Building cleaner
Code 9112.2
Building cleaners maintain the cleanliness and overall functionality of various types of buildings such as offices, hospitals and public institutions. They perform cleaning duties like sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors, empty trash and check security systems, locks and windows. Building cleaners check air conditioning systems and notify the appropriate persons in case of malfunctions or problems.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
Skills and competences
- arrange furniture
- manage routine waste
- report major building repairs
- clean particular areas manually
- remove dust
- clean building floors
- clean building facade
- clean surfaces
- clean glass surfaces
- maintain inventory of cleaning supplies
- maintain facility security systems
- operate floor cleaning equipment
- perform minor repairs to buildings' systems
- restock toilet facilities' supplies
- sort waste
- operate janitorial tools
Transversal competences
- inform on toilet facilities malfunctions
- maintain cleaning equipment
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning
- follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences