Food Plant Sanitation Specialist

Roskam Foods; Kentwood (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

401 (k) plan with company match

Job summary

Roskam Foods, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking an Industrial Cleaning Technician to uphold food safety standards across the plant. You will manage line cleanups, inspect equipment, and ensure proper chemical usage in accordance with the Master Sanitation Schedule.

This role supports a facility-wide sanitation program, with flexible hours and weekend shifts as needed. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, life and

Qualifications

• Basic math and reasoning skills.
• Flexible hours and days that they work and be available as needed for intercompany work or weekend work as deemed necessary by the company.

Responsibilities

• The Industrial Cleaning Technician shall enforce all elements of food safety within the plant.
• The Industrial Cleaning Technician shall be responsible for; upkeep of entrances, floors, utility areas and storage areas, handling all line clean ups and the documentation for clean ups, enforcing all safety rules and regulations, monitoring the inventory of cleaning equipment and cleaning supplies, ensuring the proper completion of Master Sanitation Schedule work.
• The Industrial Cleaning Technician shall be knowledgeable in how to read and manage the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• The Industrial Cleaning Technician shall be responsible for ensuring that all cleaners are used as set forth in the manufacturers' instructions.
• All bulk cleaning chemicals used in the facility must be diluted. Material used to test the proper dilutions of said chemicals will be provided by the chemical manufacturer and the use of said test materials will be controlled by the Plant Sanitation Manager.
• The Industrial Cleaning Technician shall be responsible for managing all line clean ups.
• They must be knowledgeable in how to properly inspect line equipment.
• They must also be knowledgeable in the definitions and what is involved for; changeovers, shutdowns, startups, periodicals, 100% organic, 100% wash, 100% Allergen and kosher clean ups.
• The Industrial Cleaning Technician will share any discrepancies with the SMS to their supervisor or the Plant Sanitation Manager. These discrepancies include but are not limited to; HACCP Programs, Allergen Program, GMP Findings, Hold Procedures, and many more.
• Complete Standard of Work (SOW) and any additional work as assigned.

Skills

Basic math

Reasoning skills

Job description

Roskam Foods, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking an Industrial Cleaning Technician to uphold food safety standards across the plant. You will manage line cleanups, inspect equipment, and ensure proper chemical usage in accordance with the Master Sanitation Schedule.

This role supports a facility-wide sanitation program, with flexible hours and weekend shifts as needed. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, life and