Sanitation Clerk Night - Irvine Plant

About Us

About Us: Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we’re looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you’ll feel valued and appreciated.

If you’re enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we’d love to meet you.

The starting pay for this position is $20.25 per hour, plus $1.25 per hour night shift differential.

• Maintains Plant’s food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces in all areas & equipment in pristine and optimum conditions throughout the shift.
• Executes Company’s GMP program and strictly abides by its policies. Under the direction of Quality Assurance, executes the food safety & quality assurance programs of the plant.
• Works under the guidance of the Sanitation Manager to develop, implement and execute all sanitation standards operational procedures, (SSOP’S).
• Assists Quality Assurance in the implementation and monitoring of all USDA pre-requisite requirements such as Listeria, allergens and traceability.
• Uses Sanitation chemicals as per Company’s safety & sanitation guidelines.
• Responsible to always wear appropriate safety gear while performing work duties and ensures that other associates wear it as well. Reports immediately any deviation or policy failure.
• Ensures that all equipment is properly and safely disassembled, clean, rinse & sanitize and re-assemble back together in a proper and safe way, according to SSOP guidelines.

• Some of these tasks include, but are not limited to:
• Assists in the execution of the Company’s General Manufacturing Practices, (GMP) policies & procedures.
• Assists in the execution of all Sanitation Standard Operational Procedures, (SSOP’S).
• Assists Quality Assurance in the implementation and execution of HACCP.
• Performs the correct dilution ratios of all cleaning chemicals. Ensures that all chemicals always are locked and secured in a previously assigned place.
• Responsible for his safety and the safety of his Peers. Always executes the Lock-out / Tag out program.
• Ensures that always wear the correct safety gear to perform the job and that all sanitation personnel wear it as well and reports any deviation of policy.
• Assists QA and Sanitation Manager in executing the correct pre-operational inspection and having the plant ready for USDA inspection in time.
• Works closely with Sanitation leadership, production associates and QA in preventing potential cross-contamination situations.
• Helps maintain a safe work environment by properly following the IIPP (Injury Illness Prevention Programs).
• Completes sanitation log records in a daily basis, as per QA directive.
• Works closely with Maintenance department to prevent water-related damage in processing equipment.
• Works closely with Quality Assurance department in the execution of the Pest Control program.

• Promote health and safety in the workplace.
• Assists in maintaining plant in optimum and pristine sanitation condition.
• Display good work ethic, resourcefulness, and organization.
• Reports immediately any malfunction issues and/or missing equipment parts as well as any damaged equipment while performing the daily tasks.
• Strictly follows weekly working schedule provided by Sanitation Leadership Team.
• Responsible for taking scheduled breaks in a timely manner, as per Company’s policy.
• Leads by example in the use of proper uniform and work gear.
• Ensures that all sanitation records & formats are properly filled as per Quality Assurance guidelines.

Strictly executes the lock out / tag out program, as per Company’s policy.

• Performs proper equipment prep prior to wash down.
• Assists Sanitation Leadership team in managing water consumption in Plant. Avoids use of excess water throughout the Plant.
• Performs the SSOP training manual in EACH piece of equipment and it’s daily execution.
• Help maintain peripherical areas of plant in acceptable sanitary conditions such as…