Production Janitor - Line 4

Ajasianfoods; Carthage (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) in Carthage, TX, seeks a dedicated sanitation associate to clean floors, move waste, and sanitize production lines. You may need to work with chemicals during contamination or changeovers.

Responsibilities include moving barrels with a pallet jack, tracking waste weights, handling trash, and maintaining GMP/SOP/SQF compliance. HS diploma preferred; training provided.

Qualifications

• Prefer High School Diploma or GED.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable, self-driven with minimum supervision.
• Palletjack Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Scrape up scrap with a squeegee when product falls on the floor.
• Shovel scrap into barrels and move them with a pallet jack.
• Remove barrels before they overfill and load onto a skid.
• Track and record accurate waste weights.
• Move skids to slop area for sanitation and emptying.
• Take out trash carts and dispose properly.
• Willing to be trained on cleaning chemicals for contamination/changeovers.
• Follow all safety and GMP regulations.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Reliable

Self-Driven

Minimum Supervision

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PalletJack Certification

Job description

Position Summary

Cleans floors, dumps trash carts, move barrels of waste from production area, be able to clean a line with chemicals in the event of contamination or changeovers.

Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• When product falls on floor, uses a squeegee to scrape up scrap
• Responsible for shoveling scrap into barrels
• Need to remove barrels from the area when half to ¾ full, by loading barrels onto a skid
• Tracking and recording of accurate waste weights
• Use a palletjack to move skid with barrels to slop area for sanitation to empty
• Take out trash carts full of empty boxes, plastic or other items and put into appropriate disposable containers
• If not already trained, you will need to be willing to be trained on how to use and mix the different chemicals to clean a line for contamination or changeovers
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• Temperatures throughout plant average 50 degrees. Temperatures in the cooking area can exceed 80 degrees. Required to wear hairnet, smock, boots or overshoes, ear plugs, gloves, plastic sleeves, and aprons provided by the Company. Need to comply with Food Safety: GMP’s SSOP, SOP, HACCP, SQF and Quality requirements

Position Qualifications

• Prefer High School Diploma or GED
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Reliable, Self-Driven, Minimum Supervision
• Palletjack Certification

Employee Safety Responsibilities :

• Report all injuries, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts & horseplay
• Use proper lifting techniques
• Use handrails
• Follow GMP regulations
• Use and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including bumpcaps

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.