Cleaner – Post Construction Full Time

Summary
Peak Clean services commercial businesses and other organisations in the Auckland region. Our custom cleaning solutions, professional people and responsive service levels have set us apart in the market and contributed to our growth. Commercial cleaners play a key role in our growth and customer retention by consistently providing quality cleaning services to our valued customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•  Utilize the client’s customized commercial cleaning checklist to perform all tasks to the standards established by Peak Clean. Common tasks include:
  1. Dust furniture, equipment, partitions, walls, etc.
  2. Clean and disinfect sinks, countertops, floors, toilet, mirrors, tables, chairs, refrigerators, microwaves, etc in restrooms, break rooms and/or kitchenettes
  3. Replenish supplies in restrooms, break rooms and kitchen
  4. Sweep, mop, vacuum and/or hand scrub floors using brooms, mops and vacuum cleaners
  5. Empty trash cans and recyclables into disposal areas
  6. Wipe down walls and woodwork, doors, wall hangings, baseboards, etc.
• Identify potential safety or maintenance issues and communicate them to client in the comments section on the customer checklist.
• Arrive to work (client location) at scheduled time, perform services to established standards and ensure the client’s facility is locked and secured when you finish and leave.
• Handle special requests for customers as appropriate and note handling on the customer checklist and company paperwork
• Comply with all safety policies and procedures relating to performance of tasks, use of products or supplies and incident reporting.
• Assist in training newly hired staff of their duties, responsibilities, and how to use the equipment or machines designed for cleaning and sanitation.
• Handle special requests for customers as appropriate

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable with using technology.
• Detail oriented – pays attention to details at each customer’s location, with extra attention to any special requests.
• Friendly and Professional – able to deal with customers when they are on-site while cleaning is being performed.
• Team player – ability to work within a team where members depend on each other to get work done.
• Self-starter – able to identify work that needs to be done and do it without being instructed to do so.
• Desire to learn, seek new challenges and take on additional responsibilities.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Flexible and adaptable – able to adjust work and expectations in a fast-paced changing environment.

Work Environment

• Physical demands include walking and standing, climbing, bending, kneeling to clean floors by hand, push and pull objects, lift and move objects including vacuum cleaners, repetitive bending and lifting, and repetitive arm movements.
• Travel to / from customer’s business is required.
• Uniforms provided by Peak Clean, must be worn during work hours

Education, Certifications and Experience

• At least 1-year experience in post-construction cleaning or commercial cleaning.
• Experience in the following are helpful but not essential:
  – exterior cleaning (house-washing, water blasting).
  – carpet cleaning and/or hard floor cleaning (e.g. Vinyl floors, concrete floors, tile and grout).
  – working with elevated platforms and scaffolding.
•  Drivers Licence required
• Health and Safety certifications are helpful but not essential.
• You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
• Ability to speak and write English fluently and relay information between the team, clients and office staff.

Salary will depend on experience.

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