Warehouse Sanitation

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; St. Johns (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Cleaner at the MWC facility in St. Johns, MI. The role focuses on keeping the plant clean, safe, and compliant with GMP and food safety standards.

Responsibilities include cleaning multiple areas, handling waste disposal, and assisting with audits. The job requires adherence to safety policies and proactive teamwork to support production goals.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedures.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures; report unsafe activities.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental goals.

Responsibilities

• Clean the office areas, break room, restrooms, locker rooms, warehouses, halls and the blue hallway.
• Transports trash and debris to disposal area.
• Removes trash from exterior areas, primarily truck areas.
• Keeps records in accordance with GMP and local/state laws.
• Prepares samples to ship out to customers.
• Follow up on all area audits and maintain perimeter cleaning of the warehouse.
• Utilize GPS processes and uphold MWC non-negotiables.
• Comply with safety and food safety regulations and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Read safety rules

Leadership

Prioritize tasks

Safety compliance

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Job description

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Reports To: Warehouse Training Specialist

Department: Warehouse

Exempt Status: Hourly

MWC is a state of the art cheese and whey production facility in St. Johns, MI. MWC is a joint venture between Glanbia Nutritionals, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers Inc. (Select).

Job Summary

Keeps plant clean and clear of debris.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for cleaning the office areas, break room, restrooms, locker rooms, warehouses, hallways, including the blue hallway.
• Transports trash, loose debris and waste to disposal area.
• Removes trash from outside areas primarily truck areas.
• Keeps record in accordance with good manufacturing process and local and state laws.
• Prepares samples to ship out to customers.
• Follow up on all area audits.
• Responsible for cleaning perimeter of the warehouse.
• Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of MWC non-negotiables.
• Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Delivering on Glanbia’s Values:

• “Showing Respect” - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• “Find a Better Way” - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• “Winning Together” - Assist with training of new team members. Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• “The Customer’s Champion” – Proactively engage to support our customer needs on an end to end basis and strive to meet or exceed SLA timelines. Take ownership of customer requests and engage with internal teams as needed and within a timely manner.
• “Performance Matters” – Meet or exceed all key metrics in line with expectations for role. Continually update knowledge of products, product changes, processes and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED or equivalent
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiply projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.

Typical Physical Activity

Physical Demands

• Regularly involves talking or listening, standing and walking, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves sitting, and reaching with hands and arms
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primary product/technical nature.
• Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Typical Environmental Conditions

• May be exposed to loud noise levels (i.e. manufacturing equipment).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat, cold temperatures and areas with possible air contamination, fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.

Travel Requirements

• Minimal travel limited within the local area.

Disclaimer

Must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.