Garage Cleaner

Tasks

• Clean and polish vehicle windows.

• Scrub, scrape, or spray machine parts, equipment, or vehicles, using scrapers, brushes, clothes, cleaners, disinfectants, insecticides, acid, abrasives, vacuums, or hoses.

• Apply paints, dyes, polishes, reconditioners, waxes, or masking materials to vehicles to preserve, protect, or restore color or condition.

• Inspect parts, equipment, or vehicles for cleanliness, damage, and compliance with standards or regulations.

• Maintain inventories of supplies.

• Press buttons to activate cleaning equipment or machines.

• Monitor operation of cleaning machines and stop machines or notify supervisors when malfunctions occur.

• Mix cleaning solutions, abrasive compositions, or other compounds, according to formulas.

• Turn valves or handles on equipment to regulate pressure or flow of water, air, steam, or abrasives from sprayer nozzles.

• Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces.

• Turn valves or disconnect hoses to eliminate water, cleaning solutions, or vapors from machinery or tanks.

• Sweep, shovel, or vacuum loose debris or salvageable scrap into containers and remove containers from work areas.

• Disassemble and reassemble machines or equipment or remove and reattach vehicle parts or trim, using hand tools.

• Drive vehicles to or from workshops or customers' workplaces or homes.

• Clean the plastic work inside cars, using paintbrushes.

• Pre-soak or rinse machine parts, equipment, or vehicles by immersing objects in cleaning solutions or water, manually or using hoists.

• Connect hoses or lines to pumps or other equipment.

• Collect and test samples of cleaning solutions or vapors.

• Lubricate machinery, vehicles, or equipment or perform minor repairs or adjustments, using hand tools.

• Transport materials, equipment, or supplies to or from work areas, using carts or hoists.

• Fit boot spoilers, side skirts, or mud flaps to cars.

Skills

• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.