Perform all functions related to sanitation, GMP/HACCP conformance, pest prevention and plant appearance.

• Operate all equipment that is related to sanitation ie: brooms, vaccuums, shovels, steam cleaner.
• Verify that all paperwork associated with sanitation is complete and up to date.
• Assist the production operators in sanitation duties as required.
• Ensure that all refuse receptacles are emptied daily.
• Ensure that work areas are kept clean and free of debris and foreign material.
• Have a basic understanding of sanitation equipment functions, standard operating procedures and job safety analysis.
• Communicate with plant personnel from other departments on equipment troubleshooting and corrective actions.
• Communicate with operators from other shifts.
• Provide on-the-job training for newly hired employees.
• Complete daily sanitation logs and shift reports including all HACCP and GMP forms.
• All employees have the responsibility to report food safety problems to their supervisor or someone with authority to initiate action.
• All employees shall identify any risk of intentional harm to the facility, personnel or products.  All employees have the responsibility to report unauthorized persons to their Supervisor or a Manager who will challenge the individual and/or escort them from the site.

• Liaison with other plant personnel to ensure that the sanitation plan is being followed.
• May be rquired to assist other plant personnel in daily duties (i.e. maintenance, warehouse).
• Sanitation Operators report to the Sanitation Supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

• Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

Physical Requirements

• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, and work with the fingers.
• Involves moderate physical activity (i.e. climbing stairs).

• May be exposed to moderate to high noise levels (i.e. production equipment, pneumatic blowers).
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts and occasionally in areas of loud manufacturing noise.