Sanitation Technician

Carolina Canners Inc; Cheraw (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

PTO

401k match

HSA

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Carolina Canners, Inc. is seeking a Sanitation Technician to keep our production facility clean, safe, and audit-ready, supporting ready-to-drink beverage production.

You will sanitize equipment, perform CIP processes, and help maintain cleanliness across all areas to meet FSSC 22000, FDA, and customer expectations. The role emphasizes preventing contamination, ensuring on-time startup, and supporting audits, with a schedule that includes early shifts and potential shutdown periods.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including weekends and shutdown periods.
• Ability to follow written procedures and safety requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to food safety.
• Experience in food or beverage manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with CIP/COP systems and ATP/sanitation verification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sanitation execution in production areas.
• Clean and sanitize production equipment including fillers, lines, packaging.
• Perform CIP and startup readiness.
• Maintain audit-ready facility and records (across warehouse, storage, and production areas).
• Support internal and customer audits and regulatory inspections.

Skills

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Sanitation expertise

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CIP/COP systems

ATP verification

Job description

Position Summary

The Sanitation Technician is responsible for executing sanitation activities that ensure our facility remains clean, safe, and audit-ready at all times. This role supports the production of ready-to-drink beverages by performing sanitation on production equipment and the entire facility, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.The Sanitation Technician plays a critical role in preventing microbiological contamination, supporting on-time production startup, and maintaining continuous audit readiness (FSSC 22000, FDA, customer audits).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Sanitation Execution (Production Areas).
• Clean and sanitize production equipment, including fillers, blend systems, piping, pumps, valves, conveyors, airveyors, palletizers, and packaging systems.
• Execute full sanitation sequences across bottle lines, can lines, hot-fill tea lines, and BIB systems.
• Perform equipment teardown, cleaning, inspection, and reassembly per SSOPs.
• CIP & startup readiness.
• Execute or support CIP (Clean-in-Place) processes on fillers and blend systems.
• Ensure all equipment meets visual cleanliness standards and ATP / sanitation verification quirements.
• Support pre-operational inspections and QA release.
• Complete sanitation activities within defined timelines to ensure on-time production startup.
• Maintain audit-ready conditions across the entire facility, including warehouses (raw materials & finished goods), ingredient storage and staging areas.
• Maintenance shops and support areas, break rooms, locker rooms, restrooms, hallways and exterior areas impacting food safety (docks, waste areas, drains).
• Identify and correct GMP risks, including dust, debris, clutter, standing water or drainage issues and housekeeping and sanitation gaps.
• Execute sanitation activities in compliance with FSSC 22000, GMPs, SSOPs, FDA and customer requirements.
• Perform sanitation verification activities including ATP swabbing, environmental monitoring support (as required).
• Prevent contamination risks including mold, yeast, and spoilage organisms.
• Accurately complete sanitation logs and records.
• Maintain the facility in a constant state of audit readiness .
• Support internal audits, customer audits (e.g., PepsiCo) and regulatory inspections (FDA, State).
• Prepare and use cleaning chemicals per SOPs and manufacturer instructions.
• Monitor chemical usage and report inventory needs.
• Follow all plant safety, food safety, and environmental policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED,
• Ability to work flexible schedules (including weekends and shutdown periods),
• Ability to follow written procedures and safety requirements,
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to food safety,
• Experience in food or beverage manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with CIP/COP systems, food-grade chemical handling, ATP or sanitation verification programs preferred.

Schedule

• Primary sanitation window: 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM (10-hour shutdown / PM / CIP window).
• Additional full shutdown periods (e.g., Sunday overnight) as required.
• Weekend-focused schedule with flexibility based on production needs.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in wet, humid, and physically demanding environments.
• Ability to work around chemicals, moving equipment, and temperature variations.
• Required use of PPE at all times.

CCI is committed to celebrating diversity and is dedicated to creating an increasingly inclusive environment for individuals from all backgrounds. We actively foster a culture that supports inclusion, ensuring our workplace is a safe and welcoming space where everyone can be themselves.

• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• Paid time off.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Basic and voluntary life and AD&D coverage plans.
• Short and long term disability plans.
• Employee wellness and assistance programs.
• 401k offering a company match.

Noteworthy

Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. Please be aware, the successful candidate will be required to complete a background check and a drug test as a condition of employment for this role.

Carolina Canners, Inc. reserves the right to change, modify or add to the duties and essential functions at any time.

Carolina Canners, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.