Grounds Keeper - $20.00/hr - 1st Shift

The Grounds Keeper is responsible for ensuring all areas of the facility such as but not limited to: maintenance, production, and shipping, restrooms, lunchroom, driveways, parking areas and grounds surrounding the facility to ensure a safe work
environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Attend all scheduled safety, department, and company meetings as required.
• Follow and enforce company safety polices and safe work practices at all times to ensure safety of self and others
• Maintain clean inside and outside work areas
• Empty barrel and trash containers
• Maintain office floors, restrooms, and break rooms
• Perform other janitorial services as needed
• Operate equipment and tools for seasonal activities as necessary.
• Inventories cleaning supplies and notifies appropriate personnel when re‐orders are needed, being mindful of time allowance needed in ordering process. (different than SPS)
• Submit detailed and accurate work orders for any equipment issues as occurrences happen.

Physical & Work Requirements:

• Time split between office environment and warehouse/plant or yard.
• Working in a yard or warehouse/plant within OSHA guidelines; conditions may be heated and/or unheated, dusty and noisy; steel‐toed boots required daily.
• Job is performed under some temperature extremes
• Ability to stand, walk, or be mobile for up to 8 hours per shift
• Wear proper PPE at all times (as described in company policy)

Required Background, Competencies & Expertise:

• Proven experience operating equipment (weed eater, and street sweeper, forklift)
• Time management
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Safety orientation
• Achievement orientation
• Responsibility
• Thoroughness / Detail orientation
• Persistence
• High School diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license Preferred

What can you expect from the job?

• 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday
• Open-air warehouse
• Exposure to the elements
• Dirty working conditions
• Moderately stressful and constantly changing work environment
• Lots of walking and standing – up to 8 hours a day
• Frequent lifting, pushing, or pulling of material up to 51lbs.

What are the requirements?

• Valid driver’s license
• 18+ years old
• Basic literacy for reading instructions and using hand tools

Who does well in this position?

If you like working with your hands, you don’t mind a little dirt, and you prefer working with people, this may be a good position for you.

Pay and Benefits

• Starting pay of $20.00 an hour
• Quarterly profit sharing bonus opportunity
• Annual holiday bonus based on company performance
• 401k retirement contribution matching – 50% company match up to 6% of your annual wages
• Company covers about 80% of the cost of medical insurance for you and your family
• Company covers 100% of the cost for a life-insurance policy
• Company covers 100% of the cost for both short and long-term disability insurance policies
• Children of long-term employees can apply for company scholarships
• Paid personal time available for use as it accrues (max of one week per year)
• One week of paid vacation after 6 months
• Two weeks of paid vacation after one year

What is Steel and Pipe Supply?

Steel and Pipe Supply buys steel and sells it to large customers that make products like farm equipment, powerline towers, storage tanks, frames for stadiums, and more. In addition to storing steel, some of our service centers process it – cut, bend, decoil, etc. – to make life easy for our customers. At the Kansas City Service Center, we’re a close-knit, open-minded family with a competitive streak that makes our warehouse a fun place to work. If you’re not sure whether Steel and Pipe Supply is right for you, feel free to stop by and ask for a job preview – we’d be happy to show you around!

What is it like to work at Steel and Pipe Supply?

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA Minorities/Female/Disabilities/Veterans