Sanitation Specialist Weekday Nights
About the role
At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, 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. Our team is full of humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to move faster, innovate harder, and keep raising the bar in the meat snack industry.
Schedule
Monday - Thursday; 7:30pm - 6am
Pay
$19.50 per hour + $0.50 shift differential
Responsibilities
- Clean facilities and equipment, in proper sequence, and in a timely manner enabling pre-op inspection and set-up to begin on time for a successful start-up.
- Apply chemicals for cleaning, degreasing, and sanitizing using sprayers and hoses.
- Apply a hot water wash down (temperature 120-140 degrees) and cold water wash downs for all plant equipment, floors, and walls.
- Clean equipment parts, overheads, units, pipes, lights, smokehouse, etc.
- Clean breakroom and bathrooms during work hours.
- 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 all areas of facility are cleaned on a regular basis.
- Use the proper chemical for the job and at the specified concentration.
- Complete pre-inspections prior to FSQ (Quality) doing pre-operation inspections to minimize deficiencies found.
- Assist with re-assembly of machine(s) for start-up.
- Suggest improvements to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of all support activities.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
Safety
- Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards; LOTO, wear PPE, and maintain safety equipment.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
- Immediately report all incidents and deficiencies to the lead/supervisor.
- Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
- Handle equipment and chemicals according to government, SDS, and Company safety standards.
Requirements
- Preferred Education: High School Diploma or GED.
- Preferred Experience: Cleaning or chemical sanitation experience/training or equivalent within a manufacturing food industry facility.
Skills
- Ability to follow detailed, written, and verbal instructions.
- Able to organize and prioritize in a multi-tasking environment.
- Able to understand and follow Chemical & Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures and policies.
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and Team Members.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Life and disability insurance.
- 401k participation.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels.
- Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors.
- Travel may be required.