Sanitation Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Break down, clean, and sanitize food-processing equipment

• Regularly work in confined spaces such as dryers, and semolina silos

• Perform general cleaning and maintenance of structural components such as walls, floors, HVAC units and ductwork, lights, pipes, windows, and ceilings

• Regularly clean and maintain auxiliary rooms, structures, and outside areas of facility

• Properly mix and safely apply cleaning and sanitizing chemicals when necessary

• Maintain and complete OSHA, food safety and HACCP paperwork associated with the position

• Periodically perform or participate in GMP or Food Safety audits. Effectively communicate results and corrective actions as required

• Ensure that equipment is properly maintained to produce safe, quality, and legal product

• Ensure compliance with all safety programs and maintain hazard free work areas

• Use sound judgment and exercise caution to ensure personal safety and the safety of others 

• Communicate effectively with other Team Members and across the functions to support a self-directed work environment

• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Education/Experience/Skills

• Must possess good oral and written communication skills as well as basic math skills

• Read, write, and communicate in English

• Must be organized and detail oriented

• Should be familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, basic OSHA safety regulations and have at least 6 months' experience in a food manufacturing facility

• Must be able to lift at least 55 pounds and work at high elevations, in confined areas, in extreme heat and cold and in outside conditions regularly

• Must be able to navigate numerous flights of stairs/ladders on a continual basis

• Learn how to operate a variety of sanitation equipment (i.e., floor scrubbers, man lifts, high pressure washers, fork trucks, etc.).

• Use various hand tools like scrapers, air hose, ladders, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.

• Work independently and as part of a team