Sanitation Team Member PM - Brooklyn

Whitsons Culinary Group•brooklyn, NY

About The Position

The Sanitation Team Member helps the facility meet mandatory sanitation requirements for machinery, equipment, and building areas. The role cleans, scrubs, and sanitizes equipment, rooms, and grounds; supports Production with cleanup projects; and works with team members to meet daily sanitation schedules. Safety, reliability, attention to detail, and compliance with Whitsons policies, OSHA regulations, applicable laws, and the Management Operating Structure are fundamental expectations. The position primarily operates in a manufacturing and warehouse environment, including packing and warehousing areas, storerooms, and areas near heavy machinery and freezers. Exposure to hot and cold temperatures, cleaning chemicals, and outdoor grounds may occur, and noise levels are moderate to loud. Days and hours follow production and sanitation schedules; extended hours, including evenings and/or weekends, may be required. Travel to multiple work sites and occasional out-of-state travel may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Complete all required Whitsons and government-mandated training.
Speak, read, and write English.
Be willing to learn, follow written and verbal instructions, and work as part of a team in a fast-paced production environment.
Follow sanitation procedures and chemical-handling and PPE requirements.
Complete cleaning and sanitizing tasks thoroughly and on schedule; report to work as scheduled.
Pay attention to detail, check completed work, and correct missed areas before production resumes.
Communicate clearly and respectfully, ask questions when unsure, and report problems and safety concerns promptly.
Recognize and report hazards; use equipment, chemicals, and PPE correctly; work safely around machinery, wet floors, and extreme temperatures.
Stand for the majority of the workday; frequently sit, walk, talk, and hear; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, and controls; and reach with hands and arms.
Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, including while turning side to side.
Have close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Food plant or food manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Help keep the facility audit ready by cleaning, scrubbing, and sanitizing equipment exteriors, tanks, stairs, walls, floors, baseboards, handrails, sinks, drains, and trash cans.
Perform daily exterior cleaning of machinery.
Clean assigned rooms by mopping, sweeping, wiping, and performing similar tasks.
Keep outside grounds clean year-round.
Clean common and office areas on occasion.
Assist Production staff with major cleanup projects as needed.
Take direction from sanitation leadership to resolve sanitation-related issues.
Work with Production and other team members to meet sanitation schedules while maximizing productivity.
Report sanitation work problems promptly and help team members solve them.
Follow Whitsons policies, OSHA regulations, applicable laws, and the Management Operating Structure.
Follow facility, OSHA, and safety regulations, including proper use of PPE and chemicals.
Participate actively as a member of assigned teams and perform other duties as assigned.