Food Safety Technician 1 (3rd Shift) HG

King's Hawaiian; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s Hawaiian seeks a sanitation-focused team member in Torrance, CA to ensure sanitary conditions in plants and warehouses. You will follow cleaning schedules, operate safely, and support the safety culture across shifts.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, at least one year in a food manufacturing setting, and CPR/AED certification. Training will be provided to maintain compliance and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Must be Safety conscious and able to read and interpret safety rules and operating instructions.
• CPR and AED certification maintained (company provides recertification).
• Must have basic math skills for measurements and units.

Responsibilities

• Accurately cleans equipment area or periodic work.
• Sweeps, mops and maintains offices, restrooms and lunchrooms and surrounding areas.
• Performs work safely using the accurate methods as directed.
• Maintains warehouse sanitation program with Master Cleaning Schedule and ensures proper procedures.
• Evaluates sanitation issues related to ingredients during dough mixing.
• Works with Food Safety Supervisor to follow plant procedures and labeling requirements.
• Familiar with cleaners and sanitizers for food processing equipment and facilities.
• Performs daily self-inspection to monitor sanitation issues.
• Inspects work before foreman checks it.
• Follows Lock out Tag out Safety program.
• Helps train new employees or those changing job classifications.
• Reports equipment problems to foreman or supervisor.
• Communicates safety and health concerns and promotes safety across operations.
• Follows general and specific safe job procedures.

Skills

Safety conscience

Reading & comprehension

CPR AED certification

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!

To ensure sanitary conditions at all King’s Hawaiian plants and warehouses, especially in all baking and packaging functions.

Job Requirements:

• Accurately cleans equipment area or periodic work.
• Sweeps, mops and maintains the offices, restrooms and lunchrooms as well as the outside parameters
• Performs work safely using the accurate methods as directed.
• Follows and maintains the warehouse sanitation program utilizing a Master Cleaning Schedule and ensures implementation of accurate procedures in all King’s Hawaiian warehouses.
• Evaluates sanitation issues related to interactions of ingredients in dough mixing to ensure no sanitation standards are compromised during the mixing process.
• Works with Food Safety Supervisor to maintain plant procedures and operations guidelines, which ensure compliance with food laws and labeling requirements.
• Familiar with the use of appropriate cleaners and sanitizers for all food processing equipment and plant facilities.
• Performs daily self-inspection systems and techniques to monitor sanitation issues with all equipment.
• Inspects work prior to it being checked by foreman.
• Must be knowledgeable with the Lock out Tag out Safety program.
• Helps in training of new employees or employees who change job classifications.
• Reports all equipment problems to the foreman or supervisor immediately.
• Communicates all matters relating to safety and health and positively promote safety in our operations.
• Understands and follows all general and specific safe job procedures that apply to your job.
• Plans and carries out job assignments without crafting hazards to yourself and other employees.
• Promotes safety by understanding and following safety procedures and reporting all incidents in a timely manner.
• Must have flexible work schedule.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This individual must be Safety conscience. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• One year experience in a food manufacturing facility.
• Language skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English.
• Mathematical skills
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Will maintain CPR and AED certification (Company will provide periodic recertification training).

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Duties may require use of equipment in machine shop, small portable equipment and manual tools. Duties may require occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

Work environment

This position is scheduled to work on a shift basis. May also be scheduled to work all shifts. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually high.

Compensation: $22.81 per hour

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.