Sanitation Associate -Night Shift

Sanitation Associate - Night Shift

Springfield, Missouri

This posting is intended for current Vital Farms employees. If you are not an employee, please visit our careers page to view available opportunities and follow the appropriate application process.

At Vital Farms, we are proud of our incredible stakeholders, and the diversity they represent from all areas and communities in which we operate and serve. We view this as a source of strength for us and your job is to help us make it even better.

As a Sanitation Associate at Vital Farms, you will work within our state-of-the-art manufacturing and production facility cleaning and sanitizing our facility, materials, and processing equipment. This role at Egg Central Station (ECS) is critical in bridging the gap from local family farms to grocery stores for our consumers. You'll be on your feet during each twelve-hour shift, moving, lifting, loading and working with air-conditioned and sunlight-filled warehouse.

2-2-3 schedule: 2-week cycle

• Week 1: 2 days on / 2 days off / 3 days on
• Week 2: 2 days off / 2 days on / 3 days off

Shifts:

12 hour shifts

• Day Crew - 7am to 7pm
• Night Crew - 7pm to 7am

What We Bring to the Table:

• Day Shift - $20.25 per hour
• Night Shift - $20.25 per hour + $3 per hour Night shift differential
• Holiday pay
• Healthcare offered/starting the first day of the month following your start! (medical, vision, dental and life)
• 401K with a 3% company contribution starting day one!
• Paid Time Off with your first paycheck!
• Free Eggs
• Fun team swag
• Biweekly Crew Lunches and crew snacks

A Day as a Sanitation Associate at Egg Central Station:

• Follow all Vital Farms policies, procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP'S) while working in alignment with all regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.
• Report any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Operate sanitation equipment and safely handle chemicals.
• Ensure facility cleanliness by cleaning spills, processing areas, entrances, facilities, and break room.
• Support GMP initiatives by cleaning and stocking footbaths and hand washing stations.
• Manage egg washer water changes, run CIP circuits, and assist in cleaning processing equipment.
• Titrate chemicals and ensure appropriate levels on chemical mixing stations dispensers, material washers, and CIP circuits.
• Maintains egg waste accordingly utilizing the Egg Press equipment, in accordance with SOP.
• Regularly audit equipment and supplies and communicate any replacement or reorder needs.
• Operate lab equipment and perform testing in a timely manner to prevent downtime/processing delays.
• Obtain certification to operate a scissor lift or pallet jack
• Help with special projects and other duties as assigned.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 1 year of sanitation or manufacturing experience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow specific instructions.
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English for safety and quality reasons.
• Able to frequently lift and / or move up to 60 pounds.
• Able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch for extended periods of time.
• Good manual dexterity working with hands to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Able to work safely in an environment where regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Able to work safely in an environment when exposed to wet conditions.
• Must have good math and computer skills.
• Able to work without direct supervision.