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Cleaner
Cleaners clean schools, construction sites, commercial,
industrial and domestic premises, or industrial machinery and
vehicles, using portable cleaning equipment.
Cleaners may perform the following tasks:
- operate vacuum cleaners to clean floors, work areas and
machinery
- clean, dust and polish furniture and fittings
- sweep, mop, scrub and polish floors, shampoo carpets and
rugs, and strip wax and polish from floors
- clean walls and windows
- clean and disinfect laundry, kitchen, toilet and
bathroom fixtures and floors
- empty and clean ashtrays and waste containers
- clean areas surrounding buildings, such as paths and
entrances
- remove graffiti.
Cleaners perform a variety of tasks depending on their area
of specialisation:
Carpet Cleaner uses steam-clean and pile-lift
machines to clean, scrub and brush carpets. They may also
clean upholstered furniture and remove stains from carpets.
Domestic Cleaner cleans and tidies homes, performing
tasks such as cleaning floors, walls and windows, emptying
rubbish, tidying rooms. They may also make beds, iron clothes
and wash dishes.
Hospital/Hostel Cleaner undertakes germ proofing,
and follows antiseptic protocols and procedures, using
specialised chemicals.
Industrial Cleaner may remove rubble and surplus
building materials from construction sites, or dismantle and
clean machinery. They may use heavy-duty cleaning equipment,
such as pressure hoses and ride-on powered scrubbing machines.
Industrial Plant Cleaner keeps working areas in
production departments of industrial establishments in a
clean, orderly condition.
Steam, Pressure and Chemical Cleaner works in- and
outdoors with high-pressure or chemical cleaning equipment to
strip paint, dirt or grease from buildings and machines.
Window Cleaner cleans interior and exterior window
surfaces. Cleaning exterior surfaces on multi-storey buildings
involves cleaners using a 'cherry picker' or hoist system.
They may also clean stone walls, metal surfaces and window
frames.
Cleaners are often responsible for the security of the
building in which they are working. This responsibility
includes the holding of keys and, when leaving, making sure
that lights and electrical appliances are turned off, the
building is secure, and that any security breaches are
reported to building owners or managers.
Cleaners often work irregular hours in shifts and may be
employed full time, part time or as casual staff.
Required Skills - Cleaner
- enjoy practical work
- methodical
- honest and reliable
- able to bend, stand and lift
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