Custodian at Sims Municipal Recycling – San Antonio, Texas

Company Info

Circular Services is a leading developer and operator of circular economy infrastructure and services and the largest private recycling company in the U.S. with operations across the country. We help businesses and municipalities reduce and divert waste, lowering disposal costs and fueling local supply chains by ensuring materials are recovered, recycled, and reused.

About the Role:

We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Custodian to maintain cleanliness and sanitation throughout our manufacturing and recycling facility. This role is essential to ensuring a safe, clean, and organized working environment. The Custodian will perform routine cleaning, waste removal, and basic facility upkeep in an industrial setting. The ideal candidate is proactive, safety-conscious, and comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.

Job Type: Full-time

• 1st Shift: 7AM-5PM

Benefits:

• Paid Parental Leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• HSA/ FSA
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k matching
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Perform daily cleaning tasks, including sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing floors in production areas, break rooms, locker rooms, restrooms, and office spaces.
• Collect and properly dispose of recycling materials, production waste, and general trash in accordance with facility protocols.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms, locker rooms, and break rooms; replenish supplies such as soap, paper towels, and toilet paper.
• Conduct general warehouse and equipment cleanup at the end of each shift.
• Ensure the safe and proper use of cleaning chemicals, tools, and equipment.
• Monitor cleaning supply inventory and notify supervisors when restocking is needed.
• Perform light maintenance tasks such as replacing light bulbs and completing minor repairs.
• Follow all company health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.
• Report maintenance concerns, hazards, or safety issues promptly to appropriate personnel.
• Assist in preparing the facility for inspections or audits by maintaining cleanliness standards.
• Support facility shutdowns or deep-cleaning operations as required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned to support overall facility operations.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous janitorial, housekeeping, or industrial cleaning experience preferred.
• Familiarity with required PPE, including hard hat, reflective vest, steel-toe boots, ear and eye protection, and utility gloves.
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing or recycling environment.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

• Ability to work independently and follow written/verbal instructions.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

Normal work environment is a recycling plant, with exposure to all weather conditions, dirt, high levels of noise, smells/odors and at times exposure to dangerous and/or toxic substances requiring necessary precautions, including PPE.

The physical demands described here are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to sit, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, speak and hear.
• Must frequently lift and/or move objects more than 50 pounds
• Vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

EEOC: Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.