Warehouse Custodian

Are you a skilled professional who believes in lending your skills to end hunger during these unprecedented times? If so, consider being the Warehouse Custodian for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Join our friendly, collaborative, and hardworking facilities team, reporting to the Associate Director of Facilities. The Warehouse Custodian is responsible for ensuring that the interior of the warehouse and exterior meet standard of cleanliness and are well maintained.

The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties. We envision a community free of the root causes of hunger, where everyone has access to nutritious food of their choosing and is uplifted by a network of support. Together with more than 300 community partners, we work to address hunger head‑on through a coordinated network of neighborhood food pantries, Cal Fresh enrollment, home‑delivered groceries, and policy and advocacy efforts.

We work with our community to provide food for people facing hunger today while working to end the hunger of tomorrow. This fiscal year, we are serving 36,000 households per week. Nearly 70% of what we distribute is fresh fruits and vegetables. Visit sfmfoodbank.org to learn more.

• Be dependable and proactive with attention to detail
• Be physically capable and safety‑conscious
• Have pride in maintaining clean, organized spaces
• Be able to follow a schedule and work independently
• Communicate clearly with supervisors and team members

• Inspect the facility daily to identify areas requiring special cleaning or requiring maintenance.
• Complete projects requiring special attention in a timely manner.
• Maintain cleaning supply inventory.
• Maintain daily recycling.
• Keep supplies and equipment in an orderly fashion and properly maintained.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Clean, mop, and disinfect restrooms and showers
• Empty trash, compost, and recycling bins throughout the warehouse
• Mop breakroom floors
• Clean and sweep warehouse aisles and accessible racking areas
• Maintain cleanliness at receiving and shipping docks
• Clean around compactors and shop floor
• Sweep and maintain Freezers Y and Z, and the cooler

• Clean and mop dock plates
• Pick up trash around the building exterior
• Wipe down battery chargers
• Clean sit-down and stand-up forklifts
• Dust rails throughout warehouse
• Sweep dock/truck pits outside
• Clean the IDF and water pump room
• Power wash waste bins (trash, compost, recycling)
• Clean SFP and Repack Rooms
• Clean and maintain Van Lot: empty waste bins and remove litter
• Perform inventory of custodial supplies

All internal candidates must apply using their Food Bank work email within 10 business days of posting to be considered. Applications submitted after 10 days are still welcome but may not be reviewed or afforded an interview, depending on the status of the selection process.

• High School Diploma

• Forklift experience preferred.
• Handyman experience preferred.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds

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This position is set in an office/warehouse environment. The physical and environment 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.

Position covered by OPEIU LOCAL 29 bargaining unit.

The position is full‑time non‑exempt. The starting salary for this position ranges from $22.49‑23.18, with exact salary depending on experience.

All positions are offered generous holiday and sick time as well as retirement savings. This position also qualifies for medical, dental, life, long‑term disability, and vacation time.

The San Francisco–Marin Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value having staff who come from communities that we serve. We especially encourage people of color, folks from the LGBTQIA2+ community, and people with disabilities to apply. In accordance with and support of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we encourage formerly incarcerated individuals and those with arrest and conviction records to apply.