Sanitation Utility

Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC; Iola (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC in Iola, KS is hiring for a Sanitation Utility to maintain cleanliness and food safety across plant equipment and production lines. The role emphasizes GMP training, 5S cleanliness, and adherence to FDA standards while supporting daily production needs.

Ideal candidates have a passion for cleanliness, can stay active on their feet, and meet the basic qualifications. The job offers a stable full-time role in a climate-controlled environment with daily safety

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, able to read, write, and speak English clearly.
• Experience in an industrial cleaning environment.
• Able to stand, stoop, bend, and lift overhead regularly.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, and sanitize equipment per GMP and FDA standards.
• Request, receive, deliver, and maintain products and materials as needed.
• Operate and maintain plant machinery safely and in accordance with guidelines.

Skills

Communication skills

Industrial cleaning

Attention to detail

English fluency

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Summary

Title: Sanitation Utility

ID: 201862

Department: Sanitation

Location: Iola, KS

Classification: N/A

Status: Full-Time

A day in the life…

As a Sanitation Employee, you will engage in continuous learning, tackle new challenges, and maintain a strong attention to detail. Your responsibilities will include breaking down and sanitizing machinery, ensuring that all allergens are thoroughly cleaned from designated areas, and performing general sanitation of plant equipment. The ideal candidate for this position possesses a passion for cleanliness and enjoys being active while working. Your dedication is essential in upholding our commitment to a safe and sanitary environment.

What you will be doing…

• Disassembles and/or cleans and sanitizes equipment per RSC guidelines to ensure FDA standards are maintained in the plant.
• Requests, receives, delivers, secures, and maintains products and materials required to do the job.
• Operates and maintains machinery, equipment, and tools in a safe and proficient manner according to guidelines, standards, and instructions.
• Reads and understand sanitation specifications established by RSC and follows those specifications with supervision.
• Performs other clean-up activities assigned by the supervisor.
• Conforms to rules.
• Reassembles plant machinery to prepare for each day's production.
• Ensures plant floor is 5S compliant before each production day.
• Adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure product quality and maintain compliance with food safety standards.
• Completes and follows FSQA training and programs to comply with regulatory requirements, ensure consumer safety, and support the plant's food safety and quality objectives.
• Promptly reports and takes appropriate action on any observed or potential food safety hazards, process deviations, or non-conformities by notifying the designated plant supervisor, in accordance with your role and responsibilities.
• Actively contributes to the continuous improvement of the company's Food Safety Culture through engagement and actions aligned with your role.

This job posting is not all inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

Do you have what it takes?

Basic Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to speak, read, and write English fluently, with or without an accommodation.
• Experience in an industrial cleaning environment
• Ability to routinely and frequently stand, stoop, bend and lift overhead.
• Ability to stand on hard surfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two or more years in a manufacturing facility.
• A passion for cleaning.

Experience Life at Russell Stover Plants!

• Safety First: Your well-being is our top priority, and we've got you covered with protective gear. On day one, you'll dive into Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training, and we'll keep you on your toes with daily safety tips to ensure you're always in the know!
• Surroundings: Get ready to work alongside a variety of equipment like automated packing machines, forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and those irresistible chocolate candy banks/steels - it's a dynamic environment where every day brings something new!
• Active & Engaging Work: Whether you're on your feet for extended periods, moving around, climbing ladders, or lifting up to 50 lbs, there's never a dull moment. This is a place where you'll stay on the move!
• Comfortable Climate: In most roles, you will be comfortable year-round with our climate-controlled environment.
• Appealing Smells: The air is filled with sweet aromas of chocolate, and by the time your shift ends, you might just leave smelling like chocolate!
• Dress to Impress (Food Safety Style): A simple yet important dress code ensures safety and hygiene, following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to keep everything running smoothly.
• Allergens: You will be exposed to a variety of ingredients that may be considered food allergens.

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.