Day Porter

SCOPE OF WORK * Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them. * Gather and empty trash. * Service, clean, and supply restrooms. * Clean and polish furniture and fixtures. * Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees. * Dust furniture, walls, machines, and equipment. * Make adjustments and minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, and electrical systems. * Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications. * Steam-clean or shampoo carpets. * Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors. * Clean and restore building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water, using commercial cleaning equipment. * Clean chimneys, flues, and connecting pipes, using power and hand tools. * Clean laboratory equipment, such as glassware and metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags, and power cleaning equipment. * Drive vehicles required to perform or travel to cleaning work, including vans, industrial trucks, or industrial vacuum cleaners. * Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures. * Monitor building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created. * Move heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks. * Mow and trim lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds. * Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems. * Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, and snow shovels, and spread snow melting chemicals. * Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. * Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. * Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. * Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. * Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull * Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. * Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. * Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. * Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. * Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull * Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled