Sanitation Associate

PROBAR•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for cleaning food production rooms and disassembling and cleaning food production equipment to food-safety sanitation standards. The associate will use chemicals to clean floors, walls, tables, and equipment, and work with chemical dispensing equipment. A key part of the role involves inspecting production equipment and the production area to ensure readiness for handling open food ingredients before and during the day. The associate will also actively inspect equipment and product ingredients to ensure conformance to food safety, sanitation, and quality standards, taking corrective actions as needed and communicating/documenting with the Supervisor. Executing tests to ensure cleaning is complete to established guidelines and working with the plant services team to accomplish all cleaning in various areas of the building are also core duties. The role requires wearing appropriate PPE for safe chemical use and adhering to all safety procedures and training. Maintaining safe and efficient use of equipment, chemicals, tools, and PPE, and reporting any safety issues immediately to the Supervisor are essential.

Requirements

Ability to control the operations of equipment or systems
Proper lifting technique
Ensure compliance of self and others with cGMP’s
Do’s and Don’ts of working around manufacturing equipment/Lock out Tag out
Ability to work with Plant Hygienist or Quality Manager to study bacterial behavior in production room and other areas
Positive attitude
Able to stand, twist and lift for 8-hour shift
Able to work wearing food protection gear including hairnet, lab coat, beard net if required
Strong ability to follow verbal instructions
Outstanding work ethic
Positive attitude
Excellent attendance

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak English and Spanish highly desirable

Responsibilities

Clean food production room and disassemble and clean food production equipment to food-safety sanitation standards
Use chemicals to clean floors, walls, tables, and equipment
Work with chemical dispensing equipment
Inspect production equipment and production area to ensure readiness before start and throughout the day for handling open food ingredients
Actively inspect equipment and product ingredients to ensure conformance to food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
Take corrective actions as needed and communicate and document with Supervisor
Execute tests to ensure cleaning is complete to established guidelines
Work with plant services team to accomplish all cleaning in production room and production equipment, refrigerated warehouse, warehouse, office areas, restrooms and break room
Wear PPE’s to work safely with chemicals for purpose of sanitation in production, warehouse, and other areas of the building
Follow all safety procedures and participates in safety training
Maintains safe and efficient use of equipment, chemicals, tools, and PPE’s
Reports any accident, injury or unsafe condition immediately to Supervisor