Sanitation Specialist

Boar's Head Brand; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Boar's Head Brand in Petersburg, VA seeks a sanitation worker to maintain facility cleanliness and ensure equipment meets sanitary specifications. Tasks include detailed cleaning of the facility, break rooms and bathrooms, post-operation cleaning, and supporting GMP-compliant practices.

You will learn proper cleaning chemicals and procedures, work as a team in Sanitation and Production, wear required PPE, and adapt to varying assignments and conditions. No prior experience required.

Qualifications

• No prior experience or training required.
• Ability to follow written or oral instructions.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic with dollars, weights and measures.
• Ability to work in a team environment and follow safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing tasks assigned by Department Supervisor, including thorough cleaning of the facility, break room and bathrooms, post-op cleaning, and other duties as needed.
• Ensure the sanitary specifications of equipment and facility are attained.
• Understand proper use of cleaning chemicals and procedures to work efficiently and effectively.
• Work collaboratively with Sanitation and Production departments as a team member.
• Use proper personal protective equipment at all times.
• Be flexible with varying job assignments and working conditions.
• Follow plant GMP rules and maintain clean equipment criteria.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Detail oriented

Adaptability

Tools

PPE usage

Job description

Job Description

To be responsible for ensuring equipment and facility sanitary specifications are attained. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals.

To be responsible for ensuring equipment and facility sanitary specifications are attained. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing tasks as assigned by Department Supervisor which may include: detailed cleaning of the facility, maintain cleanliness of common areas including break room and bathrooms, post-op cleaning of facility, detailed cleaning assignments as assigned, and any other duties as needed
• Responsible for ensuring the sanitary specifications of the equipment and facility are obtained.
• Must be able to understand the proper use of cleaning chemicals and cleaning procedures to work in an efficient yet effective manner.
• Must be able to work as a team player with other employees in the Sanitation and Production departments.
• Must use proper personal protective equipment.
• Must be able to be flexible with varying job assignments and working conditions.
• Responsible for following plant rules and working conditions as it pertains the GMP’s and clean equipment criteria.

Qualifications

• No prior experience or training required.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• 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.