Housekeeper

Job Description

Job Description

Join the Team at Eastside Food Co-op in the Heart of Northeast Minneapolis!

*Night and Weekend availability required*

Housekeeper

REPORTS TO: Operations Manager

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt, Hourly Employee

DEPARTMENT: Administration

PURPOSE:

To provide excellent customer service while maintaining a level of cleanliness that exceeds health code standards. To clean and maintain the retail sales floor, offices, restrooms, and employee spaces, keeping facilities in good running order.

ALL CO-OP STAFF WILL:

• Use all available tools and resources in order to provide excellent and knowledgeable customer service to all customers, coworkers, and vendors
• Communicate professionally and respectfully with everyone you encounter while at work
• Adhere to all store and department policies and procedures
• Demonstrate regular, predictable good attendance
• Attend huddles and meetings as scheduled
• Commit to contributing to a positive, team-building work environment

ALL HOUSEKEEPERS WILL:

• Sweep retail floor and all back stock and work areas multiple times daily
• Remove trash and recycling that is not the responsibility of a specific department
• Clean each restroom several times throughout shift
• Keep mop and equipment areas clean and free of debris
• Wipe down tables and chairs of indoor and outdoor seating areas several times during shift
• Dust and keep orderly magazine racks and food shelf bins in entry vestibules
• Clean glass display doors on sales floor and polish chrome on cases
• Scrub and keep clean hard-to-get-at areas
• Clean break room daily
• Assist Deli kitchen with dishwashing duties as needed
• Pick-up and properly dispose of trash and debris from co-op property in parking lot, gardens, sidewalks, etc.
• Snow and ice removal of sidewalks and receiving areas as necessary
• Landscaping maintenance, including weeding and watering, as necessary
• Strictly follow all guidelines – including food safety and organic standards – for handling cleaning products
• Work safely using safe body mechanics and good judgment
• Complete tasks as assigned by the Operations Manager
• Follow all Eastside Food Co-op and facilities policies and procedures

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• High standards for facilities cleanliness and quality of work
• Exceptional customer service skills
• The ability to balance multiple priorities
• Self-motivation; comfortable taking initiative and prioritizing tasks
• Attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Weekend and evening availability
• The ability to work independently with limited and no supervision

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing, bending, stooping, reaching, squatting, and walking for extended periods of time per shift
• Movement of merchandise, equipment, and ladders throughout the store, not to exceed 50 pounds; pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 200 pounds
• Environmental exposure to extreme temperatures (coolers, freezer, outdoors, etc.)
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals and supplies
• Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation

Important Notice: The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Eastside Food Co-op reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.