Sanitation - Sanitor

Red Gold; Orestes (IN); On-site; USD 31,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Gold in Indiana is seeking a sanitation associate to maintain cleanliness across the production facility, including walls, ceilings, fans, lights, and floors, and to clean all product fillers, tanks, piping and related equipment.

You will follow MSDS guidelines, GMPs, and safety procedures, ensuring accurate recordkeeping and teamwork while handling moderate physical tasks. This role often requires 45–60 hours per week to cover production needs.

Qualifications

• MSDS literacy and ability to read safety data sheets.
• Understand GMPs and safety procedures to be followed.
• Must read, write and communicate effectively in workplace.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in paperwork and tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general plant cleanliness related to the Master Sanitation Schedule, including walls, ceilings, fans, lights and floors.
• Clean and operate product fillers, tanks, piping and other processing equipment.
• Clean production equipment related to line operation including coolers and can tracks.
• Maintain outside grounds and outside equipment.
• Safely use chemicals and proper procedures to clean and sanitize.
• Adhere to GMPs and safety policies.
• Work as a team with crew members and other plant personnel.

Skills

MSDS literacy

GMP compliance

Strong communication

Detail oriented

Team player

Multi-tasking

Able to lift 25 lbs

Flexible hours

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Red Gold employees are truly a component of the company’s success in the market. Their ability to support fellow employees and departments provides the foundation for company greatness and supports one of our guiding principles that our peopleare our most valuable resource. This position will use the latest cleaning agents and methods to clean equipment related to the production operations and to maintain the sanitation level of our facility. Due to the dynamic nature of our business, duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain general plant cleanliness related to the Master Sanitation Schedule. This includes cleaning walls, ceilings, fans, lights, and floors.
• Clean and operate all product fillers, tanks, piping, and other related processing equipment.
• Clean all production equipment related to operation of lines including coolers and can tracks.
• Maintain outside grounds and outside equipment.
• Safely and correctly use chemicals and proper procedures to clean and sanitize.
• Adhere to Red Gold policies, rules and regulations, including GMP’s and safety.
• Work as a team player with members of the crew and others in the plant.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma, General Educational Development Diploma (GED) or equivalent experience
• The ability to read and comprehend MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must be able to understand and carry out basic instructions while performing manual labor related tasks.
• Must be able to successfully use basic, math, writing and reading skills necessary to complete the required paperwork and projects.
• Understand and follow all GMP’s and safety procedures.
• Good Communication Skills
• Accurate
• Detail oriented
• Able to handle pressure
• Team oriented
• Able to work well with others
• Multi-task oriented
• Able to work 45-60 hours/week with occasional overtime to cover for absenteeism and Fresh Pack requirements

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct: None

Indirect: None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee
• 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 sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear
• The employee may occasionally be required to crouch
• The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances

JOB COMPETENCIES

• Ethics/ Integrity/ Trust
• Attitude and Commitment
• Diversity
• Customer Service
• Company Engagement
• Quality

On the Job Training

• Ecolab chemical safety and data training
• Handling and identifying hazardous chemical training
• Understand and adhere to all instructions, SOP’s, and specific checklists from the department
• HACCP Training by HACCP Coordinator

Other

• Responsible for monitoring, record keeping and taking appropriate actions for specific Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan and pre requisite program requirements
• Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management

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