32 Sanitation - Sanitation Technician - Searcy

Land O'Frost•Searcy, AR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Technician is responsible for completing assigned tasks in a timely manner, including the breakdown, disassembly, and reassembly of equipment. This role involves performing sanitation procedures on all equipment in the assigned area, utilizing hazardous chemicals according to supplier specifications to ensure proper cleaning and prevent injury or damage. The technician must adhere to Land O'Frost, Inc. Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), report any equipment inadequacies or damage, and perform pre-operational inspections. Additionally, the position requires responding to USDA sanitation-related requests, working collaboratively with co-workers, and successfully completing various training programs including chemical training, Lockout/Tagout, HAZMAT, and HAZCOM. Food safety is paramount, requiring accurate documentation for SSOP, HACCP, or other pre-requisite programs, and adherence to all food safety, quality, and GMP procedures specific to the role. Secondary responsibilities include performing regular technician duties, learning new equipment cleaning procedures, assisting in maintaining the sanitation chemical storage room, cleaning non-production areas, monitoring equipment during operation, and performing or assisting with swabbing for microbial information. Specific duties may also include packaging responsibilities like setting film registration on Multivac's, cookroom tasks such as setting up T-Sizers and Risco's and providing supplies, and formulation tasks like inserting lid seals, grinder augers, comitrol augers, and greasing comvair plates.

Requirements

Must be able to read, comprehend, and carry out or re-communicate verbally the direction of your supervisor.
Must not be allergic to chemicals.
Must be capable of acquiring a license for all types of jacks and lifts.
Must have vision of, or correctable to, 20/20.
Must not have Acrophobia.
Must weigh less than 375 pounds in order to be able to wear fall protection.

Responsibilities

Completing assigned tasks in a timely manner.
Breakdown or disassembly of equipment and reassembling equipment.
Performing sanitation procedures on all equipment in assigned area.
Cleaning equipment using hazardous chemicals, at the correct solution strength setup by our chemical supplier to adequately clean the equipment and prevent any injury to personnel, or damage to equipment due to improper chemical use.
Cleaning equipment required by Land O'Frost, Inc. Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP).
Reporting any inadequacies or damage found to equipment to supervisor.
Performing pre –operational inspection of equipment in assigned area prior to crew leader’s inspection.
Responding to any USDA sanitation related request.
Working as a team member with co-workers to achieve the overall sanitation objectives of the plant.
Taking and passing chemical training.
Taking and passing Lockout/Tagout course for authorized level.
Taking and understanding HAZMAT and HAZCOM Training.
Food Safety when documenting results for SSOP, HACCP or other pre-requisite programs.
Adhering to all food safety, quality and GMP procedures specific to this position.
Capable of performing a regular sanitation technician’s duty in assigned area.
Learning breakdown and cleaning procedures of new equipment brought into a department.
Assist in maintaining a clean and organized sanitation chemical equipment storage room.
Assist in monitoring and cleaning if needed sanitation of non-production areas of the plant.
Assist in the monitoring of production and sanitation equipment during its operation or handling, to help keep in proper working order.
Perform or assist in swabbing equipment in proper methods to obtain microbial or bacterial information.
Packaging responsibilities: Properly set film registration on Multivac's and run pre-flight set-up verification before startup of 1st shift production.
Cookroom: Set-up T-Sizers and Risco's.
Cookroom: Provide supplies for 1st shift production; i.e. ingredients, clips, casings, etc.
Formulation: Insert mixer lid seals.
Formulation: Insert grinder augers.
Formulation: Insert comitrol augers.
Formulation: Grease comvair plates.