Commercial Cleaners
Unit Group
ANZSCO CODE - 8112

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• vacuuming carpets, curtains and upholstered furniture
• cleaning, dusting and polishing furniture, fixtures and fittings
• removing rubbish and recyclable material, and emptying containers, bins and trays
• stripping wax from floors, re-waxing and polishing floors
• cleaning and disinfecting laundry and bathroom fixtures, replenishing supplies and reporting defective plumbing fixtures
• operating industrial vacuum cleaners to clean floors, work areas and machines
• removing dust and dirt from ceilings, walls, overhead pipes and fixtures
• applying acids and solvents to surfaces to remove stains and dirt
• removing lint, dust, soot, oil, grease, sludge and other residues from machines, hulls and holds of ships, and interiors and exteriors of furnaces, boilers and tanks
• may clean exteriors of buildings by sand-blasting and applying solvents