Sanitation Specialist

Unilever; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector seeks a Sanitation Specialist to oversee cleaning and sanitization activities. The role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, managing inventory, and enhancing cleaning procedures. Candidates should have strong communication skills, a high school diploma, and relevant sanitation experience.

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement savings

Paid vacation and holidays

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of sanitation experience is required.
• Ability to work in a team environment with flexible hours.
• Excellent documentation practices and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to sanitation tasks per the schedule.
• Manage inventory of cleaning chemicals and supplies.
• Develop and modify cleaning SOPs as needed.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Knowledge of GMP

Knowledge of Chemicals

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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About Unilever

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

About Unilever

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centres around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Sanitation Specialist

The cleaning and sanitation specialist provide strong leadership to the sanitation team to achieve high quality in the cleaning and sanitization of felling equipment, compliance with all safety, GMP, FDA, and company internal procedures and policy.

The Sanitation Specialist is responsible for the daily management of all cleaning and sanitization activities in the scope of product contact parts and entire line, personnel and project support for all related to the equipment that has contact with product to prevent contamination and ensure a high-quality product. The sanitation specialist performs a variety of tasks including cleaning, sanitizing, requisition of cleaning and sanitization supplies, inspection, audit, design and recommendation to improve filling equipment, and other duties as required by business needs.

The Sanitation Specialist works with full latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment to address and resolve issues but is required to justify actions.

Sanitation specialist is a position that will require work in a team environment, on especial projects with other departments, also will help to create and develop news methods, staff training and evaluation, daily reports as they become necessary, task and activities will require shift flexibility, including overnight work, weekend work, and the possibility to travel to another’s sites.

What You'll Do

Ensure the sanitation team adheres to safe working practices, including proper chemical handling, use of PPE, and compliance with company and OSHA requirements.

Ensure completion of sanitation tasks as per master sanitation schedule requirements.

Ensure efficient completion of CIP activities as per the CIP schedule.

Deep understanding of the manufacturing and machines working and equipment design or parts design to ensure proper equipment cleaning and sanitization.

Deep understanding of CIP cycles and their ways of operation.

Problem solving with other teams, like production, Quality, engineering, with an open mind and a highly cooperative environment of cooperation in a positive a professional manner.

Formulate and enhance cleaning procedures to guarantee the efficient and timely cleaning of production equipment.

Allocate work schedules to employees and request the required staff for special projects, including weekend cleaning activities.

Managing the inventory of cleaning chemicals and supplies, ensuring uninterrupted sanitation operations

Assign tasks to employees according to business needs.

Set work standard for the cleaning and sanitization team.

Plan and schedule cleaning projects with engineering and production departments.

Assign daily tasks to sanitation employees on the floor.

Flexible scheduling, some working hours are determined by production schedule and business needs, work overtime as needed and for the completion of especial projects or task.

Other duties dictated by business needs.

Develop and modify cleaning SOPs as needed.

Work with Quality to find root causes and of possible contamination of product and to create new procedures as needed.

What You Need To Succeed

Ability to communicate clearly, professionally and effective.

Excellent documentation practices.

Knowledge of GMP and Quality standard.

Knowledge of safe handling or hazardous material, RCRA, DOT-HAZMAT.

Being able to stand for long periods of time.

Highly and quick problem-solving mentality.

As needed, need to work on weekends and another shift.

Knowledge of hygienic design of equipment.

Knowledge and understanding a method of training and instruction.

Basic knowledge of chemistry and microbiology.

Knowledge of imperial and metric system to procure product contact parts for the machine.

Minimum Qualification

High school diploma or equivalent.

2 – 3 years of sanitation and CIP experience.

Knowledge of Microsoft office suite and power platforms.

Excellent communication skills in English. Fluency in Spanish is preferred.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.
  

What We Can Offer You

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Pay: The pay range for this position is 58,200.00 to $87,400.00. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Non discrimination Provision.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Distribution and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Services

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