Sanitation Tech - 3rd Shift at Ajinomoto FOODS NORTH America, INC. in Carthage, Missouri

Sanitation Tech - 3rd Shift

Ensure the efficient and effective cleaning of production equipment and adjacent areas, in addition to other environments, following approved sanitary methods.

• Responsible for the safe use of appropriate chemical solutions to ensure the cleanest and most highly sanitized equipment
• Ensure that all necessary safety precautions are followed in performing your responsibilities
• Responsible for following through on projects assigned
• Cleans equipment by using hot water hoses and/or high pressure soap hoses with temperatures up to 160 degrees
• Lifts, carry, push or pull parts or equipment with weights up to 100# or more
• Climb ladders to clean spirals/equipment
• Possible forklift/pallet jack/manlift licensed for certain areas
• Tearing equipment down and assisting Production to put line back together
• Works with soaps and other cleaning compounds, some toxic if not handled correctly
• Temperatures throughout plant average 50 degrees
• Required to wear hairnet, smock, boots, ear plugs, gloves, plastic sleeves, and aprons provided by the Company
• Other duties as assigned

• Report all injuries, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts & horseplay
• Use proper lifting techniques
• Use mechanical assistance (handjack, forklift, manlift)
• Use personal assistance (buddy)
• Use handrails
• Use and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

Temperatures throughout plant average 50 degrees. Required to wear hairnet, smock, boots, ear plugs, gloves, plastic sleeves, and aprons provided by the Company. Need to comply with Food Safety: GMP'S, SSOP, SOP, HACCP, SQF, and Quality requirements.

• Prefer High School Diploma/GED
• May require a forklift/pallet jack certification
• Ability to communicate effectively

• Continuously required to walk, stand, and handling – gross motor.
• Frequent reaching above shoulders and working with arms above or at shoulder height, body bending, hand twisting (both), and body twisting/rotating.
• Occasional Kneeling, stooping, crouching/squatting, climbing stairs, pushing or pulling 60 – 100 pounds up to 100ft, lifting 60-100 pounds up to a height of 3-5 ft. and fine motor of the fingers. Also able to work a handjack, manlift and forklift.
• Will be exposed to loud industrial type environments commonly found at plants and working with power equipment. Also exposed to toxic chemicals.
• Varied temperatures from hot and humid to very cold.

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by stated, federal, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.