Sanitation/Over Crew- Night Shift

Foster Farms; Kelso (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a sanitation associate to clean and sanitize processing areas nightly, ensuring compliance with safety and USDA standards. The role requires operating pallet jacks, following chemical safety protocols, and maintaining clean non-production spaces.

Candidates must be punctual, able to lift up to 80 pounds, and pass pre-employment screenings. This position offers shift premiums and comprehensive benefits as part of a full-time role.

Qualifications

• Must report regularly and on time to work, including overtime and weekends.
• Ability to obtain pallet jack certificate.
• Physically capable to lift and carry up to 80 pounds.
• Stand on concrete floor or metal stand for prolonged periods.
• Able to pass pre-employment drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

• Sanitation of the facility, cleaning inside and out on a nightly basis.
• Operate and apply chemicals safely and use high pressure hot water for cleaning.
• Ensure areas are ready for production with USDA-compliant sanitation.
• Keep non-production areas clean and orderly (breakrooms, bathrooms, parking).
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervision and suggest process improvements.

Skills

Pallet jack operation

Safety awareness

punctuality

Tools

Pallet jack

Job description

At Foster Farms, our mission is creating great food and serving great moments. Our vision is to be the best and most trusted food company, empowering and nourishing the lives of those we serve. We measure our success by how well we protect and care for our team, our consumers, our animals, and our environment, while delivering operational excellence and exceptional value to our customers.

Pay rate starts at $19.00 per hour with shift premiums of $0.50 for hours worked 4pm-midnight and $1.00 for hours worked midnight-8am.

Longevity premium of $0.25 after one year of service. Attendance Premium of $0.25.

We offer our Team Members the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance for themselves and their eligible dependents.
• Voluntary benefits such as Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Group Accident Coverage, Group Critical Illness Coverage, Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care FSA and Dependent Daycare FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• College tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a Company-contribution of up to 4%.
• Vacation, sick, holiday, funeral, and jury duty pay.

Essential Job Functions:

• Sanitation is responsible for cleaning the facility (inside and out) on a nightly basis. As such adherence to company safety and attendance policies is critical.
• Perform assigned tasks and follow instructions from Supervision and/or Lead personnel including Safe application of chemicals and high pressure hot (140 F) water to clean and sanitize processing equipment.
• Sanitize assigned plant area(s) on time and in accordance with Pre-Operations inspection by Quality Control and USDA standards in assigned area(s), so they are ready for release for Production.
• Keep the non-production areas clean and orderly including breakrooms, bathrooms, smoking areas, parking lot, and all other areas that is deemed necessary by Supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervision and/or Lead personnel.
• Make suggestions on how we can improve our process.

Qualifications

• Must report regularly and on time to workas well as workall required hours, including overtime and weekends as scheduled.
• Work safely and set an example of good working safe habits.
• Ability to obtain pallet jack certificate.
• Ability to operate pallet jack in safe manner.
• Physically capable to lift and carry up to 80 pounds.
• Repetitive pushing, pulling, and lifting between 10 -80 lbs.
• Ability to stand on concrete floor or metal standfor prolonged periods.
• Must be able to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.

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