Sanitation Technician - 12 hr. Nights (6pm-6:30am)

About the role

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Position Summary: Assisting in all duties and responsibilities to ensure equipment and machinery is cleaned in a safe and efficient manner based on the production schedule and in compliance with the approved health and sanitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning circuits, set up, and perform pipe swings
• In Fairport facility: Check to ensure proper chlorine levels at coolers
• Perform cream tank receiving, maintenance and cleaning
• Maintain chemical equipment and deliver chemicals as requested
• Clean drains, traps, and caps per cleaning scheduled and as required
• Perform standardized cleaning and procedures with caustic and other cleaning chemicals and assist with changeover of parts
• Inspect all areas to ensure AIB standards are met and notify management of any concerns unable to be resolved
• Complete MSS as assigned for daily, weekly, monthly, tasks in Redzone
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• LO/TO, HAACP, HECP and chemical training required
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots)
• Ability to wear additional PPE while participating in a CIP not limited to: chemical suits and boots and face shield
• Previous experience working chemicals, preferred but not required
• Ability to apply computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning
• Ability to work a flexible schedule

Working Conditions

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to: Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors, Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions, Lifting/carrying, Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending.

Benefits

• Excellent Pay And Benefits
• Great career‑pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long‑term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include‑ vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….