Sanitation Specialist

About the role

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations.

Responsibilities

• Clean facilities and equipment in proper sequence and in a timely manner to enable pre-op inspection and set-up for a successful start-up.
• Apply chemicals for cleaning, degreasing, and sanitizing using sprayers and hoses.
• Perform hot water wash downs (120–140°F) and cold water wash downs for plant equipment, floors, and walls.
• Clean equipment parts, overheads, units, pipes, lights, smokehouses, breakrooms, and bathrooms.
• Gather trash in carts and transport to trash compactor for disposal.
• Squeegee floors and clean drains in plant area; cover sensitive equipment with plastic for protection.
• Follow daily sanitation schedule and achieve specified goals; complete Master Cleaning Schedule to ensure regular facility cleaning.
• Use the proper chemical at the specified concentration; complete pre-inspections prior to FSQ pre-operation inspections to minimize deficiencies.
• Assist with re-assembly of machines for start-up.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP training, company pre-requisite programs, SOPs, and SSOPs.
• Suggest improvements and continuously improve the quality of all support activities.

Safety

• Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards; follow LOTO and wear required PPE.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area; immediately report accidents and deficiencies to the lead/foreman/supervisor.
• Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly; handle equipment and chemicals according to government, SDS, and Company safety standards.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Cleaning or chemical sanitation experience/training or equivalent preferred.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Build and support a culture of openness and accountability within and outside the assigned department.
• Demonstrate professionalism; encourage and insist on positive attitudes and behaviors from team members.
• Encourage team member initiative and innovation; recognize effort and achievement.
• Communicate effectively with peers, subordinates, and leaders in a timely manner.
• Ability to find solutions or deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Basic literacy and numeracy: read limited two- and three-syllable words; recognize similarities and differences between words and series of numbers; add and subtract two-digit numbers; carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; work effectively with all levels of management and team members.
• Demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, and team member motivational skills.

Pay

$23.50 per hour ($19.50 base wage plus $4.00 shift differential).

Schedule

5:30 pm – 6:00 am, rotating 2-2-3 shift pattern.

Physical demands

Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; talk or hear. Occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision.

Work environment

Plant/office setting with varying temperatures and noise levels; exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. Travel may be required.