Sanitation Associate

Join the cold chain that feeds the world. For over 120 years, Americold has connected producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to ensure food stays safe, fresh, and accessible. With 240+ facilities across four continents and 14,000+ team members, we’re a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics. Our mission is to help our customers feed the world—and we’re looking for people who share that purpose.

About the role

Under general supervision, you will clean and sanitize food handling, packaging, storage, and processing facilities and equipment to meet quality control, food safety, and bacterial control standards. You will ensure the sanitation, cleanliness, and order of the warehouse, dock areas, buildings, break rooms, bathrooms, yard/ground, parking lots, and other areas.

Responsibilities

• Use chemical agents, high-pressure hoses, and other sanitizing/cleaning equipment and supplies to clean and sanitize facility work areas and equipment.
• Prepare cleaning chemicals, sanitizers, and chemical concentrations.
• Handle and store chemical agents and cleaning and sanitizing equipment and supplies to meet applicable standards.
• Manage chemical accidents.
• Keep company grounds free of litter, debris, and hazards.
• Observe all safety requirements and report hazards to shift supervisor.
• Comply with applicable standards, such as OSHA, FDA, USDA, and SQF standards.
• Ensure that pest control systems are operating effectively and report any problems to supervisor (if required).
• Wash and/or sweep insides of trailers and/or railcars (if required).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to use cleaning equipment such as steamers, floor scrubbers, and carpet cleaners.
• Ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions, including getting along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes.
• Ability to perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others.
• Ability to respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to understand and follow all safety rules, procedure manuals, and diagrams.
• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and janitorial techniques.
• Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of safe use of cleaning chemicals.
• Knowledge of cleaning equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least one year of related work experience.
• Ability to solve routine problems.
• Ability to work independently.
• May work overtime, evenings, or weekends to complete work or attend meetings, as directed and authorized by management.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently required to use hands to handle objects; talk or hear; stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Frequently exposed to extreme cold.
• The noise level in the warehouse is usually moderate.

Benefits

At Americold, we believe in taking care of our people. We offer benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and future.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage (STD/LTD).
• 401(k) with Company match.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid time off.

Note: Some benefits may vary depending on the particular position and whether it is covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).