Sanitation Technician

Pay Type / Status / Benefits:

Hourly / Full time / Medical (base plan, employer paid), Vision, Dental, HSA, 401(k) w/ company match after 90 day probationary period, free lunch, PTO, six day paid holidays/ calendar year.

Starting Pay Rate: $19 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning/sanitizing per manufacturer instructions

• Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines.

• Complete basic preventive maintenance of gaskets, seals, O rings, plates, etc., on all product contact surfaces as needed by the Master Sanitation Schedule.

• Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to, identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentration, examining flow rates, assessing heat up temperature and sanitizing by chemical strengths.

• Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment.

• Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps before startup.

• Collect required samples needed for Quality Assurance testing

• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information.

• Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP s.

• Follow all plant and department safety procedures

• Follow all plant and department general sanitation procedures

• Safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals

• Safe use of scissor lift equipment, use of fall protection equipment

• Safe use of electric walk behind hand jack, forklift to complete sanitation tasks

• Continuous work in wet environment

• Interaction with other departments, maintenance, operations, and upper management

• Participation in productivity and continuous improvement projects

• Maintain clean and organized working environment

• Perform area and 5S auditing

• Accurate documentation of CIP records and filler equipment cleaning

• Operation of chemical foaming equipment

• Disassembly and reassembly of manufacturing equipment

• The CIP Technician will follow all applicable GMP and Safety guidelines (including chemical handling) and will complete the needed tasks/duties as scheduled or when needed. Follow plant and department allergen sanitation and isolation protocol and procedures

• Place work orders through the automated Maintenance Work Order System

• Setting up and prepping manufacturing equipment for CIP

• Manual cleaning and sanitation of filler equipment and support equipment and environment

• Pre-CIP and Post-CIP inspection of filler equipment

• Verification swabbing for clean equipment

• Verification of the cleaning and inspection of filler equipment for release to production

• Participate in Root Cause investigations related to sanitation

• Follow chemical titration procedures

• Advanced knowledge of valve, pump, and instrumentation functionality

• Advanced knowledge of CIP and sanitation functionalities

• Other duties as assigned

Other Skills / Work Experience:

• Must be able to lift fifty pounds occasionally.

• Must be able to work in a wet environment with exposure to dust, gas or fumes and cleaning chemicals.

• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends, and holidays.

• Ability to work in a demanding environment and effectively work in a team environment.

• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background, and criminal checks).

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures

• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients.

• Familiarity with mechanical functions of all machines/equipment.

• Ability to wear a company-provided uniform.

You should be proficient in:

• Industrial Cleaning Equipment Operation

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Cleaning-In-Place (CIP)