Sanitation Utility

Sanitation Employee Responsibilities

As a Sanitation Employee, you will engage in continuous learning, tackle new challenges, and maintain a strong attention to detail. Your responsibilities will include breaking down and sanitizing machinery, ensuring all allergens are thoroughly cleaned from designated areas, and performing general sanitation of plant equipment. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for cleanliness, enjoys staying active while working, and is dedicated to upholding a safe and sanitary environment.

• Disassemble and/or clean and sanitize equipment per RSC guidelines to ensure FDA standards are maintained in the plant.
• Request, receive, deliver, secure, and maintain products and materials required to do the job.
• Operate and maintain machinery, equipment, and tools in a safe and proficient manner according to guidelines, standards, and instructions.
• Read and understand sanitation specifications established by RSC and follow them with supervision.
• Perform other clean‑up activities assigned by the supervisor.
• Conform to rules.
• Reassemble plant machinery to prepare for each day’s production.
• Ensure plant floor is 5S compliant before each production day.
• Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure product quality and maintain compliance with food‑safety standards.
• Complete and follow FSQA training and programs to comply with regulatory requirements, ensure consumer safety, and support the plant’s food‑safety and quality objectives.
• Promptly report and take appropriate action on any observed or potential food‑safety hazards, process deviations, or non‑conformities by notifying the designated plant supervisor in accordance with your role and responsibilities.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the company’s Food Safety Culture through engagement and actions aligned with your role.

• 18 years of age or older.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to speak, read, and write English fluently, with or without an accommodation.
• Experience in an industrial cleaning environment.
• Ability to routinely and frequently stand, stoop, bend, and lift overhead.
• Ability to stand on hard surfaces.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two or more years in a manufacturing facility.
• A passion for cleaning.

• Safety First:
  Your well‑being is our top priority. You will receive protective gear and daily safety training.
• Dynamic environment:
  Work alongside automated packing machines, forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and chocolate candy banks.
• Active & Engaging Work:
  You will be on your feet for extended periods, moving around, climbing ladders, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Comfortable climate:
  Climate‑controlled environment year‑round.
• Sweet aromas:
  The air is filled with chocolate aromas.
• Dress code:
  Simple yet important food‑safety style, following GMP.
• Allergen exposure:
  You will be exposed to a variety of ingredients that may be considered food allergens.

Russell Stover Chocolates is a proud equal‑opportunity workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I‑9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.