What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sanitation 1st Shift Helper position at Redbarn Pet Products?
Description
About Us:
Redbarn Pet Products was co-founded in 1996 by lifelong friends Jeff Baikie and Howie Bloxam, who met as 12-year-olds on a hockey rink in Canada. Inspired by a shared passion for wholesome, high-quality dog food, they built a company that has grown to a family of 500 members, offering over 200 foods, treats, and chews. As a family-owned business for over 25 years, Redbarn’s culture is rooted in the belief that they are more than just a team—they are a family.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive pay, based on experience
- Attendance bonuses
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Discounts on pet food
Summary
The Sanitation 1st Shift Helper maintains a clean, safe, and orderly working environment within our production areas. This role plays a vital part in supporting overall production hygiene and operational efficiency.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Pick up and remove trash and waste from all production areas.
- Transport waste to designated disposal locations.
- Sweep and maintain clean floors throughout the facility.
- Prepare sanitizer mixture using an automatic mixing station.
- Spray and sanitize production floors.
- Allow sanitized floors to air dry.
- Perform additional cleaning tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Education and Experience:
- No prior experience or training required — we provide on-the-job training.
Language Skills:
- Ability to read simple words and instructions.
- Recognize similarities and differences in words and numbers.
- Communicate using basic written and spoken sentences.
Mathematical Skills:
- Basic ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers.
- Understand basic units such as weight, volume, and distance/
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to follow simple instructions and work in routine environments.
- Handle standard situations with minimal variation.
Physical Requirements
- Regular use of hands to handle materials and equipment.
- Frequent standing, walking, and reaching with arms and hands.
- Occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, or hearing
- Must frequently lift/move up to 25 lbs, and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
- Visual abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
Work Environment
- Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
- Loud noise levels typical of a production environment.
Redbarn® Pet Products is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Redbarn® Pet Products, complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at (562) 495-7315.
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Redbarn® Pet Products does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Redbarn property and therefore, Redbarn® Pet Products will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Redbarn® Pet Products request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully executed agreement with Redbarn® Pet Products must be in place and current.
