CUSTODIAN / JANITOR
$13/hr
Job Summary
The Custodian/Janitor is responsible for performing routine and deep-cleaning duties throughout the facility to maintain a clean, sanitary, safe, and professional environment. This position includes restroom sanitation, floor care, glass cleaning, waste removal, supply replenishment, and responding to spills or other cleaning needs.
The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-conscious, detail-oriented, and comfortable performing physically active work throughout the shift.
Restroom Cleaning & Sanitization
- Clean and sanitize toilets, urinals, sinks, counters, partitions, fixtures, and other restroom surfaces.
- Replenish soap, paper towels, toilet paper, and other supplies.
- Mop and disinfect tile floors using appropriate commercial cleaning products.
- Empty trash receptacles, clean bins, and replace liners as needed.
- Maintain restrooms to established cleanliness and sanitation standards.
Floor Care
- Sweep, scrub, and mop hard flooring, including tile, concrete, and other surfaces.
- Vacuum carpeted areas, common spaces, hallways, offices, and other assigned areas.
- Operate floor-care equipment such as industrial buffers, automatic scrubbers, and wet/dry vacuums after appropriate training.
- Address spills promptly and place appropriate safety signage when floors are wet.
Window & Glass Cleaning
- Clean interior windows, glass partitions, entrance doors, mirrors, and display surfaces.
- Remove fingerprints, smudges, dirt, and debris using appropriate cleaning products and equipment.
- Dust and clean windowsills, ledges, frames, and surrounding areas.
General Janitorial Duties
- Empty trash and recycling containers throughout the facility and transport waste to designated disposal areas.
- Respond promptly to spills, accidents, and special or emergency cleaning requests.
- Clean and maintain common areas, offices, entrances, hallways, and other assigned spaces.
- Properly use, store, and maintain cleaning supplies, chemicals, tools, and equipment.
- Monitor cleaning supply levels and notify appropriate personnel when supplies need to be replenished.
- Identify and report maintenance concerns such as leaking faucets, damaged fixtures, burned-out lights, or other facility issues.
- Follow established safety, sanitation, and infection-control procedures.
- Perform additional custodial and facility-cleaning duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Previous commercial, hospitality, institutional, or industrial cleaning experience preferred.
- Ability to safely use commercial cleaning chemicals and follow product instructions and safety procedures.
- Ability to learn and safely operate janitorial and floor-care equipment.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
- Dependable attendance and ability to complete assigned cleaning tasks within required timeframes.
- Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and coworkers.
- Ability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, or varying shifts as required.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
- Ability to frequently bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, pull, and perform repetitive movements.
- Ability to lift and carry up to approximately 40–50 pounds.
- Ability to push cleaning carts, trash containers, and floor-care equipment.
- Ability to safely perform physical cleaning duties for the duration of the scheduled shift.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and follow applicable workplace and chemical-safety procedures.
The essential functions of this position must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
