Night Shift Sanitation Technician (GMP & FDA)

B&G Foods Inc.; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 2,893,000 - 3,072,000; Full time

Job summary

B&G Foods is seeking a sanitation associate for our Ankeny, IA facility. The role operates on a Sunday–Thursday night schedule from 11:00pm to 7:30am with OT as needed. Starting pay is $21.80/hour plus a $0.55/hour shift differential, supporting GMPs, FDA regulations and sanitation standards.

You will clean, sanitize, and maintain production areas, assist teams, and follow safety procedures to ensure a clean, safe plant environment. Overtime opportunities are available as required.

Qualifications

• Good listening skills and ability to verbally communicate information.
• Ability to read and comprehend work-related material.
• Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Must work well as a productive member of a team.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.
• Basic math operations to complete tasks.
• Ability to organize and multitask effectively.
• Knowledge of packaging line operation to position equipment for cleaning.
• Must learn lock-out tag-out point locations.

Responsibilities

• Clean and remove foreign materials from machines, equipment, conveyors and plant floor.
• Hand sweep floor areas inaccessible to cleaning machines.
• Keep areas in packaging, processing, warehouse, maintenance and offices clean and orderly.
• Assist and support department teams to enhance production.
• Work safely by following plant safety regulations.
• Operate industrial vacuum cleaner to clean and collect debris.
• Attach battery charger to industrial sweeper/scrubber for charging.
• Work at various heights to clean overhead fixtures.
• Remove clutter such as stacks of pallets.
• Clean drains, sinks, eye wash stations, doors and extinguishers.
• Check and fill soap and towel dispensers.
• Operate material handling equipment safely to protect personnel and inventory.
• Collect trash and dispose in compactor.
• Perform preventive sanitation on lines and equipment.
• Complete master sanitation schedule for all areas.
• Notify management when equipment or grounds need repairs/replacements.
• Read and document downtime on Sanitor Work Orders.
• Sort and band items using a baler.
• Mix cleaning fluids per formula.
• Clear snow and debris from sidewalks.
• Perform post-cleaning evaluations with management.
• Suggest operational improvements and equipment.
• Assist in training sanitation staff and cross-training.

Skills

Good listening skills

Read and comprehend

Follow instructions

Team player

Diversity awareness

Basic math

Organizational skills

Packaging line operation knowledge

Lock-out tag-out awareness

Job description

B&G Foods is seeking a sanitation associate for our Ankeny, IA facility. The role operates on a Sunday–Thursday night schedule from 11:00pm to 7:30am with OT as needed. Starting pay is $21.80/hour plus a $0.55/hour shift differential, supporting GMPs, FDA regulations and sanitation standards.

You will clean, sanitize, and maintain production areas, assist teams, and follow safety procedures to ensure a clean, safe plant environment. Overtime opportunities are available as required.