Sanitation Lead

Cargill • Nebraska City, NE

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters. The role involves performing ongoing assigned lead activities, including providing day-to-day support and guidance to sanitation team members while remaining a hands-on operator. It requires executing labor-intensive sanitation and housekeeping processes using specialized equipment in accordance with sanitation schedules, safety procedures, and food safety regulations. The position also involves performing basic maintenance and facility-support tasks and ensuring proper chemical concentrations and documentation are maintained.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
• Must be 18 years or older
• One (1) year experience working in wet, cold, and physically demanding environments while wearing extensive PPE, including rain gear and chemical protective equipment
• One (1) year experience performing labor-intensive sanitation and housekeeping tasks using specialized equipment
• Experience executing sanitation schedules, following safety standards, following regulatory requirements and lockout/tagout procedures
• Experience ensuring accurate and timely completion of sanitation and/or production documentation
• Experience executing sanitation duties utilizing proper chemical handling and concentration

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) years of sanitation experience in a food manufacturing or industrial production environment
• Three (3) years’ experience providing informal leadership, training, or work directions to sanitation teams
• Three (3) years’ experience working with sanitation chemicals, specialized equipment, and food safety regulations
• Three (3) years’ experience coordinating sanitation activities in an overnight or weekend operation

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing assigned lead activities, including providing day-to-day support and guidance to sanitation team members while remaining a hands-on operator
• Execute labor-intensive sanitation and housekeeping processes using specialized equipment in accordance with sanitation schedules, safety procedures, and food safety regulations
• Adhere to safe work practices, applicable government regulations, and company guidelines to maintain sanitary conditions, ensure product quality, and verify compliance with lockout and tagout procedures
• Perform basic maintenance and facility-support tasks inside and outside the facility, including shoveling snow, applying salt, painting handrails and pipes, and ordering supplies as needed
• Ensure and support completion of scheduled inspections of sanitation-related equipment, including steam and tempered water hoses
• Ensure proper chemical concentrations through titration
• Ensure all required production and sanitation paperwork is accurate and completed on time
• Safely contain and proactively address potential issues related to the storage, handling, and usage of cleaning chemicals, including use of required PPE and operation of specialized sanitation equipment
• Perform detailed sanitation activities including scraping, shoveling, sweeping, soaping, spraying, power washing, sanitizing, scrubbing, lifting, carrying, pushing containers, and disassembling and reassembling equipment
• Perform additional sanitation or facilities-related duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• 401(k) with Cargill matching contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed