Food Sanitation Operator - 2nd Shift - Antigo, WI

About the role

This role serves as an entry-level opportunity to learn and contribute to maintaining Sartori's cheesemaking equipment and facilities. It offers an agile path to advance into other roles within the team and build a rewarding career.

Responsibilities

• Cleans all related cheesemaking equipment and facilities according to the master sanitation schedule.
• Operates CIP system to clean equipment, including drain tables and towers.
• Manually cleans walls, floors, presses, conveyors and drain table augers in the table room, removes garbage and cleans garbage containers; performs general cleaning in breakroom and other plant areas as directed.
• Uses COP tanks to clean production hoops, lids and pallets.
• Documents cleaning information in work sheets and sanitation schedules.
• Titrates chemicals used to proper concentration.
• Tests and maintains chemical dispensing equipment throughout the facility.
• Fills and replaces chemical drums and barrels throughout the plant.
• Anticipates needs, organizes duties, troubleshoots, and problem solves.
• Complies with all company Safety and GMP policies.
• Immediately reports any food safety or quality issues to management or other individual authorized to initiate action.

Qualifications

• 18 years old, required.
• High school diploma or equivalency, preferred.
• Food manufacturing or food plant sanitation experience, desirable.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel or crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift 20 pound wheels of cheese and/or chemical containers weighing up to 50 pounds.
• The job also requires the ability to use a barrel cart to transport 50-55 gallon drums, up to 550 lbs, to chemical stations.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is consistently exposed to extreme non-weather related heat along with wet and/or humid conditions.
• In this position, the Team Member occasionally works in confined and/or restrictive areas and with hazards.
• Hazards include things such as moving mechanical parts used on pumps, valves and related equipment as well as toxic and /or caustic chemicals used for cleaning.
• Due to the loud noise levels, ear protection may be required.
• Occasional overtime may be required.