NKPD code: 5153
Building caretakers look after apartments, houses, hotels, offices, churches and other buildings and their grounds, keeping them clean and in good condition. They may supervise other workers and contractors, depending on the size and nature of the building. Building caretakers perform the following main tasks: • supervising the work of workers and contractors in cleaning, housekeeping and building maintenance; • participating in cleaning, minor repairs and maintenance of building interiors; • tending furnaces and boilers to provide heating and hot water; • taking responsibility for the conduct of tenants and visitors with regard to noise or damage to property; • providing minor services to absent tenants, such as accepting deliveries on their behalf or providing necessary information to callers; • notifying building managers or owners of the need for major repairs; • providing building security for safety purposes; • completing registration forms and providing tenants with copies of house rules. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Caretaker, building – Building manager – Sexton