Sanitation Specialist

Hours: 2nd Shift Monday- Friday 6pm-2:30am

Pay: $17.00 hour

Job Description

Clean and sanitize processing area and equipment following guidelines of U.S.D.A. during evening shift.

Disassemble handle and reassemble equipment in a manner that maintains the conditions and food safety of the equipment at all times.

Ensure that cleaning chemical concentrations cleaning times temperatures and flows meet personal safety food safety and cleaning standards

Follow all sanitation general plant area-specific and equipment specific safe practices and GMP standards

Safely and efficiently operate Clean In Place and Clean Out of Place systems

Complete all documentation communication and record-keeping requirements accurately on time and in a professional manner

Inspect sanitation work and follow up as appropriate to ensure that all operating and sanitation standards have been met to ensure a safe and effective on-time start of plant processing and equipment.

Perform other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge skills and abilities:

• The ability to be organized self-motivated work as a team in a fast paced work environment
• The ability to understand and execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and best practices safely consistently and effectively
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing sanitation role is preferred

Physical demands of the job: During an 8 hour night shift the employee will perform the following on a frequent to constant basis:

Standing

• Walking
• Bending twisting
• Pushing pulling
• Reaching
• Overhead work
• Climbing
• Carrying both bilateral and unilateral
• Repetitive motion: using upper extremities to wipe scrub scrape sweep mop etc.
• Kneel
• Crouch or squat as specific work assignments require.

Also required:

• Tolerance / ability to work at heights on ladders and scissors lifts in order to clean ceiling tiles pipes and the tops of large sections of equipment.
• Scissors lifts: from a few feet off the ground to ceiling height up to 30 feet
• Equipment used: mops buckets rags scrub brushes hoses power washer scrapers air hoses pallet jack etc.

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a high school diploma/GED
• A good fit for applicants with gaps in their resume or who have been out of the workforce for the past 6 months or more
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education
• A job for which all ages including older job seekers are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Qualifications :

Required Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required

Preferred Experience: Cleaning or chemical sanitation experience/training or equivalent.

REQUIRED SKILLS KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

• Able to organize and prioritize in a multi-tasking environment.
• Able to understand and follow Chemical & Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures and policies once trained.
• Communicate with peers subordinates and leaders in an effective timely manner.
• Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related-problems.
• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers.
• Ability to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions and deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Additional Information :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk use hands to finger handle or feel lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Jack Links is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation and gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify
Jack Links provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new Team Members Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid we use E-Verifys photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that Jack Links has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1- (TDD: 1-).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time