RTH Sanitation Associate - 1st Shift - Days Off: Friday & Saturday

homechefinternalemployees; Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401k

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a RTH Sanitation Associate to maintain a clean, food-safe environment in the kitchen and assembly areas. The role requires wearing proper PPE at all times and adhering to all health and safety regulations.

You will perform cleaning duties across multiple areas and support GMP and SQF programs. The position emphasizes daily sanitation of racks, sinks, floors, benches, and equipment, with emphasis on consistent, thorough cleaning and proper chemical handling.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience working in the food industry.
• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED).

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and food safety in kitchen and assembly areas.
• Wear PPE at all times and follow health and safety regulations.
• Perform routine cleaning tasks across RTH areas: trash removal, floor cleaning, rack wiping, and surface sanitizing.
• Clean and sanitize equipment such as blast chillers, ovens, MAP machines, and sanitunnels following SOPs.
• Maintain and stock cleaning supplies and PPE in all sizes.
• Test sanitizer to ensure proper levels and maintain GMP and SQF compliance.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

This role follows a 1st shift schedule, working from 6:30 AM - 3:30 PM , with designated days off on Friday & Saturday.

The RTH Sanitation Associate is responsible for all activities involved in maintaining the cleanliness and food safe environment in the kitchen and assembly areas. The Sanitation Associate is expected to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment at all times, maintain tools and equipment in a clean, organized and safe manner at all times, and follow all health and safety regulations.

Detailed Responsibilities

RTH Cleaning

• Empty all trash cans and replace liners, clean and sanitize receptacles on a daily basis
• Clean floors by sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing them with floor scrubber
• Clean and wipe down racks
• Clean metal tables and sanitized on a daily basis
• Re-stock vinyl gloves and PPE in all sizes
• Clean and sanitize hand wash sinks and three department sinks
• Clean, empty and sanitize all garbage gondolas on a daily basis
• Mix water and cleaning chemicals in containers, mop buckets to prepare cleaning solutions according to specifications
• Check for leaks, drips, and condensation
• Clean all food manufacturing machinery according to SOP's

RTH Equipment Cleaning (Blast Chillers, Tilt Skillets, Ovens, MAP Machines, Sanitunnel)

• Follow SSPO cleaning procedures with individual equipment cleans
• Use proper PPE while performing cleaning task
• Clean floors using a dry cleaning method
• Remove any build up or ice accumulation on the floors, walls, and cooling units
• Check for leaks, drips, and condensation
• Follow Lock Out Tag Out procedures according to policy when applicable

Dish Room

• Empty all trash cans and replace liners, clean and sanitize receptacles on a daily basis
• Clean floors by sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing them with floor scrubber
• Clean and wipe down racks
• Clean, wash and sanitize all production utensils, bus tubs, sheet pans and blue dollies, etc
• Clean metal tables and sanitize on a daily basis
• Re-stock chemicals
• Clean and sanitize three department sinks
• Test sanitizer with Hydrion test strips to test PPM sanitation solution
• Clean Tub Washer according to SOP

GMP Frock Room

• Clean floors by sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing them with floor scrubber
• Empty all trash cans and replace liners, clean and sanitize receptacles on a daily basis
• Re-stock vinyl gloves in all sizes and PPE accordingly
• Clean and sanitize hand wash sinks and three department sinks
• Clean and maintain all walls and areas

General Responsibilities

• Follow the facility GMPs and help enforce them throughout the facility
• Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs

Attitude and Attendance

• Arrives to work at scheduled time and follows time off request procedure
• Communicates with co-workers in a professional manner
• Treats co-workers with respect at all times
• Escalates attitude issues among janitors to FSQA Manager
• Uses teamwork with working with production throughout the day
• Demonstrates ownership of tasks and job responsibilities on a consistent basis.

This position requires 0% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred
• 2+ years of experience working in the food industry
• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED)

More About Us

Perks and Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.

We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers. We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership. We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you'll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convic