Contractor - Sanitation Tech - 3rd Shift

POSITION SUMMARY:

This 3rd shift position is responsible for effective cleaning in all areas of the facility. The primary focus will be on ensuring health safety and food safety from day to day. This will be accomplished by understanding, practicing the application of, and helping others understand GMP's, SSOP's, and plant policies and procedures. Personnel in this position have the technical ability to successfully perform all the essential duties of the job, and the expertise to assist and in lead functions when required. All workers, customers and consumers benefit from the work of the sanitarian ensuring a safe product.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Disassemble, clean, reassemble and sanitize all equipment and clean production areas with the use of pressure sprayers and foaming equipment.
• Hook up or start line circuits, tanks, ovens, or trash compactors, and load tankers.
• Work with a computerized cleaning system.
• Know and demonstrate proper Clean In Place (CIP) and Clean Out of Place (COP) procedures.
• Complete the proper paperwork required of the position.
• Assist in production jobs as needed.
• Perform lead functions when required, included all documentation associated with the lead position.
• Perform pre-operational inspections and communicate findings to sanitarians, leads, and appropriate supervision.
• Coach and train other sanitarians on proper SSOPs, GMPs, PPE requirements, and other MFI policies.
• Perform and interpret environmental swab reports and communicate and implement corrective actions.
• Assist in the training of new hires under direction of the supervisor.
• Be a team member and participate in department and team meetings.
• Have the ability to use power jacks and forklifts when needed.
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained in order to maintain SQF Level 3 certification. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Certification
• Driver's license
• LOTO
• Confined Space Entry

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Safety regulations, and Sanitation procedures for the area.
• Ability to perform all duties expected of a Sanitarian I and Il and be able to fill in as a Lead when necessary.
• Basic leadership skills, MFI core values, and must lead by example.
• Basic mechanical skills with the ability to disassemble and reassemble production equipment The ability to work with pressure sprayers and foaming equipment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Learn Confined Space Entry and Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) procedures.
• Work with chemicals and sanitizers and adhere to Chemical Safety Training
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work indoors in a damp environment
• Wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the position
• Good writing, verbal and communication skills with all levels of personnel and management (including USDA personnel).
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. safely
• Basic computer skills and ability to work Programmable Logic Controls (PLC's) on computerized cleaning system
• Achieve Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) certification.
• The equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties.
• Ability to operate specific equipment or tools
• Skill in working with computers and experience with spreadsheet and word-processing software.