3rd Shift Sanitation Technician Level 1

Biery Cheese Co.•Louisville, OH

About The Position

The Sanitation Technician 1 is an hourly, full-time training and evaluation role in the Quality department, reporting to the Sanitation Supervisor. The technician must comply with plant GMP, SQF Quality and Safety, food safety, and bio-security procedures. The position trains and evaluates team members to ensure proficiency in sanitation procedures and skills. After training is completed and proficiencies are confirmed, the team member will move to the Sanitation Technician 2 position. Excellent attendance is required during training. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 10:55 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The listed pay rate is $16.50, with a $2.00 shift differential. Occasional mandatory overtime, including weekends, is required. The role includes learning plant floors and operations and developing proficiency in sanitation procedures, chemical handling, the seven steps of sanitation, foaming, sanitizing, operating washers, drain cleaning, floor foaming and scrubbing, chemical titration, cleaning parts across areas and production lines, checking equipment and cleaning effectiveness, and completing paperwork and end-of-night checklists. Other duties or projects may be assigned. The position works around moving machinery in production facilities and may involve cold, wet, or humid conditions. Safety precautions and protective equipment, including goggles, gloves, and shoes, may be required. Physical activities include standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling objects or tools, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Work may be near moving mechanical parts or in high or confined places. Biery Cheese states that it continuously trains team members in food safety, food quality, and regulatory requirements, and encourages process improvement to support high-quality production and packaging. Team members are expected to conduct themselves appropriately and manage production areas safely to avoid injury.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Reliability, good work ethics, quality work performance, and attention to detail.
Ability to maintain good working relationships with other departments.
Ability to work independently with little supervision.
Ability to work flexible hours.
Ability to multitask and work in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
Willingness to grow with the organization.
Ability to exercise considerable judgment and identify and solve problems.
Ability to represent the company’s core values.
Ability to maintain attendance.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to use hands and arms to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Ability to work in multiple plant areas and potentially in wet and humid conditions.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use distant and peripheral vision, identify and distinguish colors, and adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Learn and establish proficiency in sanitation operating procedures.
Learn and establish proficiency in the proper use of chemicals during sanitation activities.
Learn and establish proficiency in the seven steps of sanitation.
Learn and establish proficiency in foaming procedures.
Learn and establish proficiency in sanitizing procedures.
Learn and establish proficiency in operating both washers in the sanitation room.
Learn and establish proficiency in cleaning drains.
Learn and establish proficiency in foaming and scrubbing floors.
Learn and establish proficiency in titrating chemicals.
Learn and establish proficiency in cleaning parts for all areas and production lines.
Learn and establish proficiency in performing self-checks on equipment to ensure cleaning was effective.
Learn and establish proficiency in completing paperwork and end-of-night checklists.
Learn plant floor and operations.
Comply with plant GMP, SQF Quality and Safety, food safety, and bio-security procedures.
Maintain excellent attendance during the training period.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.