Thinking about the cleaners...
You may not wish to, perhaps they make your work routine or breaktime or going to the toilet not a great experience..... but the right team, properly managed can ensure the general well-being of the office, reduce days of sick and improve your day.
Now cleaners are often the ones blamed and ironically the ones oft forgotten…. but more of than anon.
So what do they do and you may think more often what didn’t they do that?
A cleaning team with comprise of a number of cleaners and a team leader. In a big building they may stay there all night, but often they will be tasked to clean up to several buildings in an evening.
Remember that no matter how frequently your property is cleaned there must be a cleaning schedule so some things will be cleaned more frequently than others with some being cleaned on each occasion and some not so much.
And how should they complete their tasks?
A team will be allotted tasks based on a schedule with the most intense night normally being a Friday night. They really shouldn’t be idle as they will have a tight schedule therefore they need to be well organised, staff being allocated additional tasks or helping out others. Teamwork is vitally important.
What have you done to make that more difficult?
1. Changed the front door lock or code and not told the cleaners!
2. Having an office party/meeting when the cleaners arrive
3. The builders are in and are part-way through their work and its a right mess And/or a health risk
4. The Central Heating is still on! Sitting at a desk it might be quite pleasant , not so if cleaning!
5. Christmas decoration clean-up, well very nearly a clean-up…..
And lastly what are the signs of a good cleaning team…
Well apart from the cleanliness of the premises they should have a well-stocked & orderly cleaners cupboard with no dirty mops or cloths on the premises.
So on arrival they should, and often do, bring in any equipment and cleaning consumables, toilet rolls etc. and put them in what hopefully is an ample storage facility. Whilst this is happening the team leader or nominated persons should be reconnoitring the premises for health & safety issues and more frequently-occurring cleaning issues.
A good team will know the building and each cleanerwill be allocated the tasks for the current clean. They will, in all likelihood, move towards their starting positions before the team leader returns to the ubiquitous “cleaners cupboard” so he or she will coordinate with the staff and provide any necessary updates.
Communication, Teamwork, Motivation and of course Cleaning Skills are all vitally important in a successful team.
So what do they do and you may think more often what didn’t they do that?
A cleaning team with comprise of a number of cleaners and a team leader. In a big building they may stay there all night, but often they will be tasked to clean up to several buildings in an evening.
Remember that no matter how frequently your property is cleaned there must be a cleaning schedule so some things will be cleaned more frequently than others with some being cleaned on each occasion and some not so much.
And how should they complete their tasks?
A team will be allotted tasks based on a schedule with the most intense night normally being a Friday night. They really shouldn’t be idle as they will have a tight schedule therefore they need to be well organised, staff being allocated additional tasks or helping out others. Teamwork is vitally important.
What have you done to make that more difficult?
1. Changed the front door lock or code and not told the cleaners!
2. Having an office party/meeting when the cleaners arrive
3. The builders are in and are part-way through their work and its a right mess And/or a health risk
4. The Central Heating is still on! Sitting at a desk it might be quite pleasant , not so if cleaning!
5. Christmas decoration clean-up, well very nearly a clean-up…..
And lastly what are the signs of a good cleaning team…
Well apart from the cleanliness of the premises they should have a well-stocked & orderly cleaners cupboard with no dirty mops or cloths on the premises.
So on arrival they should, and often do, bring in any equipment and cleaning consumables, toilet rolls etc. and put them in what hopefully is an ample storage facility. Whilst this is happening the team leader or nominated persons should be reconnoitring the premises for health & safety issues and more frequently-occurring cleaning issues.
A good team will know the building and each cleanerwill be allocated the tasks for the current clean. They will, in all likelihood, move towards their starting positions before the team leader returns to the ubiquitous “cleaners cupboard” so he or she will coordinate with the staff and provide any necessary updates.
Communication, Teamwork, Motivation and of course Cleaning Skills are all vitally important in a successful team.