Cleaner Ii

**Reporting To**: Manager of Custodial Services

**General Description**:
**A heavy duty cleaner is generally responsible for**:

- Heavy cleaning work including the cleaning of all hard floor surfaces.
- Extraction of broadloom carpets and the cleaning of all surfaces that must be reached by ladder or scaffolding
- Collection and removal of garbage from drop points to a garbage bin or compactor.
- Snow removal using walk behind snow machines and manual shovel during winter.

**Scope of Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Strips and finishes hard surface floors manually or with power equipment when required.
- Transports garbage from drop points to garbage bins or compactor. The heavy duty cleaner will operate the compactor and will be responsible for cleaning the compactor at regular intervals.
- Transports maintenance machinery, where necessary, between floors and job sites.
- Removes snow from entrances and allocated sidewalks and puts fall protection down during winter.
- Cleans glass areas requiring ladders, scaffolding or other extension equipment to reach.
- Cleans washroom floors including washing, stripping and finishing.
- Cleans stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
- Other duties that management may assign.

**Safety Responsibilities**:

- Attends all required health & safety training
- Follows safe work instructions and assists in prevention
- Complies with H&S regulations and company policies
- Does not operate any equipment without prior training
- Use all required PPE where indicated
- Reports any unsafe conditions, hazards and all workplace injuries
- Participates in the early and safe return to work process as per our RTW policy

**Essential Requirements**:

- Knowledge of standard cleaning procedures, chemicals, products and equipment.
- Ability to use auto scrubbers, burnishers and other carpet/floor cleaning equipment.
- Good interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse working environment.
- Ability to communicate in English to respond to customer inquiries as required.
- Ability to work with little supervision and solve problems independently.
- Knowledge of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.