JANITOR AND CLEANER

Job Definition:

• Cleaners and helpers perform various tasks in private households, hotels, offices, hospitals and other establishments, as well as in aircraft, trains coaches, trams and similar vehicles, in order to keep the interiors and fixtures clean, and launder and press garments and textiles by hand. Most occupations in this sub-major group require skills at the first ISCO skill level.

Job Description:

• Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them.
• 2) Gather and empty trash.
• 3) Service, clean, and supply restrooms.
• 4) Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• 5) Monitor building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
• 6) Move heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks.
• 7) Mow and trim lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds.
• 8) Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• 9) Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, and snow shovels, and spread snow melting chemicals.
• 10) Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.
• 11) Set up, arrange, and remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding to prepare facilities for events such as banquets and meetings.
• 12) Spray insecticides and fumigants to prevent insect and rodent infestation.
• 13) Clean and polish furniture and fixtures.
• 14) Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
• 15) Dust furniture, walls, machines, and equipment.
• 16) Make adjustments and minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, and electrical systems.
• 17) Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
• 18) Steam-clean or shampoo carpets.
• 19) Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors.
• 20) Clean and restore building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water, using commercial cleaning equipment.
• 21) Clean chimneys, flues, and connecting pipes, using power and hand tools.
• 22) Clean laboratory equipment, such as glassware and metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags, and power cleaning equipment.
• 23) Drive vehicles required to perform or travel to cleaning work, including vans, industrial trucks, or industrial vacuum cleaners.

Activities:

• 1) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• 2) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 3) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• 4) Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
• 5) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Abilities:

• 1) Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• 2) Stamina — The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
• 3) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 4) Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• 5) Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
• 6) Dynamic Strength — The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
• 7) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• 8) Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• 9) Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• 10) Gross Body Equilibrium — The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
• 11) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• 12) Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• 13) Spatial Orientation — The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

Knowledge

• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.