Sanitation Associate - 2nd Shift

Home Chef; Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Sanitation Associate to ensure a clean and safe food processing environment. This role involves maintaining the cleanliness of production areas, equipment, and adhering to health regulations. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent, experience in the food industry, and the ability to lift up to 50lbs. This position offers a chance to contribute to food safety and quality programs while working in a collaborative team environment. If you are passionate about maintaining high standards in food safety, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of production areas and equipment.
• Follow health and safety regulations at all times.
• Support food safety system and quality programs.

Skills

Food Safety Knowledge

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cleaning Chemicals

Floor Scrubber

Job description

The Production Sanitation Associate is responsible for all activities involved in maintaining the cleanliness and food safe environment of the production areas and equipment in the food processing facility. The Production Sanitation Associate is expected to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment at all times, maintain janitorial equipment in a clean, organized and safe manner at all times, and follow all health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

Refrigerated Coolers:

• 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 sanitize on a daily basis
• Re-stock vinyl gloves 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 (e.g. sprinter & PS-125)
• Clean floors using a dry cleaning method
• Remove any ice accumulation on the floors, walls, and cooling units.
• Clean, wash and sanitize all production utensils, bus tubs, red crates and blue dollies
• Test sanitizer with Hydrion test strips to test PPM sanitation solution

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
• Clean and sanitize hand wash sinks and three department sinks
• Clean walls when completing deep clean

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

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

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.

• General high school degree, or equivalent (e.g. GED) required
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred
• 2+ years of experience working in food industry

Home Chef is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Hourly Range: $15.50 - $23.50

About the company

Home Chef is a Chicago, Illinois-based meal kit and food delivery company that delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to subscribers weekly in the United States.