Custodian I

Manufacturing Facility Custodian / Porter

Gannett Publishing Services

Wilmington, DE

This position is Full Time and will offer $18 per hour.

The Custodian position ensures that the facility is clean, safe and assignments are completed thoroughly and in a timely manner; provides production run clean-up of the facility on a daily basis to ensure that the work area remains free of paper, cardboard, dust, ink and oil and provides general cleaning of the building.

Key Responsibilities:

General Tasks

• Work with established cleaning procedures to maintain a clean working environment in the production facility.
• Clean all building areas, bathrooms, break rooms, cafeteria, lobby, offices, and printing press.
• Inspect and operate equipment needed to clean the press, press room and the building.
• Notify Manager if supply inventory requires replenishment.
• Prepare bales of newsprint and cardboard as part of the company’s recycling program; weigh those bales and load onto the recycling trailer.

Safety

• Comply with all standing safety policies and procedures.
• Always maintain and promote top-of-mind safety awareness and practice safety.
• Always work in a safe manner, and consistently utilize required safety equipment including PPE.
• Complete required annual OSHA and other safety training programs on-schedule and as assigned.
• Ensure all machine safety-guards are installed, functioning properly, and in use.
• Maintain a safe work environment by adequate organization and housekeeping of work areas.
• Identify safety hazards and help get them resolved. Report all operational concerns and/or potential safety hazards to the Building Maintenance Manager.
• Immediately report all injuries and/or near misses to the Building Maintenance Manager.
• Comply with implemented JSA’s (Job Safety Analysis)

Communication

• Provide timely reporting and feedback to management.
• Must be able to communicate and cooperate with all production departments/staff and co-workers to accomplish tasks during production hours.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

One-year cleaning experience in an industrial environment preferred.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Practical use of equipment needed to clean the press, press room and the building.

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