Sanitation Associate - 3rd shift - East

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world since 1961. This position will play a key role in cleaning equipment and work areas, ensuring the facility is sanitary and adhering to high sanitation standards to ensure a safe and effective start time of production and processing equipment.

About the role

At Ornua, success is not just about what you do — it’s how you do it. You demonstrate our values by seeking new ideas, making things happen, showing care for your teammates, being your authentic self, and achieving great things together.

Responsibilities

• Clean equipment and work areas, to include the laboratory, production, and all other areas assigned using chemical cleaning solutions, hand tools, and pressurized sanitation equipment.
• 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 production and processing equipment.
• Perform duties following all good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) including food, equipment, and operating safety requirements.
• Complete all necessary cleaning and workplace sanitation requirements.
• Flexible to support work in all areas as needed.
• Record production information in a tablet, computer, or by hand.
• Attend all required company training.
• Demonstrate commitment to Safety, Food Safety, and Food Quality.
• Required to fully comply with Quality Management System Policies and Procedures and Food Safety Management requirements.
• Effectively communicate with Management regarding Equipment issues, Food Safety issues, Quality issues, Safety issues, and sanitation processes and procedures that need review.
• Assist in inventory of chemicals, cleaning supplies, and parts required.

Requirements

• Adhere to and strive to exceed the expectations of stringent Safety, Food Safety, Quality, and good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) policies and procedures at all times.
• Ability to calculate and understand basic math and simple formulas including but not limited to addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and averages.
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, cultivating a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Ability to demonstrate a high sense of urgency and be proactive in addressing problems as they arise.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Ability to communicate in English
• 1-2 years of previous sanitation experience required; experience in the food and beverage industry preferred.

Physical Demands

This role requires regular standing, walking, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 60 pounds. Employees must be able to perform repetitive motions and safely operate equipment while following all safety and quality procedures.

Working Environment

Work is performed in a food manufacturing facility with extreme hot temperatures — cooler warehouse areas and warmer production zones. The environment includes exposure to moving equipment, moderate to loud noise levels, and required use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety shoes, hearing protection, gloves, and hairnets.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and quarterly bonus scheme for production
• Low employee contribution for Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity Leave (20 weeks)
• Parental Leave
• Reward & Recognition program
• Volunteering opportunities
• Long Service Awards

Pay

Hourly Rate: $20.50 + 15% shift differential = $23.57

Schedule

Monday – Thursday, 9 pm – 7 am, overtime as necessary