3rd Shift Sanitation

Associated Wholesale Grocers•Saint Cloud, MN

About The Position

This is a full-time warehouse sanitation position. The Sanitation Department Associate maintains cleanliness in assigned areas and supports a safe, sanitary facility. Work areas may include grocery, frozen, perishable, and front-office environments. The role involves operating warehouse equipment and power tools and performing assigned duties and periodic work orders. Duties and responsibilities may be assigned or reassigned by management at any time.

Requirements

Lift 40–45 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds periodically.
Manage time effectively and prioritize tasks.
Work for long periods in moderately cold temperatures.
Operate warehouse equipment, including electric order machines and forklifts, and use other power tools needed for assigned duties.
Meet attendance requirements.
Hear and respond to safety horns, intercom systems, and voice communication systems.
Identify and sequence numbers correctly.
See details at close range and at a distance.
Think, reason, and concentrate.
Accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Speak, read, and understand English sufficiently to communicate effectively with supervisors, employees, and customers.
Be reliable, responsible, and dependable, and meet the requirements of the position.
Work in high places as required by job duties.

Responsibilities

Promote a safe work environment and help ensure department employees follow OSHA and company safety policies.
Consider accident prevention part of everyday operations; set annual safety goals as part of a career or personal development plan and create action plans to achieve them.
Monitor the facility for safety or sanitary infractions and report them to a Supervisor.
Maintain day-to-day cleanliness of assigned areas, including sweeping dry spillage from under racks and pallets, by hand or with a power sweeper.
Mop spills with a chemical compound between and behind food racks or wherever needed.
Pick up and transport empty pallets from picking slots to the return dock.
Pull or cut back plastic surrounding product in pick slots.
Pick up and recoup damaged product, including product in high places, so it can be restocked.
Complete periodic work orders assigned by a Supervisor.
Perform other duties assigned by a Supervisor.