Sanitation Technician

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Maintain clean equipment and food processing environment for the facility.
• Ensure correct CIP and cleaning processes used, and thorough inspection process completed for food safety all within standard times.
• Complete basic preventive maintenance of gaskets, seals, O rings, plates, etc., on all product contact surfaces as needed by the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to, identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentration, examining flow rates, assessing heat up temperature and sanitizing by chemical strengths.
• Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment.
• Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps before startup.
• Collect required samples needed for Quality Assurance testing.
• Accomplish paperwork in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information.
• Document all required information in accordance with SOPs.
• Follow all plant and department safety procedures.
• Follow all plant and department general sanitation procedures.
• Safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals.
• Safe use of scissor lift equipment, use of fall protection equipment, electric walk behind hand jack, forklift to complete sanitation tasks.
• Continuous work in wet environment.
• Interaction with other departments, maintenance, operations, and upper management.
• Participation in productivity and continuous improvement projects.
• Maintain clean and organized working environment.
• Accurate documentation of CIP records and filler equipment cleaning.
• Operation of chemical foaming equipment.
• Disassembly and reassembly of manufacturing equipment.
• Pre-CIP and Post-CIP inspection of filler equipment.
• Verification swabbing for clean equipment.
• Verification of the cleaning and inspection of filler equipment for release to production.
• Participate in Root Cause investigations related to sanitation.
• Follow chemical titration procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of valve, pump, and instrumentation functionality.
• Advanced knowledge of CIP and sanitation functionalities.
• Ability to work in a demanding environment and effectively work in a team environment.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must be able to lift fifty pounds occasionally.
• Assemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning/sanitizing per manufacturer instructions.
• Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines.
• Complete basic preventive maintenance of gaskets, seals, O rings, plates, etc., on all product contact surfaces as needed by the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to, identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentration, examining flow rates, assessing heat up temperature and sanitizing by chemical strengths.
• Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment.
• Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps before startup.
• Collect required samples needed for Quality Assurance testing.
• Accomplish paperwork in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information.
• Document all required information in accordance with SOPs.
• Follow all plant and department safety procedures.
• Follow all plant and department general sanitation procedures.
• Safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals.
• Safe use of scissor lift equipment, use of fall protection equipment, electric walk behind hand jack, forklift to complete sanitation tasks.
• Continuous work in wet environment.
• Interaction with other departments, maintenance, operations, and upper management.
• Participation in productivity and continuous improvement projects.
• Maintain clean and organized working environment.
• Accurate documentation of CIP records and filler equipment cleaning.
• Operation of chemical foaming equipment.
• Disassembly and reassembly of manufacturing equipment.
• Pre-CIP and Post-CIP inspection of filler equipment.
• Verification swabbing for clean equipment.
• Verification of the cleaning and inspection of filler equipment for release to production.
• Participate in Root Cause investigations related to sanitation.
• Follow chemical titration procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of valve, pump, and instrumentation functionality.
• Advanced knowledge of CIP and sanitation functionalities.
• Ability to work in a demanding environment and effectively work in a team environment.
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background, and criminal checks).
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients.
• Familiarity with mechanical functions of all machines/equipment.
• Ability to wear a company-provided uniform.

Culture And Benefits

BuzzBallz is a woman-founded alcohol brand by Merrilee Kick in 2009 and is located in Carrollton, Texas. BuzzBallz produces a wide variety of ready-to-drink cocktails. For more information, please visit our website: www.BuzzBallz.com.

What We Offer:

• Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, as well as FSA options.
• 401k with employer matching.
• PTO.
• Free lunch on weekdays.
• Growth opportunities.