Building exterior cleaner jobs in Finland
Building exterior cleaners remove dirt and litter from a building's exterior, as well as perform restoration tasks. They ensure the cleaning methods are compliant with safety regulations, and monitor the exteriors to ensure they are in proper condition.
Building exterior cleaner – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.08 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 12.49 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.33 €/h |
| Employees | 777 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 15.69 €/h | 135 |
| Men | 17.38 €/h | 642 |
Building exterior cleaner - Which skills are essential?
Preventive and interventional methods used in the cleaning industry to maintain health and safety for all workers and tertiary persons.
Perform cleaning activities of the main face of a building, using appropriate equipment, as required by the complexity and height of the building.
Analyse evidence of contamination. Advise on how to decontaminate.
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
Avoid the mixing or contamination of materials.
Apply the most optimal spraying techniques, such as a perpendicular spraying angle, maintenance at a consistent distance, trigger the spray gun gradually, overlap surface spots, and others.
Secure the operation site fixing boundaries, restricting access, placing signs and taking other measures in order to guarantee public and staff safety.
Clean the floors and stairways of buildings by sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping them, according to hygienic and organisational standards.
Monitor the state of building exteriors in order to identify any possible damage and to assess the nature of the damage and treatment methods.
Operate a mechanical sprayer which makes use of high pressure to clean surfaces and rid them of contamination, paint residue, dirt and grime, and mould.
Use chemicals and solvents to remove contaminants from products or surfaces.
Various techniques and tools used to clean different types of surfaces to achieve a certain degree of cleanliness such as sweeping, vacuuming, degreasing and wet cleaning.
Building exterior cleaner - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Microbiology-Bacteriology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
Manually or automatically sort waste by separating it into its different elements.
Apply the correct cleaning procedures, taking into account safe handling of disinfectants, to remove contaminants, pollutants, and bacterial risks, from various surfaces, such as buildings exteriors, vehicles, and roads.
Identify waste materials during collection and sorting operations which can either be recycled, disposed of, or otherwise treated, in order to assess the way in which they need to be treated and sorted.
Clean products or surfaces by using solvents to dissolve or extract other unnecessary substances.
The methods, materials and regulations used to collect, transport, treat and dispose of waste. This includes recycling and monitoring of waste disposal.
Ensure proper handling, storage and disposal of cleaning chemicals in accordance with regulations.
Methods, materials and procedures to remove graffiti posts from public surfaces: identifying the surface type and material to be removed, selecting a removal method and chemical substances and applying a protective coating layer.
Dispose waste in accordance with legislation, thereby respecting environmental and company responsibilities.
Use high pressure equipment in order to clean areas, surfaces and materials.
Clean and preserve the equipment and material used for cleaning purposes in a proper state.
Assemble temporary scaffolding structures for construction, maintenance or event-related purposes. Set vertical standards on the base plate of the scaffolding structure. Ensure the scaffolding structure is secured from lateral forces and supported sufficiently. Place wood or metal scaffolding decks into the transoms to stand on and make sure they are aligned. Safely set scaffolding stairs and ladders, which allow enough room for safe and easy manoeuvring.
Perform the activities involved in the creation and fixing of boundaries around a restricted area.
Use a variety of techniques on a wood surface to ensure it is free of dust, sawdust, grease, stains, and other contaminants.
Report on deterioration or disturbances of a building's exterior so that the correct authorities are made aware of the problem and plans can be made for treating the damage.
Use cleaning products to clean any surface covered by glass, especially windows.
Monitor the state of public spaces and properties, such as parks, roads, public buildings, and public squares, during work activities in order to identify recent damage and assess the gravity of the damage.
Adapt the cleaning working methods and procedures to the environmental conditions and adapt to weather conditions such as rain, strong wind or snow, when this affects the performance of the equipment or machinery that is being used.
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.