Cleaner/Custodian
Whole Foods
Employment type: Part-time
Pay: $17.00 – $25.40/hour
Position summary
This role supports store cleanliness, safety, and upkeep across the sales floor, seating areas, restrooms, back offices, and other shared spaces. You will help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment while supporting daily store operations and responding to maintenance needs as they arise.
What you’ll do
- Perform duties on daily and weekly maintenance lists.
- Clean floors, seating areas, restrooms, back offices, and other store areas.
- Support teams with cleaning projects.
- Handle minor repairs and improvements.
- Help order supplies needed for store maintenance.
- Respond to cleaning emergencies.
- Help maintain landscaping and parking lot areas.
- Perform continual cleaning throughout all store departments.
- Report safety hazards and violations immediately.
- Complete other assigned duties as needed.
What you’ll need
- Ability to handle unpleasant tasks with a positive attitude.
- Strong focus on cleanliness and overall store appearance.
- Strong communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.
- Ability to follow instructions, procedures, and safety requirements.
- Professional conduct and respectful communication with team members, customers, and vendors.
- Good time management and organization skills.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work with urgency in a fast-paced environment.
- No prior retail experience required.
Physical requirements
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand or walk 6 – 8 hours in an 8-hour day.
- Ability to bend, twist, squat, reach, push, and pull.
- Ability to work with approved cleaning chemicals.
- Ability to work in wet, cold, and temperature-variable environments.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Ability to use tools and equipment such as box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.
