Janitor

Janitor

Keeps premises of office building, or other commercial or institutional building, in clean and orderly condition by performing the following duties. Includes cleaning and polishing lighting fixtures, marble surfaces, and trims; cleaning rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas; sweeping, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing floor; cleaning rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies; operating a variety of cleaning equipment including vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, buffing machines, and carpet extractors; dusting furniture and equipment; polishing metal work; washing walls, ceiling, and woodwork; washing windows, mirrors, door panels, and sills; emptying and cleaning wastebaskets and ashtrays; transporting trash and waste to disposal area; replenishing bathroom supplies; notifying supervisor concerning need for repairs to equipment or tenants' property; cleaning debris from sidewalk, walkways, and stairwells; assisting trainees and other persons with disabilities in routine job performance as assigned; adhering to company policies, procedures, and safety standards and reporting misconduct or unsafe particles to supervisor.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Two years of custodial service experience is preferred with working knowledge of general custodial practices, rest room sanitation, resilient floor maintenance, carpet care and cleaning chemicals. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using of units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instruction. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. There is no certificate, license, registration requirements.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.