A facility cleaner is someone responsible for maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in various types of facilities, such as offices, schools, hospitals, warehouses, or industrial spaces. Their job involves cleaning and sanitizing areas to ensure a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for employees, customers, or residents.

Key Responsibilities

• General Cleaning – Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and dusting floors, windows, and furniture.
• Restroom Maintenance – Cleaning and sanitizing restrooms, restocking supplies like soap and paper towels, and ensuring hygiene standards are met.
• Trash Removal – Emptying trash cans, recycling bins, and disposing of waste properly.
• Surface Cleaning – Wiping down counters, desks, doors, and high-touch areas to reduce the spread of germs.
• Floor Care – Buffing, waxing, and polishing floors, and cleaning carpets.
• Specialized Cleaning – In industrial or healthcare settings, facility cleaners may be required to clean machinery, equipment, or areas that demand higher sanitation standards (e.g., operating rooms in hospitals, kitchens in food processing).

Skills and Tools

• Tools – Mops, vacuums, brooms, floor scrubbers, and disinfectants.
• Skills – Attention to detail, knowledge of cleaning chemicals and techniques, ability to work efficiently, and following safety protocols.

Types of Facilities They Clean

• Commercial – Offices, retail stores, schools, and hospitals.
• Industrial – Factories, warehouses, and manufacturing plants.
• Residential – Apartment complexes or dormitories.

A facility cleaner ensures that the space is clean, safe, and pleasant to work or live in, meeting both cleanliness standards and any specific health and safety regulations.