Sanitation Lead Technician - Vernon, United States - Coast Packing Company

Coast Packing Company

Verified Company

Vernon, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

***: The Sanitation Lead Technician is responsible for performing cleaning and sanitation tasks to ensure Sanitation Standard Operation Procedures (SSOP) are met.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Clean and sanitize production equipment, machines, and work areas to establish a clean, sanitized, and safe working environment.

General Sanitation

Lead and oversee the performance of the sanitation technicians.
Organize and prepare cleaning chemicals and sanitizers with the correct chemical concentrations needed for proper sanitation and in compliance with manufactured and regulatory standards.
Ensure safe chemical storage and manage chemical accidents.
Clean, sweep, mop, scrub, and sanitize the production facility environment and the outside of the facility, including but not limited to, floors, walls, equipment, overheads, ceilings, restrooms, locker rooms, break/lunchrooms, offices and desks, docks and dock plates, tanks, filtration systems, centrifuges, drains, sumps, votators, hoses, trash cans, and powered industrial vehicles,
Verify sanitation effectiveness by conducting preoperational inspections and ATP swabs.
Disassemble production equipment as needed to achieve desired cleanliness.
Assist with the reassembly of equipment after cleaning.
Maintain and develop the company's Master Sanitation Schedule and collaborate with other team members to plan and execute the Master Sanitation Schedule's tasks.
Spread herbicide throughout the yard and cut unwanted foliage.
Spread insecticide throughout the perimeter of the facility to reduce insect activity.
Replace Pesticide Controls (TinCats, Glue Traps, and UV lights) as needed.
Maintain cleaning chemical and supply inventory.

General

Assist with the relabeling of products.
Assist with the sorting of bad versus good packaging materials.
Conduct GMP and Operational Sanitation Walkthroughs.
Conduct Internal Facility Audits and write work orders for deficiencies found.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned._

CORE COMPETENCIES

Thoroughness
Time Management
Teamwork Orientation and Leadership
Problem Solving Analysis
Communication Proficiency

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience
Any combination of education and experience likely to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, typically:

High School Diploma or GED.
13 years' experience of handson sanitation experience cleaning food contact surfaces in a manufacturing facility.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Selfmotivated and able to work well in a fastpaced environment.
Able to maintain regular and consistent attendance.
Effective verbal communication.
Ability to effectively present information in oneonone conversations with other employees in the organization.
Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to use common sense to carry out simple one

- or two-step instructions.

Ability to read and interpret policies and procedures.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to work holidays, nights, weekends, or different shifts.
Ability to work overtime.
Ability to operate machinery.
Ability to work in an environment with moderate to high noise level.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job with or without accommodations._

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Outdoor environment: Exposure to natural environmental conditions, weather related heat and cold, wet or humid conditions, working near moving and mechanical parts, exposure to fumes, or airborne particles and chemicals

Office and plant setting:

The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.

Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the plant.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without accommodations._
Perform tasks requiring reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, walking, talk, and hear.
Requires ability to lift or move objects up to 50 pounds.
Sustain frequent movement of the fingers, wrists, hands, and arms.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and focus.
Stand, walk, and/or sit fo