Janitor- Part Time- New Store - Bellflower #54 (External)

Northgate Market•Bellflower, CA

27d•$17 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Janitor performs cleaning, sanitation, and maintenance duties throughout the store, including restrooms, sales and other floor areas, employee break and lunch areas, and warehouse floors. The role also involves handling rubbish and damaged or spoiled products, replenishing restroom supplies, monitoring cleaning-supply inventory, using cleaning chemicals safely, and supporting store security and safety procedures. The employee provides courteous assistance to customers, maintains equipment, communicates with coworkers and supervisors, and may assist with training associates when requested. This role requires following health, safety, HAZCOM, and store procedures; responding to spills, breakage, emergencies, and other safety or security concerns; and completing other work-related duties as assigned. The work involves physical activity, including lifting up to 70 pounds, climbing ladders, and working on wet or slippery surfaces, around cleaning chemicals and fumes, and occasionally in refrigerated areas as cold as 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. High school education is preferred but not required; no certificates, licenses, or registrations are required.

Requirements

High school education is preferred but not required.
No certificates, licenses, or registrations are required.
Able to perform eighth-grade-level arithmetic to calculate cleaning-solution mixture ratios or dilution factors.
Able to hear, speak, and understand spoken language to respond to pages, assist customers, answer telephones, and communicate effectively.
Able to read, write, analyze, interpret, and understand English sufficiently to follow equipment instructions, company materials, and other job-related documents.
Knowledgeable about store-maintenance procedures, including store safety and HAZCOM policies.
Able to sit, stand, and use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Able to read printed cleaning-product labels and other materials, with close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Able to lift up to 70 pounds at least once per shift.
Able to climb a ladder, sweep and mop floors, and lift and carry rubbish containers to outside bins.
Sufficiently mobile and agile to respond quickly to emergencies, cleanup requests, security-assistance requests, and customer accidents.
Able to tolerate moderate dust and fumes from common cleaning agents, including ammonia, floor-stripping compounds, and waxes.
Able to work with chemical substances and solutions and follow label directions to avoid hazards.
Able to perform occasional duties in frozen-food and other refrigerated storage areas at temperatures as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.
Able to work frequently on wet and slippery surfaces.
Must pass a pre-employment drug test; the test will not screen for non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites.

Nice To Haves

High school education.

Responsibilities

Follow local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations.
Empty rubbish containers and clean and sanitize bathrooms, including plumbing fixtures.
Replenish paper and soap supplies in restrooms as needed.
Clean, sweep, scrub, strip, wax, buff, or vacuum floors in sales and other designated areas according to store procedures and schedules.
Clean employee break and lunch areas and sweep warehouse floors.
Monitor cleaning-supply inventory and submit purchase orders or requests to store management as needed.
Follow the company's HAZCOM program and manufacturer label instructions when using chemical products.
Handle damaged and spoiled products and place them in designated areas.
Conserve utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices.
Perform the hourly Gleason walk throughout the store.
Observe security standards, remain alert to customer behavior, and report abnormal behavior to a key person or security.
Maintain the security of auxiliary doors and entrances when taking rubbish outside or using exterior areas to prepare or clean equipment.
Notify the store manager of personnel situations, policy violations, or other situations that may affect store operations or require disciplinary action.
Greet customers and provide prompt, courteous service or assistance.
Use and maintain equipment in good working order and promptly report maintenance or equipment problems to the store manager.
Assist in training associates when requested or directed.
Maintain good communication with coworkers and supervisors.
Comply with safety policies and procedures, including proper dilution ratios and chemical-label warnings when preparing cleaning solutions.
Use warning signs and safety cones to alert customers and employees to hazards such as wet or slippery floors.
Sweep floors during store hours and respond promptly to spills, breakage, and other potential safety hazards.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned.