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Working as a janitor includes:

• Cleaning: The janitor performs basic cleaning and coordinates as well as leads the cleaning staff. Tasks include floor care, replenishing hygiene products and office supplies, and following procedures for waste management.
• Gardening: The janitor often manages plantings and walkways, which includes mowing the lawn, weed control, and general maintenance. The job includes daily upkeep of residential areas and facilities.
• Property management: In this role, you monitor properties, handle keys, check alarm systems, and turn lights on and off. You are responsible for camera surveillance according to current regulations, where the employer carries legal responsibility.
• Maintenance and repair: A janitor fixes minor faults and performs regular inspections on properties. This includes sealing leaks, repairing doors, and replacing fluorescent tubes. Major work involving electricity and plumbing must be carried out by certified installers.
• Reporting: All repairs, maintenance, and actions need to be documented in writing to comply with insurance requirements and warranties. If tradespeople are hired, the costs must be reported to the property owner.
• Waste management: The property owner is responsible for organizing waste management, but the janitor handles practical tasks such as communicating with tenants, ensuring that sorting rules are followed, and emptying the waste rooms. Chemicals and hazardous waste must be handled according to current regulations.

Your work environment varies depending on the type of property and employer. Work in residential areas, schools, office spaces, or healthcare properties takes place both indoors and outdoors. Janitors often have an office connected to the property where they work. Here, administrative tasks are carried out, such as contact with tenants, handling fault reports, documentation, and orders. Your duties as a janitor may also include regularly inspecting premises and outdoor areas to find and address problems.

Depending on who you work for, your colleagues may include property managers, plumbers, carpenters, cleaning staff, and electrician. In larger organizations, you can work together with security guards and operations technicians.

As a janitor, you usually work full-time, that is, 40 hours per week. The work is mostly done during daytime on weekdays, but you may be on call to fix electrical faults, water leaks, and burglary alarms. In municipal operations such as housing companies and schools, you may need to work evenings and weekends. In smaller housing associations or non-profit organizations, part-time employment may occur, but larger property companies usually offer full-time positions. You move between several different properties and also transport equipment, materials, and deliveries.

As a janitor, you can develop in many different areas based on your interests and education. With a background in property maintenance, technology, or operations, there is an opportunity to specialize and take on roles with greater responsibility. Further education can form the basis for work as an operations technician or property manager. If you prefer to work with security, you can move on to a role as a security coordinator or in property-related security. Skills in HVAC, electricity, and ventilation open up the possibility to work as a certified plumber or electrician.

It is becoming increasingly common to have building automation where ventilation, heating, and lighting are controlled automatically and centrally. This means that technical expertise in smart systems and control technology is becoming more and more in demand. Society’s climate goals are driving requirements for energy-efficient and environmentally certified buildings. With knowledge in operational optimization and technical systems, you have an advantage in the job market of the future. According to SCB, the demand for people with vocational training in practical and technical fields will continue to be stable in the coming years.

There are many advantages to finding an open job as a janitor via Randstad.

• access to skills development and further training in technical and practical fields
• a dedicated contact person who supports you during your employment
• a wide selection of available jobs in property maintenance, operations and service
• possibility for full-time and part-time work depending on the assignment

Are you looking for a permanent position as a janitor? Working as a consultant can be an effective stepping stone to a permanent job with attractive employers. Every year, many of Randstad's consultants move on to permanent employment. In addition, many companies recruit their janitors directly through Randstad.

To get a job as a janitor, you usually need a secondary education with a practical focus, in construction, electrical, or property. Employers often value good service skills, technical competence, and practical experience. It is an advantage to take courses in property maintenance, work environment, and fire safety.

A janitor's average salary is around 30,400 kr per month. The salary varies based on experience, workplace, and geographic location. The average salary for janitors in schools is 32,400 kr per month while in offices it is 30,400 kr.

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A janitor is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of properties and facilities. The tasks may include supervision of premises, gardening, responsibility for technical systems such as alarms and locks, as well as contact with external suppliers and tenants.