| Even small janitorial companies should look at the | | | | 1. Light Duty Specialist: Dusting, emptying trash, spot |
| possibility of implementing either a "team" or "zone" | | | | cleaning. |
| approach into their cleaning practices. Incorporating | | | | 2. Vacuum Specialist: Vacuuming carpets as well as |
| one of these systems into your maintenance | | | | hard floors. |
| program can result in more efficiency in your cleaning | | | | 3. Restroom Specialist: Cleaning, sanitizing and |
| business, thus saving you more money and added | | | | restocking supplies in restrooms. |
| profits. | | | | 4. Utility Specialist: Cleaning lobby areas, spot cleaning |
| Before you decide on a cleaning system to use take | | | | glass, mopping and scrubbing hard floors, and hauling |
| a careful look at the building you are cleaning and | | | | trash to dumpsters from central collection points. |
| make note of the building's needs. It may be | | | | You may want to customize a specialist's duties to fit |
| time-consuming, but a thorough evaluation of the | | | | a particular building. One of the advantages of team |
| building now can make the time your staff spends | | | | cleaning has to do with training. You do not have to |
| cleaning more efficient. Once you identify a building's | | | | train an employee in all areas of cleaning. It may even |
| specific needs you can decide if zone cleaning or | | | | be difficult to find employees that are adept enough |
| team cleaning provides the most benefit. | | | | to become an expert in all areas of cleaning. By |
| What are the differences between zone cleaning and | | | | focusing on certain types of work, the team |
| team cleaning? Zone cleaning means one employee | | | | members will become more skilled and efficient in |
| performs all tasks for a specific floor or section of a | | | | their particular tasks, meaning greater overall |
| building. This system gives the worker a sense of | | | | efficiency and an overall cleaner building. |
| "ownership" as they are responsible for a specific | | | | Team cleaning also means less equipment. With zone |
| area. The individual gets to know all the ins and outs | | | | cleaning, each cleaning employee needs a vacuum, |
| of the specific area that he or she is assigned to. | | | | brute, and restroom cleaning supplies. When using a |
| Because the individual performs all the cleaning tasks | | | | team cleaning approach you only need one "whole |
| for their building or area, there is less of a chance of | | | | set of equipment" for an entire building as each |
| boredom, which can be a problem with other forms | | | | individual will only use one piece of equipment for |
| of cleaning. In addition, security is less of a concern | | | | each task. |
| as fewer individuals will have keys to a particular | | | | There are benefits to each cleaning system, and the |
| building or area. | | | | cleaning system you use in your buildings will depend |
| Team cleaning is almost the exact opposite of zone | | | | on several factors. This includes the size of the |
| cleaning. Team cleaning groups related tasks. A team | | | | building, the number of employees cleaning in the |
| of specialists go through the area systematically. | | | | building, the number of buildings you clean, and your |
| Rather than cleaning a specific area, each individual on | | | | client's individual needs. Implementing the right cleaning |
| your cleaning staff performs a specific task. Zone | | | | system will help keep your costs down and your |
| cleaning tasks are generally broken down into the | | | | profits up. |
| following areas: | | | | |