Sanitation Lead - 3rd Shift

Maker’s Pride, LLC; Kentwood, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flex spending accounts

Disability insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Maker’s Pride, LLC in Kentwood, Michigan is seeking a sanitation technician to clean production equipment and ensure hygiene and food safety in a multi-shift environment.

The role requires basic English, at least six months sanitation experience, and familiarity with COP/CIP systems; Spanish is a plus. Benefits include health insurance, flexible spending accounts, and paid holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; at least six months experience in a sanitation production environment preferred.
• Supervisory skills are desired.
• Must have some Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Follows procedures in cleaning and sanitation of idle production equipment.
• Completes required reporting to reflect activity.
• Advises supervisor when supplies need to be ordered.
• Familiarity with testing for chemical concentrations.
• Familiarity with COP and CIP systems.
• Familiarity with refractometers is a plus.

Skills

Basic English

Spanish a plus

Sanitation experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Grand Rapids - H1, 3061 Shaffer Avenue, Kentwood, Michigan, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM

What We Want to Give You:

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:

• health/dental/vision insurance
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation
• bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.)

(Must have Industrial Food Sanitation Experience)

Job Summary:

• Follows procedures and SSOPs to perform cleaning on production equipment to ensure safety, hygiene, and food safety. May record information to reflect sanitation activities and issues. Advises/updates supervisor/manager of progress and or other non-routine issues.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows established procedures in the cleaning and sanitation of idle production equipment.
• Completes required reporting to reflect activity.
• Advises supervisor when supplies need to be ordered.
• Familiarity and understanding of testing for chemical concentrations.
• Familiarity with COP and CIP systems.
• Familiarity with refractometers a plus

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Must be capable of being productive on third-shift scheduling. In addition, some facilities are multi-level and may require ascending or descending stairs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Language Skills:

• Must be able to speak, read, and write in basic English; Spanish is a plus.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; at least six months experience in a sanitation production environment preferred.
• Supervisory skills are desired.
• Must have some Microsoft Office skills.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Multi-shift production operations may be expansive, noisy, wet/humid and vary in temperature from refrigerated environment, ambient or warm in summer months depending on facility.

Disclaimer:

• The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
• Federal law obligates us to provide reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of employees, unless to do so would pose an undue hardship. Please let us know as soon as possible if you need an accommodation to complete these listed essential functions.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Grand Rapids - H1, 3061 Shaffer Avenue, Kentwood, Michigan, United States of America