Janitor with 4 years cleaning office buildings on night shift, covering about 45,000 sq ft a night. Scores 96% or higher on monthly quality audits and keeps restrooms and break rooms stocked without tenant complaints. Trained on autoscrubbers, burnishers and safe chemical use.
Experience
Janitor, Great Lakes Building Services (Detroit, MI)
Feb 2023 – Present
Clean about 45,000 sq ft of office space a night, including 12 restrooms, break rooms and lobbies
Score 96% or higher on monthly client quality audits for 20 straight months
Run an autoscrubber and propane burnisher on 8,000 sq ft of hard floors each week
Mix and label chemicals with a dilution station and follow SDS sheets for every product
Porter and Dishwasher, Woodward Avenue Diner (Ferndale, MI)
Sep 2021 – Jan 2023
Washed dishes, mopped kitchen floors and cleaned grease traps weekly
Took out trash and cleaned the parking lot each morning
Education
High School Diploma, Eastside Detroit High School (Sep 2017 – Jun 2021)
Skills
Cleaning: Restrooms, offices, trash and recycling, dusting, vacuuming
Floor Care: Autoscrubber, burnisher, stripping and waxing, carpet extraction
Safety: SDS sheets, chemical dilution, wet floor signage, lockout of equipment
Availability: Nights, weekends
How to write a Janitor resume
A strong Janitor resume shows the sites you protected or kept running, the licenses you hold and the measurable effect on incidents, cleanliness, response times or work order backlog. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Licenses and certifications
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
State guard card or security license
Patrols and access control
Incident report writing
CCTV and alarm monitoring
De-escalation
Emergency response and CPR/AED
Floor care equipment
Chemical safety and SDS
Work order systems
OSHA safety practices
Example bullet points
Patrol a 22-story office tower and log 40+ checkpoints a shift in TrackTik with zero missed tours in 2025
Cut after-hours alarm calls 30% by tightening door checks and retraining tenants on badge access
Clean and maintain 45,000 sq ft of office space a night, scoring 96% or higher on monthly quality audits
Tips from recruiters
List your license or guard card type, state and expiration date near the top; many sites cannot post you without it.
Name the site type and size (hospital, warehouse, 400-unit apartment complex) so employers can picture your post.
Mention shifts you can work, such as overnights and weekends, because coverage is often the deciding factor.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Janitor resume FAQ
What should a Janitor resume include?
A Janitor resume should show the sites you protected or kept running, the licenses you hold and the measurable effect on incidents, cleanliness, response times or work order backlog. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Licenses and certifications, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Janitor?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Janitor roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Janitor resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Janitor put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Janitor roles are State guard card or security license, Patrols and access control, Incident report writing, CCTV and alarm monitoring, De-escalation and Emergency response and CPR/AED.
How do I write strong Janitor resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as incidents reduced, response time and square footage covered. For example: "Patrol a 22-story office tower and log 40+ checkpoints a shift in TrackTik with zero missed tours in 2025."