Learning to become a professional custodian or housekeeper can be a challenging and rewarding career. Your job is important to the image of the facility and to the health of all who enter the building.
As with every job, you must first master the basics before you are able to tackle the more complex cleaning tasks and procedures. The following is a short list of basic tips and techniques to help you save time, increase productivity, and be on your way to becoming a valuable cleaning professional.
1. Be prepared
Having to stop in the middle of a job to find more cleaning solution, hand towels, or trash bags can really slow you down. So before you begin cleaning, make sure you have a cart loaded with all the supplies you'll need, from cleaning chemicals to personal protective equipment such as gloves and goggles, to equipment such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners and replacement bags.
2. Follow the rules:
To make the most of your time and cleaning efforts, follow these simple rules for cleaning:
a) Clean from top to bottom, bringing the soil to the lowest level. It doesn't make sense to wet mop the floors before you finish high dusting, right?
b) Clean from dry to wet.
c) Clean from dirtiest to cleanest.
d) Use a pattern such as working clockwise around the room when dusting or wiping walls.
e) Finally, when mopping, start from the furthest corner and work toward the door.
f) Policing.
Policing is the frequent cleaning of highly visible areas of your facility such as restrooms, entryways and busy hallways. Being alert for debris on floors and carpets, spills, fingerprints on glass and doors, overflowing trash receptacles and low paper supplies enhances the facilities appearance and shows that you care about the impression it makes. Everyone in the department should be in the habit of policing.
4. Daily, Detail and Project Cleaning
Setting up a cleaning schedule for an entire facility can be a big challenge. Breaking down cleaning tasks into daily, detail and project cleaning can assist your department with the upkeep of the facility.
By understanding how tasks are scheduled for your building, you become a major part of the quality of cleanliness practiced by your department. Daily cleaning tasks involve procedures such as: mopping, vacuuming, trash removal and restroom cleaning. Detail cleaning are tasks that are done approximately once a month and usually include: wiping vents, washing walls, carpet bonneting and scrubbing and recoating floors. Project cleaning tasks are performed 1-2 times a year and usually involve stripping and recoating floors, carpet extracting, wood floor refinishing and furniture cleaning.
Pay close attention to how these tasks are scheduled for your facility. Help your supervisor keep track of jobs that could be performed more or less often. Because some of these procedures happen only a few times a year, take a few minutes to brush up on the techniques before performing the job.
5. Clean Up Your Equipment
After finishing with any cleaning job, it is important to clean your equipment and store all equipment and tools in a clean dry place. By taking care of the equipment in your facility, it lasts longer, works more dependably and makes a good impression on you and your department.
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