Porter-CONTRACTOR

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•St. Louis, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Porter supports research trials at a pet food pilot plant that evaluates innovative formulas, ingredients, and processes. The role maintains sanitation for food safety requirements and helps keep the facility presentable for tours. Duties include cleaning equipment and surfaces, using cleaners and sanitizers designated for different hygienic food safety zones, operating floor-cleaning equipment, and removing waste. The Porter works with moderate direction from supervisors and technicians and collaborates with a team of 15 technicians. This is a contingent, one-year role with potential for renewal. It is onsite Monday through Friday in a pet-friendly campus environment. The schedule is 6:45 a.m.–4:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, including an unpaid 30-minute lunch, and 6:45–10:45 a.m. on Fridays. Occasional safety and food safety training takes place on Fridays from 10:30–11:00 a.m.; the schedule will be adjusted during those weeks. Pay is $21.39 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to walk and stand throughout the day, climb and descend stairs, bend, kneel, lift, and occasionally carry loads up to 50 pounds.
Self-starter who is motivated to maintain a clean and organized workspace.
Adherence to facility safety, security, good manufacturing, and food safety policies and practices.
Adherence to Nestlé Purina's Drug and Alcohol-free workplace policy.
Nail polish, acrylic nails, jewelry of any type, and fake eyelashes are not allowed in the pilot plant.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Support cleaning and sanitation for pilot plant trials according to the day's work and priorities.
Attend the 7:30 a.m. Daily Operational Meeting to understand the day's priorities.
Seek direction from technicians to support trials, equipment cleaning, tours, and GMP audit findings.
Empty trash in batching and mixing areas at the start of each day, check trash cans in designated areas at least daily, make additional rounds as needed, maintain liners, and wipe soiled cans.
Clean buckets, tubs, utensils, and similar items with the specified cleaner and hot water, rinse and sanitize them, and leave them upside down to dry.
Clean designated Dycem mats at least twice daily, more often when traffic is heavy, following the specified sanitation procedure.
Use available time to wipe plant surfaces such as ledges, pipes, wall protrusions, vents, and grates when they can be safely cleaned.
Communicate with teams and prioritize heavy-use areas, including spaces behind extruders and 4N areas when operating.
Wipe down the boot sanitizer weekly.
Coordinate with the batching lead to operate the batching floor sweeper multiple times per week.
Operate the floor scrubber in the main 1N hallways one or two times daily; drain and wash its waste tank after use and prepare its soap tank as directed.
Use RTU Surface Sanitizer on mats during weekly cleaning and follow the specified mat-cleaning procedures.
Polish stainless-steel doors and stair stringers weekly, including door edges, jams, and hardware.
Wipe down railings weekly.
Sweep the dock, adjacent parking lot, and dumpster area weekly.
Ask the lead technician or food safety specialist for direction when there is no assigned task.
Attend occasional safety and food safety training.