. Prepare conference rooms before and after important meetings. Clean all common room areas including the kitchen, cafeteria, lobby and break room. When applicable, place safety hazard signs in the building including wet paint and wet floor warning signs. Monitor, clean and service washrooms. Respond to any major spills or other cleaning crises. Remove litter and rubbish from main common rooms. Help order supplies required for facility maintenance. Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDSWORKING CONDITIONS
The physical demands of the job described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, bend, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle tools and controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs and ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds individually. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability focus. Additionally, the employee may work indoors as well as in an outdoor environment and is exposed to adverse weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to high.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
JOB DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGMENT I
have read this job description and fully understand the requirements set forth therein. I understand that this is to be used as a guide and that I will be responsible for performing other duties as assigned.
