Night Shift Dairy Plant Sanitation Technician

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Toledo (OH); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid vacation and holidays

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Job summary

Toledo Ice Cream, a DFA company, is hiring a Plant Sanitation Technician to perform cleaning and sanitation duties ensuring quality products. You will follow SSOPs, maintain records, and support continuous improvement in a wet, chilly manufacturing environment.

The role requires 1–3 years of sanitation experience, a high school diploma, ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and pass pre-employment screenings. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, with schedules Sunday–Thursday, 11 PM–7:30 AM.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 1 to 3 years of sanitation or related experience
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure
• Effective verbal and written communications skills
• Able to legibly write entries for record keeping
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks
• Able to stand, walk, pull, push, reach and bend for most of the shift
• Lift up to 50 pounds and move cases up to 6–8 high
• Work in a wet environment at 35–40°F and flexible hours including overtime

Responsibilities

• Assemble and disassemble equipment for cleaning/sanitation per instructions
• Follow SSOPs to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines
• Ensure all chemical containers are properly labeled
• Complete record-keeping items (cycle times, concentrations, flow, temperatures)
• Perform basic housekeeping (floors, walls, ceilings, vents, lights)
• Conduct pre-operations checks on product-contact surfaces
• Troubleshoot basic to moderate operating difficulties
• Maintain clean, legible paperwork with required information
• Identify opportunities to improve processes through continuous improvement
• Report food safety and quality issues to management immediately
• Maintain safe working conditions and comply with state/federal health & safety standards
• Follow DFA GMPs and company regulatory, food safety, quality, sanitation rules

Job description

Toledo Ice Cream, a DFA company, is hiring a Plant Sanitation Technician to perform cleaning and sanitation duties ensuring quality products. You will follow SSOPs, maintain records, and support continuous improvement in a wet, chilly manufacturing environment.

The role requires 1–3 years of sanitation experience, a high school diploma, ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and pass pre-employment screenings. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, with schedules Sunday–Thursday, 11 PM–7:30 AM.