Sanitation Technician - APC

To assist with duties providing support to quality control supervisor and to production personnel in keeping all production and receiving areas clean by cleaning and sanitizing processing equipment, and maintaining the areas in accordance with approved quality and sanitation procedures and to Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s). We offer a comprehensive total compensation package, including: Base wages starting from $17.50 per hour 120 hours of PTO, prorated based on hire date Benefit eligibility first of the month following hire date 9 Paid holidays JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Education: High school diploma or GED required. Post high school education in chemistry, food sciences or related preferred. Experience: Food/Feed manufacturing sanitation experience preferred. JOB DUTIES: Adhere to company policy and procedures. Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Wear required and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 100% adherence to all company established chemical, safety and cleaning policies and procedures. Maintain a positive and respectful attitude. Demonstration of professionalism to all team members, clients, vendors and customers. Execute sanitation schedule: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Semi-Annual and Annual. Responsible for maintaining a clean plant, inside and out. Able to use industrial cleaning chemicals and understand chemical safety and chemical handling procedures. Sanitize and clean machines and machine parts using chemicals, high pressure hoses, spraying and scrubbing. Follow a specific sanitizing process. Reassemble machines as necessary. Trash and recycling removal. Sanitize plant floors, drains, walls, and shelves. Perform record keeping and data tracking; responsible for completing the plant’s Master Sanitation Schedule. Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. Continuously improve the sanitation process. Sanitation Technicians will cover each other in the absence of a Sanitation Technician or qualified personnel. Complies with and follows company food safety and quality policies. Perform other duties as assigned. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Reporting to work on time for every assigned shift. Able to work in a team environment and assist in other work related areas as requested. Knowledge of cleaning chemicals, storage, use, measurement of concentrations. Knowledge of SSOP (Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures). Knowledge on the proper steps involved in cleaning and sanitation. Proven interaction and leadership with chemical suppliers. Knowledge of tools and equipment used for effective cleaning and sanitation. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Must be able to read and write in English. Proficient with computers and knowledge of word, excel and constructing basic spreadsheets and charts. Able to perform basic and complex mathematical calculations. BASIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Approximate: 8-Hour Day (may be longer during peak season) Key: Occasional = 0% - 33% Frequent = 34% - 66% Continuous = 67% - 100% N/A = Not Applicable Standing - Continuous Sitting - Occasional Walking - Frequent Bending/Kneeling/Crouching/Stooping - Frequent Reaching Above Shoulder - Frequent Climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.) - Occasional Working on Heights: Unprotected Heights - Occasional Protected Heights - Frequent Lifting Weights from 0 to 50 pounds - Occasional Push/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Materials Weighing from 0 to 50 pounds - Occasional Being Around and/or Operating Moving Machinery/Equipment - Frequent Operating a Vehicle (as a part of your job) - Occasional Read/Monitor Gauges on Various Equipment/Machinery - Frequent Hand Movements: Recording Data - Continuous Operating Office Equipment - Frequent Operating Computer - Frequent Simple Grasping (right and left) - Frequent Firm Grasping (right and left) - Frequent Fine Manipulating (right and left) - Occasional Foot Movements to Operate Foot Controls - Occasional Good Vision, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Access Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes Color Definition - Yes Good Hearing, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Communicate and/or Understand Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes Ability to be Mobile throughout Required Work Areas - Yes Office - Yes Multiple Locations - Yes Plant - Yes Equipment/Maintenance or Repair Area - Yes Rough Terrain - Yes Other - N/A APC participates in E-Verify LGI’s foundation began in 1916 as the Lauridsen Creamery, selling butter, eggs and poultry to the local community. Although our headquarters in Ankeny, Iowa, is not far from the old creamery in Dedham, Iowa, the company is now worldwide with more than fifty manufacturing and sales locations in twenty countries and sales in more than sixty countries. Each company under the LGI umbrella is truly independent. They have the ability and the charge to be entrepreneurial, to seek out new markets, to develop new products and applications, and – above all - to discover new ways to add value through fractionation and novel application. What’s more, because some LGI companies have offices and presence around the world, all LGI companies benefit from their exposure to new markets, new products, new applications and new thinking.