Sanitation Specialist

Sanitation Specialist

Classic Jerky Company, a Jack Link's owned business, is a leader in private brand meat snacks offering a diverse portfolio of high quality products to our retail partners. We are stewards of our customer brand - quality, value and safety are paramount in all that we do.

Hours:

2nd Shift Monday
- Friday 6pm-2:30am

Pay: $17.00 hour

Job Description

· Clean and sanitize processing area and equipment, following guidelines of U.S.D.A. during evening shift.

· Disassemble, handle, and reassemble equipment in a manner that maintains the conditions and food safety of the equipment at all times.

· Ensure that cleaning chemical concentrations, cleaning times, temperatures and flows meet personal safety, food safety and cleaning standards

· Follow all sanitation, general plant, area-specific and equipment specific safe practices and GMP standards

· Safely and efficiently operate Clean In Place and Clean Out of Place systems

· Complete all documentation, communication and record-keeping requirements accurately, on time and in a professional manner

· Inspect sanitation work and follow up as appropriate to ensure that all operating and sanitation standards have been met to ensure a safe and effective on-time start of plant processing and equipment.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• The ability to be organized, self-motivated, work as a team in a fast paced work environment
• The ability to understand and execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP's) and best practices safely, consistently and effectively
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing sanitation role is preferred

Physical demands of the job:
During an 8 hour night shift, the employee will perform the following on a frequent to constant basis:

· Standing

• Walking
• Bending, twisting
• Pushing, pulling
• Reaching
• Overhead work
• Climbing
• Carrying, both bilateral and unilateral
• Repetitive motion: using upper extremities to wipe, scrub, scrape, sweep, mop etc.
• Kneel
• Crouch or squat as specific work assignments require.

Also required:

• Tolerance / ability to work at heights on ladders and scissors lifts in order to clean ceiling tiles, pipes, and the tops of large sections of equipment.
• Scissors lifts: from a few feet off the ground to ceiling height, up to 30 feet
• Equipment used: mops, buckets, rags, scrub brushes, hoses, power washer, scrapers, air hoses, pallet jack, etc.'

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a high school diploma/GED
• A good fit for applicants with gaps in their resume, or who have been out of the workforce for the past 6 months or more
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education
• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Required

Education:

High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required

Preferred Experience:

Cleaning or chemical sanitation experience/training or equivalent.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

• Able to organize and prioritize in a multi-tasking environment.
• Able to understand and follow Chemical & Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures and policies, once trained.
• Communicate with peers, subordinates, and leaders in an effective, timely manner.
• Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related-problems.
• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers.
• Ability to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions and deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable…