Sanitation Operator - Night Shift

What You Will Do

• Disassemble, clean, sanitize, and reassemble machine parts, equipment, and other areas
• Maintain cleanliness of all components of food production and processing equipment
• Monitor and adjust chemical cleaning usage
• Work with the QA department on Pre-Op inspections
• Aid in driving training initiatives of sanitation procedures to production
• Remove waste and debris
• Affirm food safety standards with regards to GMPs and HACCP plan
• Assist with startup, and shutdown of machinery and production line equipment
• Follow all relevant Standard Operating Procedures SOPs and SSOPs
• Assure food safety standards with regards to GMPs and HACCP plan are being followed by self and fellow employees
• Follow safety procedures with lock out tag out and exposure to hot equipment and cleaning chemicals
• Manually lift and transport unfinished product during production process
• Work in a cold and wet environment with temperatures of approximately 40° F
• Work 12-hr. shifts on a rotating 7-day schedule
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Will Bring

• High school diploma or GED
• One year manufacturing experience preferred
• Food manufacturing sanitation experience preferred
• Ability to read and follow procedures and accurately complete paperwork related to sanitation activities
• Ability to lift 50lbs or more, in addition to standing, walking, bending, and stooping throughout the 12-hr. shift schedule

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability protection
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Tuition assistance
• A generous PTO plan

Our Commitment To a Diverse Workforce

At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

We aim to foster, cultivate, and preserve a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets.

Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Disclaimers

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.