Production Associate - Sanitation

Kawartha Dairy Ltd; Bobcaygeon; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Canadian dairy as a Production Associate in Sanitation. This role involves equipment maintenance, chemical management, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Enjoy competitive pay, bonuses, and various perks including free ice cream and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive hourly wage based on experience

Annual performance bonus

Company paid health, vision & dental benefits

Sick pay

Employee Assistance Program

Discount on products and free daily dairy beverages

Opportunities for training & advancement

FREE ICE CREAM!

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of related experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including overtime.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and disassemble production equipment for cleaning and sanitizing.
• Operate the CIP system to clean and sanitize equipment.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Skills

Basic arithmetic skills

Creative thinking for troubleshooting

General knowledge of machine operation

Enthusiasm and initiative

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

Job description

If you’re a punctual, hardworking individual and are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment – all while having fun doing it, apply to ourProduction Associate – Sanitation opportunity
so we can meet you!

What You’ll Love About Us:

• Competitive hourly wage based on experience $22.00-28.05
• Annual performance bonus
• Shift premiums
• Company paid health, vision & dental benefits
• Sick pay
• Employee Assistance Program
• RRSP/DPSP matching
• Uniforms provided
• Opportunities for training & advancement
• 100% Canadian-family owned company with a culture of super-friendly staff and above-and-beyond customer service
• Perks, Perks, Perks! Discount on products sold in our retail stores, free daily dairy beverages (we do make awesome milk) provided in all our company fridges and an active social committee. And the best thing about working at Kawartha Dairy –you get FREE ICE CREAM!!!

What You’ll Do:

• Assemble and disassemble production equipment for cleaning and sanitizing per established procedures
• Read labels on chemicals and cleaning agents to learn about their use. They may also refer to labels for first aid instructions or to refresh their memory about mixing instructions.
• Read the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) to learn about the chemicals they will have to use.
• When new equipment or new chemicals are introduced into the workplace, new training must occur. WHMIS training is mandatory for sanitation workers.
• Measure exact quantities of chemicals and water and have basic arithmetic skills
• Accountable for deciding how much time to spend on a particular task. In making this decision the worker must weight a number of factors: time needed for other duties, when the equipment will be used again as examples.
• Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks and pipelines.
• Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to; identifying cleaning cycle times on charts; measuring chemicals cleaning concentration; examining flow rates; assessing heat up temperature; sanitizing by chemical strengths; weekly and monthly and cleaning checklists
• Perform basic housekeeping, manual and environmental cleaning of production areas to include floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, drains, interior and exterior of the equipment
• Collect requires samples needed for Quality Assurance testing
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with requirement information. Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs
• Ensure compliance with all HACCP procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), and established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Providing input from the sanitation and food safety perspective, implementing preventative and corrective actions regarding all food safety and SQF requirements.

What you Need to Get the Job Done:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred; or one to two years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Able to apply basic arithmetic skill.
• Must have a general knowledge of machine operation.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to use creative thinking for troubleshooting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends, and when required holidays.
• Obvious enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work.

We thank all candidates for their interest in Kawartha Dairy Limited, however, only those selected for interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and support applicants with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. The personal information being collected will be used in accordance with Protection of Privacy Act and shall only be used in the selection of a suitable candidate.