What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sanitation Technician II position at Jenis Splendid Ice Creams LLC.?
Sanitation Technician II
We’re searching for a Sanitation Technician II to report to the Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor and be based in Columbus. This person will exemplify the talent, hustle, guts, resilience, and empathy for which we recruit, demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication abilities, as well as superb organizational skills, detail orientation, problem solving, and collaboration, and thrive in the creation, execution, and maintenance of smart, efficient, effective systems and processes.
OUR COMPANY: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is a modern American ice cream company dedicated to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Founded in 2002 by James Beard Award-winning ice cream maker Jeni Britton—who introduced a modern, ingredient-driven style of ice cream making that revolutionized the industry, forever changing the way ice cream is made—Jeni’s has emerged over the past two decades as the new standard by which all other ice creams are judged. Today, the creative-led, community-spirited company is a certified B Corporation with 80 scoop shops (and counting), an online shop with nationwide shipping at jenis.com, and distribution in top grocery stores across the country.
OUR MISSION: Team Jeni's is a nationwide team of people who bring their talent, hustle, guts, resilience and empathy (lots of heart, too) to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Working at Jeni's means devotion to service. Serving by caring about ourselves, each other, our communities, ice creams and customers. We are a force for good!
This position is responsible for:
Working alone, or in conjunction with other team members, disassemble, clean and reassemble processing equipment, while evaluating the progress of the work in assigned cleaning areas.
Interacting with the Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor to prioritize specific projects
Safely handling and apply cleaning and sanitizing chemicals per Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
Maintaining sanitation equipment and materials in a secure, clean and organized manner
Complying with all food safety and quality policies and procedures.
Documenting all cleaning and sanitizing activities on appropriate cleaning and sanitizing checklists
Executing plant processing set up for the Production Team, based on direction from the Production Schedule and the Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor
Assisting in product movement based on the direction of the Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor and Production Manager
Assisting in recycling and general waste management
Assisting in writing SSOPs
Assisting Sanitation and Maintenance Supervisor with continuous improvement projects
Qualified applicants will have the following education and experience:
High School Diploma or GED highly preferred
Availability to work third shift during the week and various hours, as needed, on weekends
A minimum of 3 years of food Sanitation experience is preferred
Ability to perform basic math skills for calculating chemical concentrations
Ability to read and write in English to complete documentation and understand Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and Safety Data Sheets
Capable of lifting 50 lbs repeatedly and frequently
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time, climb, stoop, kneel and stretch while executing the job
Ability to work in wet or humid conditions while performing the duties of the job, and occasionally be exposed to outside weather conditions while performing certain job duties
The position is eligible for the following benefits:
Competitive compensation
Excellent insurance (health, dental, vision)
Paid time off, including sick, vacation, and holiday pay
401k participation and 4% match on 401k contributions after 3 months of employment
A one-month paid sabbatical after 3 years of continuous service
Annual paid day to volunteer for a non-profit organization that matters to you
50% discount at Jeni’s Scoop Shops and online
Jeni's is an equal opportunity employer. Said our way, we love and honor differences, and we love sharing common values such as talent, hustle, guts, resilience, and empathy. Our differences are a primary source of our team's strength and we crave having a team rich with diversity which is creativity and art in its human form.
