Sanitation (M-F 6:45am - 3:30pm)

Premium Peanut, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Peanut, LLC seeks a Sanitation Tech to keep the production area clean and sanitized, and to fill in for production staff as needed to maintain schedules. Adherence to GMP and safety standards is essential while assisting with additional duties.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least 6 months of equipment operation experience in manufacturing, with training provided for shelling and related processes.

Qualifications

• Problem solving and ethical conduct are required for daily tasks.
• Teamwork and organizational support help maintain production flow.
• Safety and security guidelines must be followed at all times.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a hygienic and efficient work environment.
• Follow food safety responsibilities and GMP guidelines.
• Arrange material and equipment in neat, orderly fashion.
• Clean machines, conveyors, screens, filters, and rooms.
• Transport trash to disposal area and replenish bathroom supplies.
• Operate industrial truck to move materials within the plant.

Skills

Problem Solving

Ethics

Teamwork

Safety

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Summary:

Sanitation Tech keeps areas in the facility clean and sanitized. Also, the Sanitation tech will fill in as necessary to for production employees to keep production on schedule. Sanitation Tech is required to follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and assist with any other duties assigned by management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Created and maintains an efficient, hygienic, and positive working environment.
• Understands food safety responsibilities and maintains a focus on them.
• Arranges material, and other industrial equipment in neat and orderly manner.
• Cleans lint, dust, oil, and grease from machines, overhead pipes, and conveyors.
• Cleans screens and filters.
• Cleans rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, and locker rooms and other work areas.
• Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.
• Dusts furniture and equipment.
• Polishes metalwork.
• Washes walls, ceiling, and woodwork.
• Washes windows, door panels, and sills.
• Empties wastebaskets and empties and cleans ashtrays.
• Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• Replenishes bathroom supplies.
• Picks up refuse from plant grounds and maintains area by cutting grass or shoveling snow.
• Operates industrial truck to transport materials within plant.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Works well in group problem solving situations.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.
• Judgement - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Teamwork - Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Personal Appearance – Dresses appropriately for the position and is well groomed.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Innovation - Generates suggestions for improving work.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of 6 months experience operating equipment in a manufacturing environment, or one-year experience running complex farm equipment, three years of experience preferred and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be mechanically inclined; having the capability to change decks, screens and sizing reels not limited to any other function needed within the shelling process.

Language Skills

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Payroll systems.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.