In the field of maintenance and industrial cleaning, these professionals are essential during the production process because they ensure the necessary conditions of cleanliness, hygiene, and safety to maintain the quality of the production process. Specifically, they are in charge of carrying out cleaning and disinfection services, with the material means and specific equipment, applying the appropriate techniques and procedures for the cleaning of horizontal and vertical surfaces (floors, walls, flat roofs, etc.), furniture and/or other elements that are the object of the service, within a given industry.

Currently, there are a large number of sectors such as the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries; hospitals or clinics; the food, electronics industry, micro-mechanical, space, chemical and optical industries, etc., which have clean rooms and require specific cleaning. These rooms are spaces specially designed to obtain low levels of contamination and must have strictly controlled environmental parameters: airborne particles, temperature, humidity, air flow, internal air pressure, and lighting. When these professionals work inside a cleanroom, a set of safety measures must be implemented, such as sterility (elimination of suspended particles and microorganisms), using a special suit to protect oneself and the elements being handled.

Likewise, these professionals intervene in other types of spaces and industries where there is a specific cleaning that considers certain environmental and safety parameters, such as cleaning applied to waste treatment, deep cleaning of factories and machinery, cleaning of ventilation ducts or loading and unloading areas, etc.

These professionals must know and use different techniques (pressurised water, dry steam, pressurised sand, ultrasound, etc.), professional machinery (sweeping machines, polishing machines, professional hoovers, etc.) and specific products (ozone, special foams, whiteners, etc.) to achieve an adequate and effective cleaning for a specific industry or finish.

• Carry out cleaning services of an occasional nature and also cleaning maintenance jobs requiring specialisation, for a specific industry.
• Carry out work instructions and service orders appropriate to the characteristics of the space where the specific cleaning is to be carried out.
• Identify the need for material resources: cleaning products and protective equipment necessary to carry out the service and control their stock in the warehouse of the work centre, managing their replenishment when appropriate.
• Know the hygiene plan and the safety data sheets of cleaning products used in each workplace.
• Wear the appropriate clothing and use the necessary protective equipment for the workplace and the characteristics of the space previously checking that they are in good condition.
• Carry out cleaning by means of manual means and/or specific machinery (polishers, sweepers, industrial hoovers, injection and extraction machines, etc.).
• Apply different industrial cleaning techniques, such as ultrasonic cleaning, pressure cleaning or dry steam cleaning, etc., according to the industry and requirements.
• Complement work control delivery notes and communicate and/or manage service incidents, both real and potential, in order to apply the necessary corrective and/or preventive measures.
• Comply with the integrated policy of the management system, the code of ethics and conduct, occupational health and safety standards, environmental regulations, and customers standards/requirements applicable in the different work centres, as well as good practices in waste management and separation.
  

Regulated training and graduates

No specific training beyond compulsory education is required. However, there are professional certificates that are recommended for working as an industrial cleaner:

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Seguretat i medi ambient: Neteja en espais oberts i instal·lacions industrials (nivell 1).

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Serveis Socioculturals i a la Comunitat: Neteja de superfícies i mobiliari en edificis i locals (Nivell 1)
  

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Serveis Socioculturals i a la comunitat: Neteja de superfícies i mobiliari en edificis i locals (Nivell 1)

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Good manual and visual skills.
Adequate physical condition to be able to perform repetitive movements and others that require some flexibility (bending, bending down, etc.).

Commitment to the organisation: Level 1

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Analytical thought: Level 1

Planning and organisation: Level 2

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Mechanical handling

People related to the field of mechanical handling are interested in the assembly, maintenance, repair and use of machines, tools and installations. Some good examples of professional activities in the field of mechanical handling are adjusting and configuring machines, reviewing technical equipment to detect incidents in their operation, handling machinery in production processes and driving specialised vehicles.

Electrical Equipment Mechanic - Repairer

Expert window cleaner

Municipal solid waste collector

Mechanical precision specialist

House and facilities cleaning technician

• Work hours

  8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Availability to work on weekends and public holidays (there may be changes to the timetable) due to the conditions of service provision.
  
  

• Salary

  Depending on the position of responsibility in the company, the monthly salary varies between 1,000 and 1,500 euros per month.
  
  

• Professional category

  Specialist staff