Day Porter Services Keep Your Facility Looking It’s Best Around the Clock
After hours cleaning works for many facilities. Your evening office janitorial service gets their work done when the building is quiet and most people have gone home.
The morning rolls around and you have a fresh, clean building to greet you. The entryway sparkles, the restrooms look clean and stocked, and no trash or clutter distracts from the appearance of your facility.
In especially busy buildings with high traffic, sometimes a nightly janitorial service just isn’t enough. The deep cleaning is best done at night, but you may benefit from a day cleaning person or team dedicated to keeping the building looking its best around the clock.
A Day Porter Can Save You Time & Keep Things Shining
Many facilities benefit from both nighttime deep cleaning and a responsive daytime professional who handles ongoing needs. An on-site day porter can clear litter, restock supplies, support meetings, and keep your building looking polished throughout the day.
Unobtrusively and without interrupting business activities, your day porter works efficiently in the background keeping your building on track.
Typical day porter duties include:
- Clear litter and debris from entryways and parking lots
- Keeping reception and patio areas clean
- Lobby maintenance
- Monitoring, servicing & restocking restrooms
- Keeping all common areas clean
- Preparing conference rooms before and after meetings
- Periodic cleaning of kitchens, lunchrooms & patios
- Meeting setup/tear down
- Removing trash and debris
- Responding to spills and time-sensitive cleaning needs
- Placing and removing safety signage
- Minor maintenance tasks like changing light bulbs
- Coordinating additional maintenance with your contractor
- Superintendent coverage
Over time, your day porter can become a versatile assistant — helping with office moves, event setups, and more.
The Difference Between Day Cleaning & After Hours Office Cleaning
Day cleaning, a day porter service, and nighttime janitorial cleaning can complement each other when planned well.
Day porters must work with minimal disruption, avoiding noisy tasks like vacuuming during business hours while still handling urgent needs such as restocking restrooms or addressing spills.
They must also avoid creating hazards — keeping walkways clear and using proper safety signage. Green cleaning products and low-odor solutions help support employees sensitive to smells or allergies.
Checking in with staff after rollout can help fine-tune your day cleaning program.
Getting a Day Porter That’s a Real Team Player
Your day porter must be the right fit. Friendly, proactive, adaptable people excel in this role.
A successful day porter adjusts to changing needs and communicates effectively with both you and the nighttime janitorial team.
Your janitorial provider must also be skilled at selecting the right individuals and ensuring smooth coordination between day and night staff.
Setting Your Day Porter Up for Success
The most important component of a successful day porter program is the person filling the role.
The second most important factor is communication between your day porter and your after-hours cleaning team.
You must clearly outline expectations, priorities, and recurring responsibilities so that special requests do not overwhelm the day porter or shift important duties onto the nighttime crew.
If issues arise, partnering with your cleaning contractor to resolve them will help keep operations smooth.
Let Us Help You Get the Tailored Cleaning Services You Really Need
Many Facility Managers wish they had implemented a day porter program sooner. Day porters often become essential team members, especially in high-traffic facilities.
If you could use help keeping your building looking its best around the clock, Day Porter services may be exactly what you need. Contact Stathakis at (800)278-1884 to design a custom Day Porter program tailored to your facility.
