Custodian

Job Title: Custodian
Reports to: Technical Service Manager

Summary : This position provides tactical direction to custodial staff maintaining offices, rest facilities,
locker rooms, cafeteria, and common areas. Follows applicable company policies and applicable
standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure a sanitary and compliant environment. Champions food
safety, employee engagement, and teamwork to ensure a seamless flow of product.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinates routine day-to-day custodial tasks for office spaces include dusting, vacuuming,
disinfecting, emptying trash, cleaning, replenishing, and mopping according to business needs.
Ensure staff assigned to work areas are properly cleaned and maintained in a safe and attractive
manner.

Monitors the cleaning of restrooms and locker facilities including cleaning and sanitizing toilets,
basins, and urinals. Uses positive verbal and non-verbal skills to guide staff, advise coworkers, and
coordinate with management. Ensure that staff follows proper techniques when mixing chemicals,
disinfectants, and cleaning solutions. Ensures cleanliness of cafeteria facilities, including tabletops
and floors. May be responsible for coordinating the set up and cleaning after the evening activities in
assigned building for special events.

Monitors assigned work areas for loss prevention, risk management, USDA compliance, and
labor/employee relations promptly addressing or escalating issues or concerns. Promotes department
and company goodwill through proactive employee communication and employee involvement. As
an active participant, champions training & development and retention of qualified talent.

Coaches employees in meeting Performance Measurement Standards (e.g. productivity, attendance,
tardiness, safety, and quality), and communicates regarding pertinent information for daily, event or
seasonal business issues. Monitors individual employees productivity by training staff and reducing
turnover.

Works with Supervisors and other Leads to maintain knowledge of business metrics and
efficiencies. Maintains departmental supplies, tools, and equipment. Implements processes and
methods as directed Acts as a tactical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems in their
area/s.

Performs routine walking and visual inspections of their area/s to observe unsafe acts or conditions;
takes immediate corrective action where necessary to develop and meet plant safety goals. Is
actively involved in safety efforts. Coaches employees to ensure adherence to safe operating
procedures.

Maintains adequate knowledge of products and equipment to coach employees in properly
performing their job and meet established HACCP and USDA requirements; taking corrective or
training actions as necessary. Ensure compliance with all safety and bloodborne pathogen protocols
are followed. Is alert to needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries that may cause exposure to
bloodborne pathogens.

Education/Experience:

High School or GED required; some college preferred.

Three years progressive experience in commercial food operations, preferably in a protein-related
industry.

Functional knowledge of MS Office Suite and knowledge of industry product reporting systems.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as letters, memoranda, invoices, policies, and other
documentation.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral
instructions, and to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Sufficient mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using
whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals accurately. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and
percentage correctly. Ability to lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts associated with
operational-level process issues.