Custodian/Groundskeeper (first shift)

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Friendly’s Ice Cream Manufacturing Brand has an immediate job opening for a facility maintenance team member who maintains and cleans the refuse room, bathrooms, indoor and outdoor facilities and grounds. This will also include safely operating power equipment and assisting the plant maintenance team with coordination of inspections and special events.

Friendly’s Ice Cream is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 10,000 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients and more, under well-known and established regional brands. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we’re passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm-owners. At Friendly’s, we create Ice Cream, Ice Cream Cakes, and other Ice Cream Novelties. We are proud to provide families with fresh, delicious dairy.

By joining DFA, you can help us continue to make a difference that matters. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighbors and friends, and we celebrate the diversity of our company and our world. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities – come join us!

OUR OPERATORS FOR THIS POSITION CAN MAKE UP TO:

• $20.65 per hour

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday 1 st Shift

BENEFITS:

• 401(k) with company contribution

• Competitive pay

• Paid vacation and holidays*

• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits

• Service recognition and employee rewards*

• Tuition reimbursement*

• Uniforms provided

• Work for dairy farm families.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or GED preferred

• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks

• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimal

• Must be able to stand, walk, pull, push, reach and bend virtually the entire shift

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and assist others when lifting is necessary

• Must be able to work in a wet environment

• Must be able to legibly write entries for record keeping

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays

• May occasionally be exposed to cleaning chemicals

• May be exposed to nut allergens in ice cream plant

• Minimum one year experience

• Valid driver’s license preferred to operate a company-owned vehicle in and around property as needed.

DFA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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