Sanitation Technician

Refresco Brand; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. is seeking a sanitation associate to maintain cleanliness and food safety across production and warehouse areas. You will follow GMPs, wear PPE, and support sanitation programs.

This role emphasizes accurate documentation, chemical handling, and coordination with a fast-moving manufacturing environment. Competitive benefits are offered and equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Adhere to health, safety, GMPs, and wear PPE in work areas.
• Maintain sanitation and food safety compliance.
• Document sanitation activities and keep records.

Responsibilities

• Sanitize and clean production equipment to meet Food Safety standards.
• Clean conveyors, drains, floors, ceilings, and walls in production and warehouse areas.
• Verify sanitation effectiveness via visual checks and chemical tests.
• Maintain master sanitation schedule and documentation.
• Prepare equipment for cleaning and observe lockout/tagout procedures.
• Ensure minimal downtime during sanitation and pre-operational inspections.

Skills

Health & Safety

GMP Compliance

Food Safety Knowledge

Job description

Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the world’s largest bottler for retailers and A-brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe and North America. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how wouldYOUput our drinks on every table?

Essential Job Functions:

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts)
• Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by company, customer, and/or governing bodies (FDA, SQF, etc).
• Prepare production equipment for cleaning and follow necessarylock out/tag out procedures when doing so.
• Use equipment cleaning chemicals and follow chemical usage and safety as indicated by the labels for application.
• Sanitize, foam, scrub and rinse production equipment ensuring that all areas meet Food Safety and Food Quality standards including but not limited to:
• CIP and sanitize, foam, scrub, and rinse production equipment such as containers rinsers, warmers, and pasteurizers.
• Clean and sanitize all conveyors, conveying equipment, drip pans, and rails.
• Clean and sanitize floors and drains.
• Clean ceilings and walls in production areas to include cobwebbing, flaking paint, and any other debris removal.
• Clean ceilings and walls in warehouse areas to include cobwebbing, flaking paint and any other debris removal.
• Maintain elevators, floors, and stairwells in a clean and safe condition.
• vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping using manual or electric tools.
• Clean and sanitize auxiliary areas such as the Reverse Osmosis area.
• Clean facility building, grounds, and parking lots as assigned.
• clean and sanitize bathrooms.
• empty trash cans and replace liners.
• general cleaning of office area
• Verifies and validates sanitation effectiveness with visual inspection and chemical concentration testing.
• Confirm proper sanitation by monitoring printouts of CIP systems or manual documentation.
• Store all chemicals and safety equipment properly.
• Ensure that minimum downtime is experienced during sanitation and pre-operational inspections.
• Maintain accurate sanitation documentation and ensure the proper completion of Master Sanitation Schedule daily.

A Career with Refresco

Refresco offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, which include:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation

Equal Opportunity Employer

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.