SUMMARY: Cleans applicable areas of the plant while the plant is in operation, or after production.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned.  

• Follows all GMP and SSOP required processes.  
• Cleans all machinery, tools, containers, belts, etc. either by hand or by adherence to CIP (Clean In Place) procedures.
• Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning following prescribed procedures.   Uses LOTO where specified.
• Cleans all equipment and inspects for food and other debris when a different product will be run on a line.  
• Cleans all ceiling, walls and floors following daily production runs.  
• Uses high-pressure hoses and nozzles to clean material and equipment, ensuring spray does not contaminate other surfaces or products.
• Occasionally lifts and moves heavy equipment.  
• Cleans and empties garbage and trash when receptacles become full and at routine plant breaks.  Routinely keeps facilities clean and free of debris.  
• Washes dishes and bins as required.  
• Coordinates with Supervisors, Crew Leaders and maintenance personnel to maximize efficiencies and timeliness of cleaning.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Have the ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.   Ability to speak simple sentences in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to count up to 4 digits.  

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Have the ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES and REGISTRATIONS:

LOTO Certification, CIP Certification, Hazardous Chemical Certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to twenty five pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, and infrequently lift and/or move up to one hundred pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.  The employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock.  The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.