Sanitation specialist

Completes operational and pre-operational cleaning, sanitization of the cheese packaging and processing machines and work areas according Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) regulations and ensuring quality standards are met and maintain the efficient flow of product through the production process.

This job is responsible for maintaining the premises of the cheese processing room and storage facilities in a clean and orderly condition in compliance with the Sanitation standard operating procedures and the Master Sanitation Schedule.

This member of the team is also responsible for performing their tasks in a manner to support the SQF programs and understand how they affect the overall program.

This role will function as a team member within the overall sanitation crew and organization.

Put on all required Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Gear and perform a safety check on equipment to be used in the daily operations and insure that all safety devices are functioning properly.

Obtain work schedule and daily sanitation paperwork and prepare for operations. Report to assigned workstation; ensure all necessary tools, equipment, supplies and materials are available in staging areas.

LOTO production equipment - as needed, cover electrical equipment with proper covers. Collect waste and other materials from floor with squeegee, shovel, broom, dustpan and place into appropriate tub or trash barrels.

Dissassemble production equipment, conveyors, hoppers and other machinery and remove guards as required. Drain cellulose hoppers into proper containers.

Manually scrape, wipe, shovel and dump waste from equipment and floors and place waste material into tubs as required. Rinse conveyor, rollers, hoppers, buckets, tubs, etc, with pressure water hose.

Apply cleaning chemicals to appropriate machinery, tools and equipment with foam-sprayer as required. Scrub machinery, tools and equipment with appropriate scrubbing material / brushes and rinse with pressure water hose and apply sanitizer with sprayer, as required.

Clean and rinse drains, sanitize tools and utensils, squeegee floors, remove and dump waste can containers as required.

Re-assemble machine parts and equipment, manually dry equipment, replace guards, remove plastic wrap and unlock equipment as needed.

Perform other scheduled sanitation duties, special projects and other related duties as assigned on the Master Sanitaion schedule.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Last updated : 2024-05-29