Lead Sanitation 3rd Shift (Mon- Fri)

Marzetti Company; Kentucky; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Marzetti Company is seeking a sanitation team member to support production at our facility. Shift is Monday–Friday on the 3rd shift (11:30pm–8:00am) with a wage of $24.96/hour in a climate controlled environment.

Responsibilities include cleaning all processing equipment and work areas, following GMP and safety procedures, and coordinating tasks with team members. The role requires 1–2 years in industrial sanitation, forklift certification, and the ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1-2 years in an industrial environment with sanitation chemical handling.
• Leadership experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to obtain forklift certification and operate lift safely.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sanitation of all processing equipment and work areas.
• Coordinate scheduled cleaning tasks with team members.
• Operate CIP sanitizing equipment as needed.
• Adhere to GMP and safety procedures.
• Attend to daily safety and quality goals.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Mechanical aptitude

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

Overview

Monday - Friday - 3rd shift (11:30pm-8:00am)
Pay: $24.96/hr
Climate Controlled*

This position contributes to the production environment of T. Marzetti – Sister Schubert’s Luverne, by ensuring the cleaning and sanitizing of all areas of the plant, production machinery and equipment, in a daily basis. Also, by coordinating scheduled tasks with team members. Also, is responsible for ensuring Safety of all and safe work practices and environment, reaching Plant goals with excellent quality, and completion of tasks.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Practices & promotes integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members and visitors.
• Ensures completion of Sanitation responsibilities daily
• Correctly washes and sanitizes all processing equipment, pumps, blenders and transfer lines or machine blocks, hoppers, feed tubes & hoses.
• Cleans entire processing workstation including tables, conveyor chains, floors, walls, air filter hoses and dust collectors, drop cards, air and electric drops, check weighs, scales and wall mounted items such as fire extinguishers, sinks, soap and paper towel dispensers.
• Breaks down, cleans, 0and sanitizes all filling equipment including but not limited to hoppers, feed tubes, vibrator feeders, drop tubes, filler hoppers, augers.
• Properly operates CIP sanitizing equipment.
• Cleans debris and refuse from interior & exterior of plant and empties and cleans all trash receptacles in plant.
• Washes plastic curtains in processing rooms and production areas.
• Occasionally operates forklift and pallet jackets following successful attainment of TMHC forklift certification.
• Bales residual corrugated and stacks pallet and barrels from current and previous shifts. Cleans all restroom facilities.
• Washes all floors by using floor scrubbers, vacuums, air hoses and mops.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Code of Safe Practices, Standard Operating Procedures and Lockout/Tagout Procedures.
• Regular Attendance is required in accordance with Company attendance policy and procedures.
• Performs other duties / responsibilities as assigned by Management.
• Complete initial/annual training to ensure the individual is properly qualified to perform all

required job tasks as outlined in training programs/records.

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

• 1-2 years industrial environment experience with sanitizing chemical usage & handling.
• Mechanical aptitude with experience in machine operator, minor break-down & reassembly required, experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Prior Leadership experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must be able to successfully obtain industrial truck and lift operating certification and safely maintain per company and OSHA standards.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively – verbally & written – to and work well with Team Members, Management, Customers & Vendors.
• Ability to read & interpret written & verbal direction while working in a safe, effective & productive manner within a fast-paced environment. Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, reach, lift and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to move 75 pounds 25 feet or more. Must be able to stand for a 10-hour shift (sometimes longer) with two paid 15-minute breaks and one unpaid 30-minute meal period. May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. The employee is regularly exposed to heat, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the plant is loud. Earplugs, Steel toe shoes and hairnets are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.