Cleaner (MUNACA)

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). Hiring Unit: Student Housing & Hospitality Services Macdonald Campus Position Summary: Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, performs cleaning and housekeeping duties. Cleans and washes floors, walls, furnishings, fixtures, etc. Changes linens. Washes blankets, towels, etc.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: Mops, sweeps and washes staircases and floors. Strips, waxes and polishes floors. Washes walls and doors. Washes or cleans furnishings and fixtures such as interior and exterior window panes, partitions, window sills and swinging shutters, blinds, elevators, picture frames, extinguishers, etc. cleans refrigerators, freezers, counters, sinks, etc. Cleans and washes washrooms; washes fixtures and accessories such as sinks, urinals, toilets, mirrors, garbage cans, etc. Unclogs sinks and toilets with appropriate products and plungers. Restocks hand soaps, hand towels, toilet paper, etc. As required, cleans, washes and wipes partitions in shower stalls.

Vacuums and shampoos carpets as required. Empties and cleans ashtrays; empties and periodically cleans waste paper baskets. Picks up debris, cleans and washes rooms that have been damaged. Cleans areas affected by water damage. Performs heavy cleaning such as spring-cleaning and maintenance duties as required. Handles, carries and uses equipment, tools and materials required to perform duties; maintains tools and equipment and ensures cleanliness of work area. Informs immediate supervisor any regularities or defects; takes measures to correct the situation. Uses equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, ladder, mops, brooms, cleaning accessories, hammers, snow shovel, etc.

The list of duties and responsibilities outlined above is representative and not a complete and detailed list of tasks which may be performed by an employee whose position has been matched to this generic job description. Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities: Able to carry out housekeeping tasks in the assigned areas, such as cleaning administrative offices, disinfecting washrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens, etc. with the use of equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, ladders, mops, brooms, cleaning accessories, linen cart, etc.

Demonstrated ability to carry out general repairs and perform moderately to strenuous physical tasks such as climbing ladders, washing walls, lifting garbage cans and carrying to exterior dumpster, moving furniture, pushing/pulling equipment, shoveling entrances. Responsible for informing the Cleaning Service Coordinator of any irregularities or defects; takes measures to correct the…

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