Sanitation Specialist (Weekend)

Carnivore Meat Company; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnivore Meat Company is seeking a Sanitation Specialist to uphold a clean, compliant manufacturing environment across production, warehouse, and processing areas. You will implement SSOPs, GMPs, HACCP and FSMA-aligned sanitation practices to support safe pet food production.

Daily duties include cleaning equipment and areas, safely applying cleaners, maintaining logs, and supporting audits and continuous improvement efforts within a pet food facility.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in sanitation, janitorial, warehouse, manufacturing, or food production preferred.
• Experience in food manufacturing or regulated environments preferred.
• Knowledge of GMPs, sanitation procedures, and food safety principles preferred.
• Experience operating industrial cleaning equipment and chemical dispensing systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize production equipment, conveyors, lines, packaging equipment, utensils, and work areas.
• Clean facility floors, drains, walls, ceilings, and warehouse spaces.
• Follow SSOPs, GMPs, HACCP, FSMA, and sanitation programs.
• Safely handle and apply cleaning chemicals per specs.
• Disassemble and reassemble equipment for thorough cleaning.
• Inspect cleanliness prior to production start.
• Assist with ATP testing and environmental monitoring as directed.
• Operate sanitation equipment (pressure washers, floor scrubbers, etc.).
• Maintain sanitation logs and cleaning records accurately.
• Report sanitation issues to the Sanitation Lead.
• Maintain sanitation supply inventories and notify when replenishment is needed.
• Support internal and regulatory audits and food safety initiatives.
• Identify and report food safety hazards or sanitation concerns.

Skills

Food safety focus

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Industrial cleaning equipment

Chemical dispensing systems

Forklift certification

HACCP certification

Job description

The Sanitation Specialist is responsible for performing cleaning and sanitation activities throughout Carnivore Meat Company's manufacturing facility to ensure production equipment, processing areas, warehouse spaces, and facility infrastructure meet company sanitation standards and all applicable food safety and regulatory requirements. This role plays a critical part in maintaining a clean, safe, and compliant manufacturing environment that supports the production of high-quality pet food products.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize production equipment, conveyors, processing lines, packaging equipment, utensils, and manufacturing work areas according to established sanitation procedures.
• Perform cleaning of facility floors, drains, walls, ceilings, refrigeration units, warehouse areas, employee common areas, and facility infrastructure.
• Follow Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP requirements, FSMA regulations, and company sanitation programs.
• Safely prepare, mix, handle, and apply cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer specifications and company procedures.
• Disassemble and reassemble production equipment as necessary to ensure thorough cleaning and sanitation.
• Conduct visual inspections of equipment and production areas to verify cleanliness prior to production startup.
• Assist with ATP testing, environmental monitoring, allergen cleaning verification, and other sanitation verification activities as directed.
• Properly operate sanitation equipment including pressure washers, foamers, floor scrubbers, chemical dispensing systems, and other cleaning tools.
• Remove waste materials and maintain clean, organized work areas throughout the facility.
• Maintain sanitation logs, cleaning records, chemical usage documentation, and other required records accurately and completely.
• Report equipment damage, maintenance concerns, sanitation deficiencies, or chemical issues to the Sanitation Lead.
• Maintain sanitation supply inventories and notify leadership when supplies require replenishment.
• Support internal audits, customer audits, regulatory inspections, and food safety initiatives.
• Identify and immediately report food safety hazards, sanitation concerns, quality issues, or employee safety risks to the Sanitation Lead and FSQA personnel.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (Required).
• Previous sanitation, janitorial, custodial, warehouse, manufacturing, or food production experience (Preferred).
• Experience within food manufacturing, pet food manufacturing, meat processing, or regulated manufacturing environments (Preferred).
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation procedures, and food safety principles (Preferred).
• Experience operating industrial cleaning equipment and chemical dispensing systems (Preferred).
• Forklift certification or willingness to obtain certification (Preferred).
• HACCP Certification (Preferred).

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety.
• Follow detailed sanitation procedures while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Work efficiently and independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.
• Safely operate sanitation equipment, pressure washers, foam systems, floor scrubbers, and cleaning tools.
• Communicate effectively with Sanitation, Production, Maintenance, and FSQA personnel.
• Maintain accurate sanitation records and documentation.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and time‑management skills.
• Adapt to changing production schedules and sanitation priorities.
• Exercise professionalism, accountability, dependability, and integrity.
• Support continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout sanitation operations.

Physical Requirements

This position operates primarily within manufacturing, warehouse, processing, and refrigerated production environments. The office environment allows pets, and candidates must be comfortable working in a pet‑friendly workplace. Employees regularly operate pressure washers, foamers, floor scrubbers, chemical dispensing systems, hoses, hand tools, and other sanitation equipment.

The position requires frequent standing, walking, climbing ladders and stairs, bending, kneeling, squatting, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling, and repetitive movement throughout the workday. Employees routinely work in wet, humid, refrigerated, and high‑moisture environments and are exposed to sanitation chemicals, food residues, manufacturing equipment, elevated work areas, and varying noise levels while wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE), including waterproof clothing, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, face shields, rubber boots, and other protective equipment as required.