Custodian

Custodians perform various functions in ensuring building environments are kept clean. The major duties, tasks, and responsibilities that commonly define the role are shown in the job description example below:

• Keep to cleaning schedules that are set-up by the cleaning supervisor in the organization, i.e. cleaning of windows, mopping floors, dusting, and sweeping.
• Empty trash bins on a regular basis.
• Put up signs to signal wet floors during cleaning or to show any other form of safety situation in the surroundings.
• Re-stock materials like toilet paper and hand towels in the wash rooms.
• Carry out extra cleaning duties as ordered or instructed by supervisors.
• Make sure assigned cleaning tasks are executed in a timely and orderly manner.
• Work as part of a team to execute cleaning duties and to make sure that standards (of neatness/cleanliness) are maintained.
• Make reports to supervisor concerning repairs that have to be made (which have been noticed while carrying out daily duties).
• When in contact with hazardous materials, inform the appropriate authorities to handle the situation.
• Prescribe appropriate cleaning materials and products needed for disinfecting and sanitizing the entire building according to the organization’s standards.
• Always make proper cleaning logs and records that show areas of the building that have been cleaned; also design a cleaning schedule.