Day Porter Job Description
Day porter
provides orientation and training to staff on VPP fundamental principles, use of personal protective equipment, and safety practices.
Day Porter Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective day porter job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included day porter job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Performs maintenance painting and wall repair
Respond to roofing leaks and issues
Ensure building spaces are arranged according to building schedules and special events
Clean and disinfect bathrooms, maintaining proper level of supplies (toilet paper, paper towels, soap)
This list is representative of those duties and responsibilities that are required of this position
Conducting physical inspections of the facility, grounds, premises, hallways, common areas, restrooms, , noting anything that might be in need of repair, maintenance, clean-up, or is a hazard and will report it accordingly
Maintain floors, restrooms, kitchens, and stairwells
Dust furniture as needed
Remove snow from all entry and exit doors (seasonal)
Empty and remove all trash from break room areas throughout the day
Day Porter Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Day Porter
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Education for Day Porter
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the day porter job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Collage Degree in General Education, Education, Business, Business Education, Rady School of Management, High School Education, Faculty, Nursing, Office Administration
Skills for Day Porter
Desired skills for day porter include:
Microsoft Word and Excel
Work order and preventative maintenance software systems
Care requirements for cleaning offices and floors
Cleaning products
Industry cleaning standards and safe practices
Internet
Outlook
Proper use of Personal Protective Equipment
Proper use of riding
Walk behind vacuums and auto-scrubbers
Desired experience for day porter includes:
General data entry duties and office administration such as answering phone, filing, copying
Experience managing custodial/janitorial operations preferred
Bend, kneel, twist and reach to get to areas difficult to access and/or confined areas like closets, crawl spaces, attics
Light Maintenance knowledge with electrical, plumbing, construction, and/or painting is a plus
1-2 years plus verifiable Janitor, Porter experience
Work hours will be 10 am – 7 pm
Day Porter Examples
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Day Porter Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of day porter. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for day porter
- Assist facilities department as needed
- Vacuums and mops floor surfaces
- Performs exterior grounds upkeep, sidewalk cleaning/sweeping, window washing
- Sets up and arranges risers, chairs, other pieces of furniture and special equipment required for all conference rooms and Events rooms on the on the 6th , 7th and 17th floors
- Ability to lift and move heavy objects associated with Events (giveaways, printers, tables, etc) weighing up to 75 lbs
- Assist with Load-in and Load-out of Event displays and materials, weighing up to 75 lbs
- Responds to special service calls/emergencies resulting from spillage, breakage, leakage, flooding
- Must be able to interact on a professional level with clients, executives, VIP’s
- Performs a variety of cleaning/maintenance duties as assigned including but not limited to replacing incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs, sweeping, mopping, shampooing carpet
- Perform walk-throughs throughout the day to ensure general cleanliness of office
Qualifications for day porter
- Ability to handle multi-faceted jobs with completing normal duties
- Must be able to engage in manual and mechanical snow removal
- All candidates will need to pass a drug screen and background check
- Must possess basic computer skills, ability to operate Windows based software
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association required Additional certifications may be required (refer to facility addendum(s)
- Provide relationship-based care in which the nurse strives to understand what is most important to the individual and actively engage them in all aspects of care
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of day porter. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for day porter
- Performs other related functions as required or directed
- Clean hallways, lobbies, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, and other areas
- Empty trash, recyclable receptacles and ashtrays
- Transport other trash and waste to disposal areas
- Sweep, scrub, wax and polish floors
- Report any needed repairs immediately to Maintenance
- Check entire property for spills or water to clean up immediately
- Must handle various cleaning solvents and chemicals
- Assist with hospitality as needed
- Maintains condition and cleaning of floors, dishroom equipment, potsink, work station and equipment used in performance of all duties
Qualifications for day porter
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences in English, preferred
- This position operates in a warehouse environment, therefore noise level may be moderate to high
- Associate may be exposed to outdoors and varying temperatures, including extreme hot and cold depending on the season
- Ability to utilize a wide array of custodial chemicals
- Years of custodial work experience
- High school diploma or equivalent, Vocational/apprentice experience preferred
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of day porter. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for day porter
- Empties department trash cans and removes trash to the dock for compacting and placement in appropriate containers
- Drains and cleans dish machine at designated times
- At least one year experience in food service experience in hospitality or healthcare industry
- Must have basic math skills and ability to read, write, and follow oral and written instructions in English
- Grow your role as you see fit
- 5 years’ experience in HQ facility and custodial maintenance management
- Ability/experience with painting, hang pictures, ordering supplies
- Maintain detailed and accurate reports
- Smoking Area
- Loading Dock
Qualifications for day porter
- Must have basic smart phone and computer skills
- Ability to consistently move or lift heavy or bulky objects weighing up to 75 lbs
- Careful attention to safety and correct lifting techniques to avoid injury
- Experience with hand and power janitorial tools and equipment
- Ability to safely operate the same equipment
- Experience with gas and electric golf carts for transportation
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of day porter. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for day porter
- Walk all conference rooms to make sure they are ready for use
- Janitorial Services such as trash, cleaning, and restocking bathrooms and break rooms
- Work all bldg
- Work with Receptionist to prepare workspaces for incoming visitors and clean up spaces after outgoing visitors
- Conference room re-sets (including coordination with outsourced Facility Management services, if any)
- Assist associates with moving boxes, providing handcarts
- Backup for Mailroom services
- Clean lobby, dining room, break rooms, and conference rooms on a daily basis
- Clean, detail and restock restrooms on a daily basis
- Inventory & stock janitorial rooms
Qualifications for day porter
- May be required to work a flexible schedule, to include nights and weekends
- Must be able to perform strenuous tasks and the ability to lift 40lbs
- Ability to lift, move and use ladders, scaffolds and other related equipment
- Prepare and submit summary reports of conditions in buildings and recommend actions to be taken including safety, housekeeping and maintenance
- Perform daily basic janitorial duties
- Include stooping, standing, climbing and frequent lifting of a minimum of 50 lbs
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Day Porter Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of day porter. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for day porter
- Clean up after large company/department meetings and special events
- Dust desks, countertops, vanity tops, and all equipment in mail room and copy rooms
- Dust dining room and conference room cabinets inside and outside
- Clean inside windows in all common areas
- Clean light fixtures and change bulbs as needed
- Use necessary equipment to clean spills on carpets and tiled areas on an as needed basis
- Install and/or remove keyboard trays and monitor stands
- Maintain all lobby areas, keeping clean of trash and debris
- Upon request will hang various items (pictures, whiteboards)
- Respond to work orders and/or call-in requests for maintenance, emergency cleanup needs as they arise
Qualifications for day porter
- Preferred Basic knowledge Carpentry, Plumbing, painting, electric and general building maintenance
- Janitorial and Handyman experience
- Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, maintain an attention to accuracy and detail, while working in a team or group environment
- Reliable and possess excellent customer service skills
- Available to work full time shift
- Must be dependable, on-time and a hard worker