Sanitation Technician 1st shift (Manufacturing)

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Works with all plant operations, offices, buildings, and grounds to assure the company's compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, FDA regulations, the Master Sanitation Schedule, and Customer Sanitation expectations and contribute to a safe and healthy environment.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Clean and remove foreign materials and products from, around, and under machines, equipment, conveyors, and from the plant floor, and racking using brushes, cleaning towels, industrial vacuum, and air hoses.
• Hand sweeps floor areas inaccessible to cleaning machines and picks up scrap.
• Keep working areas in packaging, processing, warehouse, maintenance, and offices clean and in orderly condition.
• Assist and support department teams to enhance production in work centers
• Work safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by reading and following all plant safety regulations.
• Operate an industrial vacuum cleaner.
• Attaches battery charger to industrial sweeper/scrubber to recharge for the designated length of time.
• Work at various heights to clean overhead fixtures.
• Removes clutter, such as stacks of pallets.
• Clean drains, sinks, eye wash stations, drinking fountains, doors, and fire extinguishers.
• Check and fill soap and towel dispensers.
• Operate material handling equipment safely and efficiently, to minimize risk to personnel and damage to inventory and equipment.
• Collect trash from work areas and dump it into the compactor.
• Perform preventive sanitation maintenance on production lines and on selected machinery/equipment.
• Complete a master sanitation schedule for all areas of the plant.
• Notify management when replacement or repair of cleaning equipment, the physical plant, and outside grounds is needed.
• Read follows, and documents downtime on Sanitor Work Orders.
• Pick up, sort, stack, and band items.
• Mix fluids and cleaning solutions according to the formula.
• Clean snow, ice, and debris from the sidewalk.
• Pick up refuse from plant grounds.
• Perform post-cleaning evaluations of random areas with a member of management.
• Make suggestions for operational procedures and equipment.
• Assist in training new sanitation personnel and cross-training current employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must have good listening skills and possess the ability to verbally communicate to effectively convey information and ideas.
• Must have the ability to read and comprehend work-related reading material.
• Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to work as a productive member of a team.
• Must be able to work with persons representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
• Ability to use basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) to complete work tasks.
• Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Must know packaging line operation to position equipment for cleaning
• Must become knowledgeable of lock-out tag-out point locations
• Demonstrates high-quality standards of workmanship by observing and following Standard Operating Procedures.
• Responds appropriately to supervisory staff.
• Models responsible behavior by maintaining good attendance, punctuality, initiative, and completing work tasks efficiently, effectively, and safely.
• Possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Complete forklift training and all other required lift equipment.
• Employees must be able to complete specific training on selected equipment that is pertinent to the assigned work area(s).  

SQF:

Responsible for reporting any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action. Responsible for following cGMP's. Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping. Follow all appropriate equipment cleaning procedures

Work Environment:

This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, is exposed to airborne particles, works with toxic chemicals, and works around motorized vehicles.

• Must be able to lift to 50 lbs.