Heavy Duty Cleaner, Part time

Chartwells Higher Education; Maryland; On-site; USD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Chartwells Higher Education in Toronto is seeking a Heavy Duty Cleaner to perform comprehensive cleaning tasks including hard floor care, laundering spaces requiring ladders, and the removal of waste to designated bins.

You will mop, strip and finish floors, transport garbage between drop points and maintain the compactor, and clean washrooms, stairs, walls, ceilings, and fixtures with appropriate equipment.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Dry mop, wet mop and polish hard floors using handheld or walk-behind machines.
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment.
• Transport garbage to bins/compactor and maintain the compactor.
• Move maintenance machinery between floors and sites as needed.
• Clean glass areas using ladders or extension equipment.
• Clean washroom floors, including washing and finishing.
• Clean stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
• Wash walls, ceilings and dust fixtures.
• Use equipment to restore certain carpet types and extract broadloom.

Skills

Experience in cleaning/housekeeping

Ability to follow detailed written and

Job description

21472-Greenwood-Housekeep | 21472
443 Mt. Pleasant Rd
TORONTO, ON M5S 2L8, CAN

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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

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Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Growth Opportunities

Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals