Jack's Docs

Looking for help?
< All Topics
Print

5) Improving Store Cleanliness

UpdatedSeptember 26, 2025
    KeyAction Steps
    Make notes and develop a plan
    1. General Manager and assistants do a thorough walkthrough and make notes
    2. Develop a 30-day plan including what needs cleaning and who will be responsible
    3. Break down large projects into smaller task
    4. Break restaurant down into areas. Assign ownership of each area to manager
    Make daily and weekly cleaning chart a practice
    1. Make copies of the weekly cleaning chart and have all managers familiarize themselves with it
    2. GM should follow up daily to ensure that all items on the chart are accomplished
    Discuss cleaning goals at weekly manager’s meeting
    1. Make daily and weekly cleaning accomplishments a part of the accountability discussion of each manager
    2. Talk about goals and responsibilities for upcoming week
    3. Recognize individual accomplishments at weekly meeting
    Lead by example
    1. Don’t expect others to do a job you are unwilling to do
    2. Clean as you go throughout the day
    3. Do not accept sub-standard work from yourself or others
    Develop a tools checklist and ensure store has all tools
    1. Go through all cleaning checklist and tools sections (refer to SFM order guide) and make sure store has everything needed to clean properly
    2. Keep all tools stored properly and in good repair
    Train all managers and employees how to clean
    1. General Manager should have a cleaning class with all managers
    2. Develop a training schedule for assistants to train each employee
    3. Managers can train groups on all task or managers can train all employees on certain task
    4. Develop a certification sheet to sign off on for all employees
    Use daily cleaning tasks
    1. Make sure that daily cleaning tasks become a part of daily shift plan
    2. Never allow an employee to clock out until daily cleaning task is complete
    Make cleaning fun and motivational
    1. Develop internal cleaning contest
    2. Recognize outstanding performance at meetings and post on bulletin board
    Follow up
    1. Be sure to follow up on all assigned cleaning task
    2. Write down assigned tasks and follow up weekly at manager’s meetings
    Create good habits
    1. Make sure that cleaning is a part of all tasks
    2. Never allow cleaning as you go to be ignored unless it directly affects service
    Table of Contents