Custodial/Groundskeeper - Part Time - Evenings

About the position

The Custodial/Groundskeeper position at Dairy Farmers of America involves maintaining the location's interior and/or exterior in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner. This includes various tasks such as cleaning offices, warehouses, and manufacturing areas, ensuring a safe and clean internal building appearance, and managing walking surfaces. The role requires following work schedules for cleaning and sanitizing, performing custodian duties, and maintaining restrooms, locker rooms, and breakrooms. Additionally, the position involves maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the building's exterior and grounds, handling emergency cleaning requests, and using chemicals for sanitization. The employee will also be responsible for inventory management of cleaning supplies and following safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean internal building appearance through good housekeeping, organization, and management of walking surfaces
• Follow work schedules to complete all required cleaning and sanitizing, and complete non-routine cleaning according to specified job orders
• Perform custodian duties, such as vacuuming, sweeping, mopping floors, picking up debris, emptying trash cans and recycling, and general cleaning
• Maintain all restrooms, locker rooms, breakrooms, and footbaths in a sanitary manner; replenish supplies and paper products in break room and restrooms
• Maintain inventory of cleaning and other supplies; notify appropriate contact or update supply sheet to re-order supplies
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of exterior of building; maintain outdoor facilities and grounds, which may involve operating a variety of power equipment for general grounds maintenance
• Handle emergency cleaning and upkeep requests
• Use chemicals to sanitize and clean the facility
• Perform related duties as requested by environmental health and safety (EHS), maintenance, management, or other staff members
• Distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) when needed
• Follow all safety requirements and wear proper PPE
• Implement all DFA GMP's and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Janitorial or cleaning experience preferred
• Certification and/or License - may be required during course of employment
• Knowledge of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals
• Able to work safely and follow established policies and procedures
• Able to follow directions and carry out instructions with little supervision
• Able to legibly write entries for record keeping
• Able to perform simple math
• Must be able to read, write and speak English