Heavy Duty Cleaner Casual

Chartwells Higher Education; Toronto; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Chartwells Higher Education seeks a Heavy Duty Cleaner to perform thorough cleaning across diverse campus facilities in Toronto, including hard floors, washrooms, stairwells, and elevated areas. The role requires ladder/scaffolding access and meticulous attention to detail in line with health and safety policies.

The successful candidate will demonstrate prior cleaning experience, the ability to follow detailed instructions, and strong time-management skills for independent work across multiple

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning/housekeeping experience is required.
• Ability to comprehend and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities.

Responsibilities

• Dry mop, wet mop and polish hard surface floors using handheld or walk-behind buffing machines.
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment when required.
• Transport garbage from drop points to bins or compactor; operate and clean the compactor regularly.
• Transport maintenance machinery between floors and job sites as needed.
• Clean glass areas requiring ladders, scaffolding or extension equipment.
• Clean washroom floors and surfaces; perform washing, stripping and finishing.
• Clean stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
• Wash walls, ceilings and dust ceiling fixtures and fans.
• Use equipment to restore carpet and extract stains as needed.
• Comply with health & safety regulations and company policies.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Follow instructions

Communication skills

Independent work

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Description

How you will make an impact:
You will be responsible for heavy cleaning work including the cleaning of all hard floor surfaces, the cleaning of all surfaces that must be reached by ladder or scaffolding and the collection and removal of garbage from drop points to a garbage bin or compactor.

As a Heavy Duty Cleaner, you will:

• Dry mop, wet mop (wash/scrub) and polish hard surface floors. The washing/scrubbing of floors is done with handheld or walk-behind buffing machines.
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment when required
• Transport garbage from drop points to garbage bins or compactor; operate the compactor and be responsible for cleaning the compactor on regular basis
• Transport maintenance machinery, where necessary, between floors and job sites
• Clean glass areas requiring ladders, scaffolding or other extension equipment to reach
• Clean washroom floors including washing, stripping, and finishing
• Clean stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required
• Wash walls, ceilings and dust ceiling light fixtures and ceiling fans
• Use pile lifting equipment to restore certain types of carpet
• Shampoo broadloom and uses extracting equipment to clean broadloom
• Comply with H&S regulations and company policies

About you:

• Previous cleaning/housekeeping experience is required
• Ability to comprehend and communicate detailed instructions orally and in writing
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities
• Highly motivated and able to work independently
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Must be able to use cleaning equipment
• Physical ability to carry out duties of the position