Sanitation Specialist

About the role

At Link Snacks, we are looking for a dedicated individual to join our team as a sanitation worker. This position operates on a second shift from Monday to Friday, starting at 6 PM and ending at 2:30 AM.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize processing area and equipment, following U.S.D.A. guidelines during evening shift.
• Disassemble, handle, and reassemble equipment in a manner that maintains food safety standards.
• Ensure that cleaning chemical concentrations, times, temperatures, and flows meet safety and operational standards.
• Safely and efficiently operate Clean In Place and Clean Out of Place systems.
• Complete all documentation, communication, and record-keeping requirements accurately, on time, and professionally.
• Inspect sanitation work and follow up as appropriate to ensure all operating and sanitation standards are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• The ability to be organized, self-motivated, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to understand and execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and best practices safely, consistently, and effectively.
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing sanitation role is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Preferred Experience: Cleaning or chemical sanitation experience/training or equivalent.
• Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
  • Able to organize and prioritize in a multi-tasking environment.
  • Able to understand and follow Chemical & Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures and policies, once trained.
  • Able to communicate with peers, subordinates, and leaders in an effective, timely manner.
  • Able to suggest improvements and continuously improve support activities.
  • Able to find solutions for or deal proactively with work-related problems.
  • Able to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and series of numbers.
  • Able to add and subtract two-digit numbers.
  • Able to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions and deal with standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• During an 8-hour night shift, the employee will perform the following on a frequent to constant basis: standing, walking, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, reaching, overhead work, climbing, carrying (both bilateral and unilateral), repetitive motion, kneeling, crouching, or squatting as specific work assignments require.
• Equipment used: mops, buckets, rags, scrub brushes, hoses, power washers, scrapers, air hoses, pallet jack, etc.

Benefits

• Waiting period may apply.

Additional Information

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. Travel may be required.
• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Link Snacks is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• E-VERIFY: Link Snacks provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new Team Member’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, we use E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that Link Snacks has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515). All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.