janitorial staff
Maintenance cleaning crew
Janitorial staff are the workers responsible for cleaning and maintaining buildings—emptying trash, mopping floors, sanitizing restrooms, and general upkeep.
The term is slightly more formal than janitors or custodians and emphasizes the collective workforce: The janitorial staff comes in after hours.
It often appears in workplace and institutional contexts.
- mopFloor-washing implement
- broomBristled cleaning stick
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- wet floor signSlippery surface warning placard
- floor bufferMachine that shines floors
office buildings · cleaning · sweep · trash · custodians · cleaning crew · gloves · sanitizing · dusting · night shift · graveyard shift · schools · hospitals · warehouses · apartment complexes · punch clock · cart · master keys
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- facility workerscustodian, maintenance worker, maintenance man, building superintendent, building super
- workplace groupsteam, crew, department, division, shift
- facilitiesfactory, facilities, gym, plant, gyms
- Infection Controlinfection control, infection prevention, hand hygiene, handwashing, hand sanitizer
janitorial staffexecutive leadership
Highest organizational authority holders
senior management · corporate executives · CEO · board of directors · top brass
janitorial staffoffice workers
Indoor professional employees
knowledge workers · white-collar workers · administrative staff · professional services · clerical staff