cleaner.

Some of the duties of a cleaner include:

• high and low-level dusting: as a cleaner, you wipe the dust from surfaces in various work environments. For instance, you remove dust from ceiling vents and walls or low-level surfaces like counters and floors.
• vacuuming and mopping: cleaners perform general scrubbing and mopping laminate, hardwood or tiled floors. You can use vacuuming equipment to clean vacuum floors and clean carpets. Some cleaners also perform treatments like shampoo and stain removal.
• emptying rubbish bins: when tidying up a room, you need to collect waste and empty the rubbish bins or containers. You should also regularly wash the refuse containers.
• washing dirty linens: as a cleaner, you polish furniture and room accessories to ensure they are tidy. When cleaning hotel rooms or bedrooms in residential houses, you need to clean the dirty linens and restock the bathrooms with clean towels.
• restocking supplies: your job involves stocking cleaning products and hygiene supplies to various rooms. You have to add new towels and cleaning products to bathrooms and ensure the toilets have the required supplies.
  
   

The typical work environment for cleaners is in offices or commercial buildings where multiple people are employed. Cleaners spend most of their time indoors, but a few may spend their time cleaning outdoor settings. Those who work indoors will likely clean break rooms, cubicles, offices, hallways and even supply rooms. Cleaners who work outdoors may have job duties and tasks that include sweeping walkways, shovelling snow, mowing lawns, emptying trash bins and cleaning exterior windows. The work is physical and requires a lot of standing, bending and walking. Some cleaning positions require travel or are located in the public or private sectors. You may be required to travel if you're in a travelling plant cleaning job or a travelling resort housekeeper.

 

As a cleaner, you work in various industries, and your colleagues might include housekeepers, caretakers, catering assistant and hotel room attendants. You are also likely to work in close proximity to car valets and recycling operatives, as well as other specialists like cleaning supervisors, industrial cleaners, maintenance workers and maintenance managers.

 

The typical work schedule of a cleaner is in the evenings or at night when employees have left the building. Most employers prefer cleaners to arrive outside office work hours to make it easier to clean since the rooms are vacant. It also prevents the cleaning process from distracting employees. In some settings, the cleaning services may be weekly. Large office buildings typically require daily cleanings to keep up with the space. Some businesses in small buildings only schedule weekly cleanings because it doesn't take as long to tidy everything up.

Many cleaners work less than 40 hours each week in a shift pattern. Some businesses schedule the cleanings during office hours when employees and customers are present. Other businesses have flexible cleaning hours to prevent the vacuum from distracting employees. Each business decides what's most convenient. In hotels, cleaners may have a typical 9 am to 5 pm schedule but don't always work 40 hours each week. Cleaners who work in hotels or hospitality settings may be expected to work on the weekends.

 

As a cleaner, you work in various commercial or residential settings. Some cleaners specialise in hotel cleaning, industrial settings and business spaces. If you are in a cleaning agency, you work in diverse settings depending on the agency's clients. To advance in your career, become a cleaning supervisor or caretaker. Cleaners can be self-employed but need experience.

Finding your cleaner job through Randstad provides important advantages such as:

• a wide variety of training and development opportunities
• an experienced contact person to provide help if needed
• a range of opportunities in your area
• get paid weekly or monthly, depending on the job
• temporary and permanent contracts

Want a permanent contract? A temporary job as a cleaner is often a stepping stone to an attractive permanent job. Every year, thousands of people earn a permanent contract with great employers thanks to a temporary job found through Randstad. What's more, many companies recruit their permanent employees through Randstad too!

 

A cleaner's work is to dust, mop and vacuum various surfaces in work areas. You also clean exterior surfaces and inform your employer of repairs and maintenance issues. 

 

As a cleaner, you have to be physically fit and a good team player to work well with other cleaners. Time management is also essential when you have to clean large work areas quickly. 

 

A domestic cleaner cleans various rooms in the house, washes linen and empties rubbish bins and waste containers. You also create maintenance schedules and recommend repairs for damages in the house. 

 

Cleaners have similar duties as housekeepers but in a professional setting compared to residential property. The spaces that cleaners work in are typically larger compared to cleaning houses. They may still handle food in a break room or conference room and clean bathrooms. 

 

Cleaners typically aren't expected to handle any chemical or biological waste; handling that kind of waste requires proper equipment and experience. Cleaners won't be asked to lift more than an average of around 14 kilos for their safety. They also stay on the ground without accessing ladders to clean ceilings. 

 

Applying for a cleaner job is easy: create a Randstad profile and search our job offers for vacancies in your area. Then simply send us your CV and cover letter. Need help with your application? Check out all our job search tips here!