Custodian,Lead (Food Services)

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, UT, is seeking a Custodian Lead (Food Services) to supervise a cleaning crew and maintain safe, sanitary facilities.

You will lead 8–12 staff, conduct training, manage performance, and ensure compliant use of cleaning equipment. On-site role with potential VIP duties and seasonal variations.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience preferred.
• Two or more years related work experience in custodial/maintenance.
• Previous LDS Church custodial work experience preferred.
• Able to utilize technology to meet administrative needs and increase productivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 8–12 people, delegate daily tasks and monitor performance.
• Maintain clean, sanitized, and orderly facilities including offices, restrooms, and public areas.
• Operate cleaning equipment such as vacuums, polishers, buffers, power washers, and extraction equipment.
• Ensure safety, report issues, and manage training and development of staff.
• May assist with grounds, events, or other manual labor duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Tools

Sweepers

Lifts

Power washers

Carpet machinery

Job description

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Custodian,Lead (Food Services)

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (No Local)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to ""seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.""

Lead team to eliminate distractions in a safe and efficient manner by keeping assigned areas in clean, sanitized, and orderly condition. May be assigned to help with grounds, special events, or other manual labor duties.

Responsibilities

Typical duties may include:

• Employee performance management including evaluations, feedback and the development of improvement plans
• Coordinating the daily work of approximately 8-12 people
• Teaching, training and modeling processes, procedures and practices
• Motivating, building, and developing team members
• Creating a culture of safety within assigned group
• Presentations to groups of team members, peers, or superiors as assigned
• Completing administrative tasks
• Clean offices, restrooms, public areas, etc. as instructed including fixtures such as sinks, toilets, tubs, showers, mirrors, air vents, furniture, equipment, window sills, walls, etc.
• Operate mechanized cleaning equipment, such as vacuums, polishers, buffers, large scrubbers and sweepers, power washers, and extraction equipment, etc.
• Operate balers, shredders, aerial lifts, and forklifts
• Window and building exterior cleaning possibly including fountains
• Clean carpets, rugs, upholstery and drapes
• Sanitize areas, furnishings, or fixtures as instructed
• Wet or damp mop floors
• Dust or polish furnishings, light fixtures, window sills, wood paneling, etc.
• Dispose of trash, waste, and other materials
• Perform emergency cleanups including floods, bodily fluids, spills, etc.
• Restock supplies
• Move furniture, supplies, and miscellaneous equipment
• Remove leaves or snow
• On call responsibilities may be required
• May be assigned to executive VIP responsibilities
• Report safety or security issues and needed repairs
• Perform other duties and attend meetings as assigned

Autonomy – Perform work under minimal supervision. Perform self-directed work while handling complex issues: refers only the most complicated issues to higher-level staff.

Leadership or Supervision of Others – Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to others. Responsible for employee performance management and training. Organize and assign work of subordinates. Responsible for crew safety. Complete administrative paperwork as necessary. Maintain good public relations.

Environment – May require working in damp, dusty, and/or dirty areas. May require work with various cleaning solvents and chemicals.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of subject matter; typically two or more years related work experience
• Previous LDS Church custodial work experience preferred
• Able to utilize technology to meet the administrative needs of the position and increase productivity and efficiency
• Able to efficiently lead and motivate team members while providing feedback, performance improvement opportunities, and employee training and development
• Must certify in the use of any needed equipment including sweepers, buffers, lifts, carpet cleaning machinery, high rise power washers, etc.
• Able to understand basic instructions, complete basic tasks, and handle basic issues and problems
• Able to independently lift and position objects weighing as much as 50 pounds as well as ability to team lift and position objects weighing as much as 100 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Able to stand, walk, kneel, squat, stoop, push, pull, twist, bend, and perform repetitive movements for extended periods of time.
• Able to work from ladders, scaffolds, and mechanical lifts for extended periods of time.
• May be required to work outside during all seasons, temperatures, and types of weather
• Able to work in a professional manner with others as well as alone without constant supervision. Must have a positive attitude with the ability to work as a team.
• Able to understand English for general communication, video training, building security, and safety. Also, must be capable of understanding instructions both verbally and in writing and able to ask clarifying questions as needed.
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must comply with all regulations associated with the handling of chemicals

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 378988
• Job Category CG - Custodial, Grounds & Maintenance
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 06:15 PM
• Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (No Local)
• Apply Before 11/14/2026, 06:55 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Qualificação de dignidade Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
• Anúncio/Mais informações Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.