Locker and Dressing Room Attendants assign dressing room facilities, locker space, or clothing containers to patrons of athletic or bathing establishments. Answer customer inquiries; and explain cost, availability, policies, and procedures of facilities. Check supplies to ensure adequate availability, and order new supplies when necessary. Refer guest problems or complaints to supervisors.

Clean and polish footwear, using brushes, sponges, cleaning fluid, polishes, waxes, liquid or sole dressing, and daubers. Report and document safety hazards, potentially hazardous conditions, and unsafe practices and procedures. Operate washing machines and dryers in order to clean soiled apparel and towels. Monitor patrons’ facility use in order to ensure that rules and regulations are followed, and safety and order are maintained. Procure beverages, food, and other items as requested.

Activate emergency action plans and administer first aid, as necessary. Store personal possessions for patrons, issue claim checks for articles stored, and return articles on receipt of checks. Provide towels and sheets to clients in public baths, steam rooms, and restrooms. Collect soiled linen or clothing for laundering. Operate controls that regulate temperatures or room environments.

Attend to needs of athletic teams in clubhouses. Provide assistance to patrons by performing duties such as opening doors and carrying bags. Stencil identifying information on equipment. Maintain inventories of clothing or uniforms, accessories, equipment, and/or linens. Issue gym clothes, uniforms, towels, athletic equipment, and special athletic apparel. Maintain a lost-and-found collection. Set up various apparatus or athletic equipment. Provide or arrange for services such as clothes pressing, cleaning, and repair.

Laundry and drycleaning workers starts pumps to operate distilling system that drains and reclaims dry cleaning solvents. Adjusts switches to tend and regulate equipment that fumigates and removes foreign matter from furs. Cleans machine filters and lubricates equipment. Mends and sews articles, using hand stitching, adhesive patch, or power sewing machine.

Hangs curtains, drapes, blankets, pants, and other garments on stretch frames to dry, and transports items between specified locations. Irons or presses articles, fabrics, and furs, using hand iron or pressing machine. Receives and marks articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code number or name, using hand or machine marker. Sorts and counts articles removed from dryer and folds, wraps, or hangs items for airing out, pickup, or delivery.

Examines and sorts articles to be cleaned into lots, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required. Pre-soaks, sterilizes, scrubs, spot-cleans, and dries contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines. Washes, dry cleans, or glazes delicate articles or fur garment linings by hand, using mild detergent or dry cleaning solutions. Starts washer, dry cleaner, drier, or extractor, and turns valves or levers to regulate and monitor cleaning or drying operations.

Loads or directs other workers to load articles into washer or dry cleaning machine. Removes or directs other workers to remove items from washer or dry cleaning machine and into extractor or tumbler. Tends variety of automatic machines that comb and polish furs; clean, sterilize, and fluff feathers and blankets; and roll and package towels. Mixes and adds detergents, dyes, bleach, starch, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.

Janitors and cleaners clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming them. Gather and empty trash. Service, clean, and supply restrooms. Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment, in order to prevent damage to floors and fixtures. Monitor building security and safety by performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.

Move heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies, either manually or by using hand trucks. Mow and trim lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds. Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems. Remove snow from sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, and snow shovels, and spread snow melting chemicals.

Janitorial Duties

The duties of a janitor can be easily transferable into other work such as a crime scene cleaner career. Requisition supplies and equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties. Set up, arrange, and remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders, and scaffolding to prepare facilities for events such as banquets and meetings. Spray insecticides and fumigants to prevent insect and rodent infestation. Clean and polish furniture and fixtures. Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.

Dust furniture, walls, machines, and equipment. Make adjustments and minor repairs to heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, and electrical systems. Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications. Steam-clean or shampoo carpets. Strip, seal, finish, and polish floors.

Clean and restore building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water, using commercial cleaning equipment. Clean chimneys, flues, and connecting pipes, using power and hand tools. Clean laboratory equipment, such as glassware and metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags, and power cleaning equipment. Drive vehicles required to perform or travel to cleaning work, including vans, industrial trucks, or industrial vacuum cleaners.