Sanitation Worker - 3rd Shift

Pacific Cheese•Reno, NV

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Pacific Cheese, a family-owned and operated company for over 50 years, is seeking a Sanitation Worker 1 for their 3rd Shift schedule (9pm Monday-Friday, with occasional overtime). This role is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing the facility to meet federal and state requirements, performing general job duties to support production runs, and establishing effective working relationships with team members. The company is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Requirements

Ability to perform a variety of sanitation procedures.
Ability to clean and sanitize the facility to ensure federal and state requirements are met.
Ability to perform general job duties to support production runs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members.
Ability to provide guidance to trainees.
Ability to use good judgment while performing duties.
Ability to wash and sanitize production equipment.
Ability to disassemble and reassemble machinery parts for cleaning.
Ability to wash and sanitize production work areas.
Ability to empty refuse containers.
Ability to clean and sweep warehouse.
Ability to clean office areas, lunchrooms and restrooms.
Ability to open and prepare raw material for production.
Ability to keep production area, sanitation area and tools clean and organized.
Ability to discard used packaging materials appropriately.
Ability to perform support duties and skilled positions on production line.
Ability to open cheese and prepare production lines for start up.
Ability to pack finished product into appropriate packaging.
Ability to ensure quality specifications are met.
Ability to follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
Ability to follow safe work practices.
Must attend all department and company required trainings.

Nice To Haves

Occasional overtime may be required.

Responsibilities

Wash and sanitize production equipment following procedures and instructions, document activities as needed.
Disassemble and reassemble parts of the machinery to ensure that equipment is cleaned thoroughly, notify appropriate parties when problems are encountered.
Wash and sanitize production work area.
Empty all refuse containers.
Clean and sweep warehouse.
Clean office areas, lunchrooms and restrooms.
Open and prepare raw material for daily production run.
Ensure that production area, sanitation area and tools are kept clean and organized.
Discard used packaging materials in an appropriate manner.
Perform support duties and skilled positions on production line if line is in operation in lieu of sanitation.
Open cheese and prepare production lines for on time start up.
Pack finished product into appropriate packaging.
Ensure that quality specifications are being met with finished product. Inform appropriate parties when standards are not met.
Follow Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure food safety, safe work practices to protect yourself and others and not engage in unsafe behavior.
Must attend all department and company required trainings.
Perform other duties as assigned.