Sanitation Worker 1st Shift

woodlandfoods; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

woodlandfoods is seeking a Sanitation Worker to maintain clean and safe production areas in our facility. This non-exempt role reports to the Department Manager or Lead and requires adherence to SOPs and SSOPs to support food safety and quality.

The position involves operating sanitation equipment, performing high- and low-level cleaning, and collaborating with other departments to identify hazards and ensure daily sanitation records are accurate.

Qualifications

• Perform general sanitation cleaning duties according to SOPs, quality requirements, and SSOPs.
• Operate equipment such as bailers, riding scrubbers, and scissor lifts safely.
• Maintain accurate daily sanitation records and pass pre-operating inspections.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments to address safety hazards.

Responsibilities

• Perform general sanitation cleaning duties based on the current SOPs, procedures, and quality requirements.
• Breakdown and reassembly of manufacturing equipment.
• Washdown equipment or dry-clean as specified per the SSOP.
• Interior infrastructure cleaning of production and non-production areas.
• Assist in identifying safety hazards, areas, and equipment requiring non-routine attention.
• Communicate and work cross-functionally with other departments to meet the goal at hand.
• Participate in major project work, including dust collection system cleanouts, deep cleaning of warehouse and production areas.
• Safely operate bailers, riding scrubbers, and scissor lifts.
• Able to work from heights of 20 feet using scissor lifts.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping of daily Sanitation documentation.
• Ensure all equipment is clean and passes pre-operating inspection.

Job description

Job Title: Sanitation Worker

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to:DepartmentManager or Lead

Supervises: N/A

Travel: As needed according to essential functions of position

Department:Sanitation

JOB PURPOSE

The primary role ofsanitation is cleaning the plant production equipment and facilitiesto meet food safety, customer quality, and worker safetyrequirements.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Performgeneral sanitationcleaningduties based on the current SOPs, procedures, and quality requirements

• Breakdownand reassembly ofmanufacturing equipment

• Washdown equipment or dry-clean as specified per the SSOP

• Interior infrastructure cleaning of production and non-production areas

• Assistinidentifyingsafety hazards, areas, and equipment requiring non-routine attention

• Communicate and workcross-functionallywith other departments to meetthe goal at hand

• Participate in major project work,including dust collection system cleanouts,deep cleaning ofwarehouse and production areas

• Safelyoperatebailers, ridingscrubbers,and scissorlifts

• Able to work from heights of 20 feet using scissor lifts

• Ensureaccuraterecord-keepingofdailySanitation documentation

• Ensure all equipment is clean and passespre-operating inspection

• Comply with