Production Sanitation - Days - Wednesday - Saturday (8:00 am - 6:30 pm)

Stay comfortable at Northern Gold Foods!! We are a climate-controlled facility. Northern Gold Foods (USA) is an innovative company that is continuing to grow and expand. We are a leading manufacturer of a wide range of healthy and great tasting breakfast and snack products. We're looking for Production Sanitation Technicians at our new facility in Junction City. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive wage.

SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for assisting in maintaining the sanitation of the production lines, production equipment, and related areas of the facility according to Federal and State Guidelines for food manufacturing facilities according to the Master Sanitation schedule (MMS). This position will also follow company, customer and third-party audit sanitation standards for the facility while knowing and complying with all safety rules and good manufacturing practices.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Execute all sanitation tasks related to the Master Sanitation Schedule
• Operate cleaning systems and equipment as trained and specified
• Learn the functions of the production equipment, and how to disassemble, sanitize, and reassemble them
• Maintain the cleanliness of the production lines and equipment during production runs. Support the production operators in these efforts
• Perform a key role in the sanitation of production lines and equipment during scheduled downtime for product run changeovers
• Work closely with Quality Assurance to meet requirements for Food Safety
• Generate ideas for the continuous improvement of processes
• Maintain daily reports, logs, and records according to standard operating procedures, processes, and company expectations
• Perform other Sanitation tasks as needed and manage a high paced environment to ensure high manufacturing efficiency and quality.
• Ensure all Safety and Quality Program standards are met in the facility

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be able to follow written methods, paying close attention to details.
• Must be able to follow specific work direction and adjust as necessary to accomplish the job.
• The ability to work independently
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed

POSITION DEMANDS:

• Standing and walking for up to 8 hours
• Lifting and carrying 25 to 50 lbs.
• Pushing/pulling more than 1,000 lbs. using pallet jack
• Using tools to disassemble/assemble equipment
• Operating an industrial-scale dishwasher