Industries
Manufacturing facility cleaning
Production floors, overhead structure, locker rooms, cafeterias and plant offices cleaned between shifts, with docks, lots, grounds and light maintenance in one program.
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Cleaning that keeps pace with production
A manufacturing plant measures everything by uptime, and the cleaning program has to respect that. Continental Facilities builds the schedule around your shifts, changeovers and planned downtime, so production areas get attention when the line is quiet and the support spaces stay ready for every crew that clocks in.
One service manager coordinates the whole site: production floors, high work, employee areas, offices, docks, the parking lot and the grounds. Your plant manager deals with one contact and one schedule instead of a different vendor for each part of the property.
Production floors and aisles
Concrete production floors pick up oil, metal fines, packaging debris and tire marks from forklifts and pallet jacks. Crews dust-mop and sweep aisles, then machine-scrub with ride-on and walk-behind scrubbers, using degreasers where the floor calls for them. Marked walkways and safety striping are scrubbed so they stay visible. Epoxy-coated and sealed concrete floors are scrubbed with methods matched to the coating.
Around equipment, crews clean exteriors, guards, control panels and the floor beneath machines in the zones your safety team clears for cleaning. In food and beverage plants, the lines themselves and every surface that touches product are sanitized by our crews to the plant’s written sanitation procedure, at the times your production schedule sets.
Overhead dust and high surfaces
Dust settles on beams, rafters, ductwork, light fixtures and the tops of tall racking, then drifts back down onto products and equipment. Our high dusting crews use lifts and extended-reach vacuums to clean those surfaces from the top down, planned for a shutdown, a weekend or an idle bay so nothing falls onto a running line.
Walls, overhead doors, fans and the fronts of electrical panels are wiped on the same visits, and the cycle repeats on a calendar that fits how dusty your process runs.
Locker rooms, cafeterias and plant offices
Employees judge the plant by the rooms they use every shift. Locker rooms and showers are scrubbed and disinfected, restrooms are cleaned and restocked, and break rooms and cafeterias get tables, microwaves, refrigerators, vending fronts and floors cleaned between meal periods. With our breakroom and pantry restocking, coffee, snacks and drinks can be kept on the shelf as well.
The visitor lobby, front offices, conference rooms and training rooms are on regular janitorial service, so customers and auditors walking in see the same care that goes into the floor. Where your plant runs around the clock, porter shifts cover restrooms and break areas between the full night cleanings.
Docks, lots and the property outside
Loading docks and trailer aprons collect pallet scraps, shrink wrap and oil drips. Crews sweep and clear them, and dock plates, entries and dumpster enclosures get scheduled pressure washing, and the crew blocks nearby storm drains before rinsing. Parking lot sweeping handles employee and truck lots, and landscaping keeps the frontage and islands trimmed.
Light maintenance rounds out the program: lamp replacement, ceiling tile replacement in offices, faucet and toilet repairs and HVAC filter changes, reported to your facilities lead as they are completed.
From Fremont plants to Nevada factories
Manufacturing in our service area spans the plants of Fremont and Hayward, food production in Hayward and food processing around Modesto, and the manufacturing and light industrial buildings of Sparks, Fernley and Carson City. Each has its own shift pattern, safety culture and production calendar, and the cleaning plan is written to match the site rather than a generic routine.
For companies with plants in both California and Nevada, a single plan and service manager can cover every location.
Safety rules, coverage and planning the work
Crews complete your site orientation, wear the personal protective equipment your plant requires and follow your rules for restricted areas, forklift traffic and lockout zones. Every crew member has a background check on file. Continental holds insurance, bonding and workers’ compensation coverage, and your plant holds our certificate of insurance before the crew starts. Supervisors inspect completed areas and share their findings with your facilities lead.
Planning starts with a plant tour during a running shift, so we can see traffic, dust sources and quiet windows. The quote then breaks the work into daily support-area cleaning, floor scrubbing frequency, overhead cleaning cycles and exterior and maintenance items, with cost driven by square footage, number of shifts, ceiling height and how much of the work must happen during shutdowns.
A few useful answers
Common questions.
Can you clean the production floor without stopping the line?
Yes. Aisles and open areas are scrubbed during production with spotters or barriers where needed, and areas under and around equipment are cleaned during changeovers or planned downtime.
Do your crews follow our plant's safety rules?
Yes. Crews complete your orientation, wear the PPE you require and follow your rules for forklift aisles, restricted areas and lockout zones.
How often should overhead beams and ductwork be cleaned?
We set the cycle from the dust sources seen on the plant tour, then shorten or lengthen it as supervisor inspections show how quickly dust builds back up.
Will shower and break areas be clean for every shift, not just the first one?
Yes. Those rooms are scheduled into the gaps between shifts and meal periods, and in a plant that never stops, porter rounds keep them up through every shift.
Do you sanitize production lines in food plants?
Yes. Conveyors, fillers, prep tables and other product-contact equipment are sanitized by the crew to your written sanitation procedure, in the windows your schedule leaves open.