Production Janitor - Line 4 - 2nd shift

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. seeks a Production Janitor for Line 4 on 2nd shift to maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the Carthage facility. You will participate in line cleaning, waste removal, and line contamination readiness.

Responsibilities include scraping spills, moving barrels, tracking waste weights, and operating a pallet jack. You must wear PPE and follow GMP/SOP/HACCP/SQF guidelines, with temperatures ranging from 50 to 80 degrees depending on area.

Qualifications

• Prefer High School Diploma or GED.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Palletjack Certification.

Responsibilities

• When product falls on floor, uses a squeegee to scrap 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

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Reliability

Self-driven

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pallet jack

Job description

Production Janitor - Line 4 - 2nd shift

US-MO-Carthage

Job ID: 2026-10369 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Carthage Plant

Overview

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.

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

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.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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