Sanitation Technician

General Mills • Green Bay, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for production, warehouse and facility sanitation leadership, supporting production packaging and processing operations, product safety and regulatory compliance. General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. Our Geneva, IL Plant is the newest addition to our North America plant network. To increase capacity and keep pace with the growing consumer demand for the products, General Mills is making a significant investment to expand capacity for our beloved Fruit brands (Gusher and Fruit by the Foot). We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Minimum of 3 years sanitation experience
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

Nice To Haves

• Previous industrial and/or food manufacturing sanitation experience preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Experienced working with chemicals

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) and managing sanitation activities
• Operate scissors and boom lift while doing MSS.
• Operate floor scrubber to clean and scrub the floors.
• Operate carboard baler, trash, and bakery feeds compactor.
• Operate COP tank for equipment parts and dip tank for the plates
• cleaning of spiral freezer and using pressure washer machine
• Clean outside surface of the silo.
• Understanding and following required programs, audits, fumigations, and documentation
• Responsible for proactive pest control inspections/documentation as a back up to Sanitation Lead
• Safe operation and maintenance of sanitation equipment, such as floor scrubber, COP tank, chemical foamer and industrial vacuum system
• Responsible for the maintenance of inside and outside facility/offices/grounds
• Cleaning and sanitation of the production lines, production and warehouse facility
• Timely and accurate completion of required inspections/documentation
• Safe operation of forklift and skid loader
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees

Benefits

• Up to 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually (depending on your schedule) and 11 paid company holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance- includes medical, dental and life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED