Sanitation Associate - Night Shift

About the role

Responsible for general cleaning, sanitation, and janitorial duties for the facility, including warehouse and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize different types of machinery, support equipment, and conveyors.
• Clean and sanitize floors, walls, and specific work areas.
• Perform general warehouse maintenance duties, including cleaning, mopping, and sweeping.
• Prioritize work orders based on departmental needs.
• Adhere to all Food, Sanitation, and Safety policies.
• Handle all produce according to SQF standards.
• Maintain facility cleanliness by picking up trash and debris and addressing sanitation opportunities.
• Collect and dispose of all warehouse and facility trash or debris daily; clean up spills.
• Work with the supervisor to minimize warehouse shrink (product loss).
• Maintain neatness and cleanliness of assigned work areas and travel aisles.
• Report any unfixable or unsafe issues to the supervisor immediately.
• Observe and enforce all safety rules to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Operate material handling equipment (e.g., forklifts, pallet jacks) safely and orderly.
• Inspect and maintain material handling equipment daily; report repair or service needs.
• Comply with all company policies (e.g., attendance, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Associate Handbook).
• Comply with all applicable State/Federal laws, regulations, and policies (e.g., OSHA, HACCP, AIB).
• Adhere to work schedule.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One-year on-the-job sanitation or maintenance experience required.
• Understanding of general building sanitation and maintenance.
• Experience operating a pallet jack.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must work independently with minimal supervision and have strong attention to detail.
• Certification on material handling equipment or ability to become certified.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to read, write, and speak effectively in simple correspondence and small group settings.
• Basic mathematical skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form and handle standardized situations with occasional variables.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Usually required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, talk, and hear.
• Required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move 41–50 pounds; seldom lift and/or move 51–100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Full-time position with a varying schedule, including nights, weekdays, weekends, and some holidays.
• Work hours may vary or change based on departmental requirements.
• Primarily performed in a warehouse environment.
• Regularly exposed to fast-moving material handling equipment or other mechanical equipment.
• Frequently exposed to freezer/cooler warehouse environments.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high or precarious places, vehicle emissions, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, high-voltage electrical equipment, and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.