Custodian Supervisor

Mai Animal Health; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mai Animal Health is seeking a Custodian Supervisor in Elmwood, WI, to oversee the custodial team and maintain high cleanliness, safety, and sanitation levels across the facility.

You will lead scheduling, training, and performance monitoring of custodians, ensuring proper use of equipment and chemicals, maintaining logs, and managing supplies. This role combines hands-on work with leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; additional coursework in facility management or safety compliance preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years custodial/cleaning experience; supervisory or team lead experience strongly preferred.
• Working in or supervising cleaning within a clean room environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to supervise, train, and motivate staff.
• Ability to manage schedules, cleaning logs, and supply inventory.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead, and support a team of custodians to ensure areas are cleaned and maintained.
• Create and manage custodial work schedules for all shifts and facility needs.
• Train new custodians in cleaning techniques, safety procedures, and equipment use.
• Perform and oversee tasks such as sweeping, mopping, polishing, dusting, and waste removal.
• Must be comfortable working at heights while cleaning racking, beams, water lines and air pipes.
• Maintain sanitary restrooms and replenish supplies as needed.
• Maintain cleaning logs documenting daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
• Monitor inventory of cleaning products and request supplies as needed.
• Inspect work areas to ensure cleanliness and safety standards are met.
• Assist with snow removal, lawn care, and seasonal upkeep.
• Perform minor building repairs (e.g., bulbs, fasteners) as necessary.
• Operate and safely use motorized cleaning and maintenance equipment.
• Foster a positive, collaborative team environment with feedback and coaching.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Team management

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

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Full Time Elmwood, WI, US

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $60,000.00 Annually

Job Summary:

The Custodian Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the custodial team and ensuring the cleanliness, safety, and sanitation of all assigned areas within the facility. This role combines hands-on custodial duties with leadership responsibilities, including scheduling, training, and monitoring performance of custodial staff. The Custodian Supervisor will also be accountable for ensuring compliance with safety procedures, proper use of equipment and chemicals, maintaining updated cleaning logs, and managing adequate cleaning supplies.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Supervise, lead, and support a team of custodians to ensure all assigned areas are properly cleaned and maintained.
• Create and manage custodial work schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for all shifts and facility needs.
• Train new custodians in proper cleaning techniques, safety procedures, and use of equipment and cleaning chemicals.
• Perform and oversee custodial tasks such as sweeping, mopping, polishing, dusting, trash removal, window cleaning, and moving furniture/equipment.
• Must be comfortable working at heights while cleaning racking, beams, water lines and air pipes.
• Ensure restrooms are maintained to sanitary standards, including disinfecting floors, sinks, toilets, and replenishing supplies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date cleaning logs to document daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning tasks.
• Monitor inventory of cleaning products and request/order supplies as needed.
• Inspect work areas regularly to ensure custodial staff are meeting cleanliness and safety standards.
• Assist with snow removal, lawn care, and other seasonal facility upkeep.
• Perform minor building and furniture repairs as necessary (e.g., replacing light bulbs, tightening fasteners).
• Operate and ensure safe use of motorized cleaning and maintenance equipment.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment, providing feedback and coaching to custodial staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; additional coursework in facility management, leadership, or safety compliance preferred.
• Minimum of 2–3 years custodial/cleaning experience required, with prior supervisory or team lead experience strongly preferred.
• Working in or supervising cleaning within a clean room environment is strongly preferred
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to supervise, train, and motivate a custodial team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities, including handling unexpected facility or staffing issues.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage schedules, cleaning logs, and supply inventory.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare reports related to cleaning, inspections, and safety compliance.
• Proficient in the safe use of cleaning chemicals, manual tools, power tools, and custodial equipment.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, scheduling systems, or facility management software) preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to regularly bend, stoop, move from ground level to higher levels, and lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand, walk, climb (ladders, lifts, and scaffolding), reach, lift, pull, push, stoop, squat, bend, and stretch throughout the assigned shift.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, indoors and outdoors, and perform seasonal tasks such as snow removal and lawn care.
• Must be able to operate custodial and maintenance equipment safely and consistently.