pt custodian

2 weeks ago


Ankeny, Iowa, United States Perishable Distributors of Iowa Full time

Our mission statement is "To fulfill the highest expectations of our customers through the hands of our dedicated employees."

Perishable Distributors of Iowa

Job Title: Custodian

Department: Warehouse

FLSA: Non-Exempt

General Function

Responsible for general and detailed cleaning of office, restrooms, conference rooms, locker rooms, and break rooms.

Core Competencies

  • Partnerships
  • Growth mindset
  • Results oriented
  • Customer focused
  • Professionalism
Reporting Relations:

Accountable and Reports to: Facility Sanitation Supervisor

Positions that Report to you: None

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Adheres to company policies and departmental guidelines.
  • Completes general cleaning for office, restroom facilities, break rooms, conference rooms, and locker rooms, including but not limited to vacuuming, dusting, emptying trash, collecting recyclables, cleaning glass, fixtures, washing, and buffing.
  • Completes general cleaning of carpets on a regular basis which includes daily maintenance of spot cleaning and regular maintenance of bonnet buffing and extracting.
  • Performs detailed project cleaning in offices, restrooms, break rooms, conference rooms, locker rooms, and entry ways including but not limited to washing walls, windows, cleaning vents, ceiling tiles, base boards, cleaning grout, drinking fountains, desks, chairs, tables legs, tops of offices, fixtures.
  • Completes floor maintenance of hard surface floors requiring stripping, waxing, and buffing.
  • Completes light general maintenance including but not limited to changing light bulbs and general office repairs with hand tools.
  • Performs periodic floor drain maintenance as scheduled.
  • Other duties as assigned by management.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:
  • Must be self-motivated with special attention to detail.
  • Physical coordination and strength, manual dexterity and motor coordination.
Education and Experience:
  • High school education or equivalent preferred.
  • 1-2 years custodial experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
  • This is an unskilled position requiring constant standing, lifting, stooping, handling, walking, pushing, pulling, kneeling, bending, and seeing. The primary functions being light to medium in nature according to the Department of Labor Weight Classifications.
Working Conditions:
  • Exposure to cleaning chemicals as defined in Hazard Communications manual.
  • Exposure to vibration in operation of equipment.
  • Exposure to cold temperatures, warehouse conditions, and outside conditions.
Equipment Used to Perform Job:
  • Vacuum, low speed floor buffer, high speed burnisher, cleaning chemicals, water extractor/shampooer, general cleaning utensils and supplies, hammer, screwdriver, pliers