Sanitation Specialist

Reporting to the Sanitation Supervisor, the Sanitation Specialist, fully dissembles equipment, thoroughly inspects, and cleans and sanitizes according to our Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs). The position has a responsibility role in food safety in the facility as it related to sanitation and requires staying up to date on current industry best practices and safety regulations, ensuring that sanitation practices are strictly adhered to, and ensures the facility is consistently in a sanitary condition prior to production.

Duties and responsibilities

• Performs dry pick up, equipment breakdown, foaming, COP, and general cleaning and sanitation of plant equipment and facilities.
• Follows SSOPs to clean and sanitize all lines, equipment and areas.
• Assist with sanitation verification documentation.
• Handle and store sanitation chemicals in a safe manner according to chemical training and wear appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
• Follow LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out) protocols when cleaning powered equipment.
• Inform maintenance and sanitation leadership of any inspection issues noted during equipment breakdown or during sanitation.
• Maintain safe working conditions during the sanitation shift.
• Ensure plant sanitation practices meet or exceed HACCP and SQF requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma; 2 or 4 year degree preferred
• 1 to 3 years experience in production or sanitation preferred
• Experience working in the food industry highly preferred

Training

You will receive basic job-related training in the following areas:

• Chemical Safety and PPE
• Chemical Titration and Usage
• Equipment Cleaning
• Ladder Safety
• LOTO – Lock Out Tag Out
• Equipment disassembly and assembly of equipment
• Understanding the Master Cleaning Schedule
• Skyjack – Aerial Lift Training

Working conditions

This is a factory setting with lots of moving parts. It can be chaotic and noisy at times. Being aware of your surroundings is a must. Although the production floor has good air flow, the temperatures may be a little higher than usual due to the ovens and boiling in certain areas.

Physical requirements

• Lifting: Must be able to lift 50 pounds from bending position; back and upper body strength required.
• Reaching/Bending: Must reach repeatedly for objects at shoulder level or bend and reach for objects below waist level: repetitive motion.
• Grasping: Holding objects for extending periods of time: some repetitive motion is required.
• Standing/Walking: Must stand for most of workday. Must walk quickly across the facility to complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Pivoting/Rotating: Specific duties require repetitively grasping objects, with upper body pivoting and rotating.
• Pulling/Pushing: May pull and/or push equipment or pallets of product with weights of up to 800 pounds on a pallet jack; jack is pulled/pushed across a smooth floor with little resistance, but it does require some upper-body strength. .