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“"Look no further, because I’m the person who can get the job done! I’m at my best when using my hands to fix or build things, it comes naturally to me and I enjoy it! I’m a practical person and I can’t imagine myself sitting at a desk and staring at a screen all day. Getting down and dirty, whether it’s maintenance, building a house or installing a pipe, is my kind of thing – I didn’t choose the tradie life, the tradie life chose me! Funnel-web spiders are experts at building and constructing things, they've got it sorted out."”

Overview

Cleaners clean surfaces, materials and objects, such as carpets, windows, walls, swimming pools and cooling towers, using specialised cleaning equipment and chemicals. Includes Carpet Cleaners and Window Cleaners.

Job Titles

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Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture using cleaning machines and their attachments
selecting and applying cleaning agents to remove stains from carpets windows and surfaces
filling carpet cleaning machines with water and other cleaning agents
pushing pile-lifting machines over carpets and brushing pile to raise and fluff nap
treating carpets with soil-repellent chemicals and deodorants and treating for pests
using ladders swinging scaffolds bosun's chairs hydraulic bucket trucks and other equipment to reach and clean windows in multi-storey buildings
cleaning stone walls metal surfaces fascias and window frames using high pressure water cleaners and solvents
applying chemicals and high pressure cleaning methods to remove micro-organisms from water and filtration systems and using wet vacuums and other suction equipment to remove scale accumulated dirt and other deposits from swimming pools cooling towers.

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

Certificate II in Cleaning Operations
Certificate III in Cleaning Operations

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Industry

Trades & Services

If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.Careers in Manufacturing are available in a variety of industries such as: aerospace, furnishing, laboratory operations, metal fitting, engineering and boating, process manufacturing, mineral products, plastics, rubber, recreational vehicles and textiles, clothing and footwear. Structural Steel and Welding Trades workers, and Metal Fitters and Machinists are the trades most in demand in Manufacturing at present. There are thousands of Manufacturing businesses in Australia, employing almost one million people. New developments in sustainable Manufacturing aim to produce goods in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way while at the same time maintaining, if not improving productivity. This makes it a very interesting time to join this sector.This industry also covers professions such as Garden and Nursery Labourers, Jewellers, Florists, Beauty Therapists, Hairdressers and more! All these types of career paths offer Apprenticeships and Traineeships (together with school-based options), VET and university pathways.

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