Lead Sanitation Technician - 3rd shift

White Castle; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly paychecks

Bonus programs

Shift premium

401K

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

White Castle is seeking a Lead Sanitation Technician in Louisville to manage a crew and ensure daily sanitation, safety, and GMP compliance in a fast-paced facility.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, sanitation experience, and HACCP knowledge; training others and recording shift documentation are key duties. We offer weekly pay, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Experience in sanitation in a production environment.
• Knowledge of food safety programs and chemical handling.
• Ability to train others and follow SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Train team members and contract labor on SOPs.
• Ensure GMP, SQF, HACCP compliance for all areas.
• Prepare production areas for pre‑operational inspection.
• Record shift documentation and chemical inventories.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Sanitation experience

HACCP knowledge

GMP knowledge

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

When what you Crave is a job that combines creative, challenging and ever-changing work with an experienced, inclusive team committed to create memorable moments every day, only White Castle hits the spot!

We’re America’s first fast-food hamburger chain with more than a century of service to a nation of Cravers. But we’re not satisfied with an impressive past. We’ve got our eye on an even tastier future, and we want you to be part of it! White Castle is always looking for passionate, energetic, results driven people to join our teams.

The Lead Sanitation Technician position is to assist in managing a crew of specially trained Team Members and/or contracted workers to efficiently clean and sanitize all areas of the facility. This must be accomplished daily while maintaining a safe work environment. This position may have additional duties when needed to complete extra tasks when short staffed.

What we're looking for

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required;

• Ability to complete additional training through seminars, schooling, and online courses;

• Prior experience in sanitation is required;

• Possess good human relation skills, and an above average knowledge of sanitation chemicals and equipment usage in dry/ wet environments;

• Knowledgeable of HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices, and other Food Safety Programs.

Your day-today:

• Training of the established Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and Production Standard Operating Procedures to all Team Members and contract labor workers;

• Ensuring all Good Manufacturing Practices, SQF, and HACCP program requirements are followed by all Team Members and contract labor;

• Make sure that all production areas are ready for pre- operational inspection by Quality Control;

• Record all required shift documentation and inventories of chemicals and supplies;

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in an environment with occasional exposure to noise, heat, cold, fumes, smoke, cleaners, and other elements;

• Wearing safety gear including safety glasses and other various types of safety gear supplied by the company;

• Frequent periods of standing, sitting, walking, stooping and kneeling;

• Frequent pushing, pulling, and lifting 50 lbs.(unassisted/assisted); and

• Ability to listen, comprehend, and professionally respond to co-worker inquiries, comments, and concerns.

Pay Rate: $25.79 per hour

Can you say #dreamjob!?! If you are awesome and want to work for a company that will think so too,

Benefits while working at White Castle:

Weekly paychecks

Incentive programs/bonus

Shift premium

Promote from within practice

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Life & AD&D

401K & profit sharing plans

Sick pay

Bereavement pay

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holiday & Vacation

Paid Breaks

And more!!

If you meet the minimum qualifications above,

White Castle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

White Castle will, upon request, offer a reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or any applicable state or local law. Should you need assistance with completing this application or with any other part of the application process, please contact Team Member Services at [e-mail].

At White Castle, a job can become so much more than a paycheck. It can grow into a lasting and meaningful career. For more than 100 years, we've believed what our founder, Billy Ingram, said best: "Happy employees make happy customers." It's a philosophy that's guided us for generations and continues to shape how we support our team members today.

Along the way, our Original Slider was named as Time Magazine’s "Most Influential Burger of All Time," we were recognized as one of Fast Company's "10 Most Innovative Dining Companies," and have earned Great Place To Work Certification every year since 2021, and an honoree on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail list since 2022.

If this sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you.