Cleaner (FT)
ABM Ind. - Springfield, VA
Employment Type : Full-Time
Position Summary Details The Cleaner position provides the cleaning and upkeep of an assigned area.
Essential Functions: - Cleans and maintains buildings/facilities. Performs heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish.
- Notifies managers concerning the need for minor or major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
- Establishes and maintains effective communication and working relationships with clients, co-workers, shift coordinators, supervisors, managers, etc.
- Complies with all safety, security, compliance, and quality standards and procedures established by the Company, Clients, and regulatory authorities.
- Cleaner must be flexible and willing to complete all tasks that are assigned.
Responsibilities: - Cleans building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them. Follows procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
- Sometimes using ladders, dust and washes furniture, walls, machines, and equipment; cleans ceilings and dust and polishes light fixtures. Washes and replaces blinds.
- Moves cabinets, boxes, furniture, crates, and equipment to clean areas, either manually or by using hand trucks.
- May remove stains from such surfaces as rugs, drapes, walls, and floors using chemicals and cleaning solutions. May also sweep walks, rake leaves, cut grass, remove snow or perform other incidental seasonal tasks.
- Mixes water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications.
- Strips, seals, finishes, and polishes floors.
- Cleans and vacuums carpeted areas, including the application of spot cleaning treatment.
- Gathers and empties trash.
- Wipes and cleans tabletops, chairs, and equipment in food areas.
- Cleans and polishes furniture and fixtures.
- Services, cleans, and supplies restrooms.
- Periodically cleans overhead vents, dust blinds, and polishes wood furniture.
- Cleans interior partition glass, windows, glass partitions, and mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
- Sprays insecticides and fumigants to prevent insect and rodent infestation.
- Sets up, arranges, and removes decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding to prepare facilities for events such as banquets and meetings.
- Must keep janitor’s closet neat and orderly and maintain equipment in good working order.
- Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.
- Monitors building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and possibly checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
- Drives vehicles (if required) to perform or travel to cleaning work, including vans, industrial trucks, or industrial vacuum cleaners.
- May be expected to make basic repairs.
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Qualifications: - Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must meet all requirements to receive approval for working in specific ATS environments (if applicable), including ten-year work history if available.
Preferred Qualifications: - Customer Service experience.
- 1 yr of similar work experience.
About ABM Ind.:
For thousands of clients across the U.S. and in more than 20 international locations, ABM is a source of reliable people and services that improve the spaces and places that matter most. Our team of more than 100,000 skilled and hardworking people takes care of clients across Aviation, Banking, Life Sciences, Commercial Office Buildings and Real Estate, Education, Food and Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Nuclear Power, Parking, Retail, Sports, Technology, Warehousing, and more. We provide a wide variety of services in each industry we serve, from airport shuttle service and wheelchair assistance to food and nutrition to mission-critical solutions in hospitals. In every case, ABM makes every day run smoothly by going the extra mile to deliver the best quality with the highest levels of integrity. We show our respect for every person, every day. Every ABM team member gains clear career growth programs and support. We promise safe working conditions. And together, we live out our six core values.