Industrial Cleaning Operators
Job description
These individuals clean industrial equipment to remove production residues.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Hazardous chemical
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Humidity
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
Main tasks
- Clean industrial equipment by vacuum pumping or high-pressure water jet.
- Keep the working area free of obstacles.
- Check the condition of the cleaning equipment.
- Carry and empty residual hazardous materials.
- Read and understand the work order instructions.
- Select specialized materials and equipment according to the cleaning task.
- Compare information on work orders with information provided by customers.
- Communicate with responsible persons in client companies.
- Make tests with gas detectors.
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- A Class 5 driver's licence is usually required.
- A Class 1 or 3 driver's licence is sometimes required.
- A certificate of completion of general health and safety course on construction sites may be required.
- An attestation of training in confined space work may be required.
- A certification of WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) training may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Core strength
- Static muscle power
- Near vision
- Manual dexterity
- Physical flexibility in extension
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Sense of observation
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d'emploi liée (à traduire)
Specialized cleaners (CNP 6732)
Skill type
Sales and service
Last update: December 22, 2022
