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janitor
A professional who keeps hotel, office building, apartment house, or similar building in clean and orderly condition and tends furnace, air-conditioner, and boiler to provide heat, cool air, and hot water for tenants, performing any combination of following duties. Respnsibilities include:
- Sweeps, mops, scrubs, and vacuums hallways, stairs and office space.
- Regulates flow of fuel into automatic furnace or shovels coal into hand-fired furnace.
- Empties tenants' trash and garbage containers.
- Maintains building, performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, electrical wiring, and other related maintenance activities, using handtools.
- Replaces air-conditioner filters.
- Cautions tenants regarding complaints about excessive noise, disorderly conduct, or misuse of property.
- Notifies management concerning need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating, and ventilating equipment.
- Cleans snow and debris from sidewalk.
- Mows lawn, trims shrubbery, and cultivates flowers, using handtools and power tools.
- Posts signs to advertise vacancies and shows empty apartments to prospective tenants.
- May reside on property and be designated Manager, Resident.
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- Category: Occupational titles
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