Commercial Cleaners

Commercial Cleaners clean offices, residential complexes, hospitals, schools, industrial work areas, industrial machines, construction sites and other commercial premises using heavy duty cleaning equipment.

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

#### In Australia:

- AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

**Tasks include:**

- vacuuming carpets, curtains and upholstered furniture - cleaning, dusting and polishing furniture, fixtures and fittings - removing rubbish and recyclable material, and emptying containers, bins and trays - stripping wax from floors, re-waxing and polishing floors - cleaning and disinfecting laundry and bathroom fixtures, replenishing supplies and reporting defective plumbing fixtures - operating industrial vacuum cleaners to clean floors, work areas and machines - removing dust and dirt from ceilings, walls, overhead pipes and fixtures - applying acids and solvents to surfaces to remove stains and dirt - removing lint, dust, soot, oil, grease, sludge and other residues from machines, hulls and holds of ships, and interiors and exteriors of furnaces, boilers and tanks - may clean exteriors of buildings by sand-blasting and applying solvents