Maintenance - Custodian

Job Description

Job Description

Salary range: $19.06 - $22.06 Per Hour

This position is responsible for safely performing the custodial and light maintenance at the KY plant and to keep the premises of the office building and plant area in clean and orderly condition.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, cleaning the facility; setting up for meetings and events; painting; replacing lightbulbs, filters, and similar items; installing small electrical appliances and furniture; maintaining assigned equipment; landscaping; and securing buildings. It is the role of the Custodian to follow daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning schedules and should have the necessary skills and abilities to perform defined service tasks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, tile surfaces, and trim.

Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, and locker rooms, lunch room including refrigerator and microwave, and other work areas.

Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floor.

Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.

Dusts furniture and equipment.

Polishes metalwork.

Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork.

Washes windows, door panels, and sills.

Empties wastebaskets and cleans smoking area

Transports trash and waste to disposal area.

Replenishes bathroom supplies.

Replaces light bulbs.

Maintains plants, trees and shrubbery, keeps landscape clear of debris, and shovels snow.

Picks up and transports small equipment, tools, and consumables as needed.

Cleans, maintains and sets up tables and chairs in break room or hall.

Helps support maintenance vendors by setting up safety video, passing out safety glasses, hard hats and badges if needed.

Cleans water fountains and dispensers.

Raises/lowers and maintains flags.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School or GED preferred with janitorial experience in manufacturing environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Must be able to communicate verbally and read and understand instructions such as safety rules.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and /or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to hazardous chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to speak fluent English

Working Knowledge of ISO 9000 & 14000.

Working knowledge of OSHA & EPA Regulations.

The ability to get along with others

Possess a current driver's license

Local travel requirements vary.

The ability to concentrate for extended periods.

**Restricted classification: Employee may not be able to bid on other jobs posted in the plant. Management reserves the right to make a determination based on proven ability and work record.