Sanitation Technician I - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Shift

Maker's Pride; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading food and beverage manufacturer as a Sanitation Technician in Des Plaines. You will be responsible for keeping production areas clean and safe, ensuring compliance with hygiene standards. If you're detail-oriented and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, this entry-level position may be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Flex spending accounts

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonuses opportunities

Qualifications

• Must communicate effectively with supervisors and teammates.
• Ability to handle physical demands of the job, including lifting and moving supplies.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and sanitizes production equipment following established procedures.
• Completes required sanitation reporting.
• Notifies supervisor of supply needs.

Skills

Communication

Physical Stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred

Job description

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What We Offer

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:

• health/dental/vision insurance
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation

What We Offer

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:

• health/dental/vision insurance
• retirement plan
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation
• bonuses opportunities (referral, production, etc.).
  
  

Job Summary

The Sanitation Technician follows procedures and SOPs to perform cleaning on production equipment to ensure safety and hygiene. May record information to reflect sanitation activities and issues. Advises/updates supervisor/manager of progress and or other non-routine issues.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Follows established procedures in the cleaning and sanitation of idle production equipment.
• Wet washes rooms and production lines.
• Completes required reporting to reflect activity.
• Advises supervisor when supplies need to be ordered.
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must be capable of being productive on third-shift scheduling. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to sit, walk, stoop or crouch. In addition, some facilities are multi-level and may require ascending or descending stairs.
• The employee may occasionally move up to 45-50 pounds with a hoist, pallet-jack or cart, and regularly lift up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Language Skills

• Able to communicate and take direction from the Sanitation Group Lead and/or the Sanitation Supervisor.
  
  

Education And/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• At least six months experience in a sanitation production environment preferred.
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Multi-shift production operations may be expansive, noisy, wet/humid and vary in temperature from refrigerated environment, ambient or warm in summer months depending on facility.
  
  

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Starting Pay: Sanitation Technician Level I $17.00/hr., Sanitation Technician Level II $18.25/hr., a shift differential is offered for 2nd and 3rd shift opportunities. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the 90th day of employment.

This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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