Sanitation 3rd Shift – (Heavy Lifting Required)

Tyson•San Lorenzo, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for covering, sanitizing, cleaning, and preparing equipment for use in various departments at a facility that produces pepperoni and salami. The role works in the Sanitation Department and involves cleaning and sanitizing production equipment and work areas, handling waste and recycling, supporting evening work assignments, and assisting with employee training and inspections. The position starts at $24.50 per hour, with a $1.00 third-shift increase and potential overtime. The facility operates five days a week.

Requirements

Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Willingness and ability to work overtime and/or weekends as needed and all shifts.
Ability to repeatedly push, pull, and lift up to 60 pounds at below-waist, shoulder, and above-shoulder levels.
Ability to repeatedly push or manipulate up to 60 pounds.
Ability to tolerate temperatures of 35 degrees or below for an entire shift.
Ability to walk and stand on a concrete floor for the duration of the shift.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
Willingness and ability to complete all required job training.
Willingness and ability to comply with all safety, food safety, GMP, and SQF requirements.
Willingness and ability to perform all positions of rotation, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of USDA regulations, plant sanitation standards, and procedures.
Mechanical knowledge.

Responsibilities

Cover motors, electrical plugs, electrical control panels, metal detectors, and their housings before cleaning.
Remove excess waste from floors before washdown.
Use a pressure hose to clean conveyors, grinders, blenders, equipment parts, tables, sinks, vats, combo bins, and surrounding areas.
Scour equipment parts, including air needles, with a green scouring pad.
Sanitize equipment and work areas, and apply oil to parts where needed.
Clean lights, pipes, and walls as instructed by the Sanitation supervisor or management.
Remove non-recyclable waste from bins and place it in the compactor; collect recyclable clean carbon boxes without meat residual and casings for recyclable compactors.
Assist in coordinating and completing evening work assignments.
Assist with training sanitation employees in cleaning production, kitchen, packaging, Cryovac, cooler, skinning, and dry-room areas.
Assist in inspecting machines and re-clean and sanitize rejected areas or equipment.
Assist the Sanitation supervisor with training new employees and promoting safety awareness.
Conduct bioluminescence swabs on pre-selected equipment in RTE and Kitchen areas.
Use sanitation chemical supplies in accordance with sanitation standards and regulations.
Complete required training, comply with safety, food safety, GMP, and SQF requirements, and perform applicable rotation positions.
Perform other work as assigned by a supervisor or lead person.