Sanitation Associate

Job Description

Primary Responsibility

Under general supervision, cleans and sanitizes food handling, packaging, storage, and processing facilities and equipment, to meet quality control, food safety, and bacterial control standards. Ensures sanitation, cleanliness, and order of warehouse, dock areas, buildings, break rooms, bathrooms, yard/ground, parking lots, etc.

Essential Functions

• Use chemical agents, high-pressure hoses, and other sanitizing/cleaning equipment and supplies to clean and sanitize facility work areas and equipment.
• Prepare cleaning chemicals, sanitizers, and chemical concentrations.
• Handle and store chemical agents and cleaning and sanitizing equipment and supplies to meet applicable standards.
• Manage chemical accidents.
• Keep company grounds free of litter, debris, and hazards.
• Observe all safety requirements and report hazards to shift supervisor.
• Comply with applicable standards, such as OSHA, FDA, USDA, and SQF standards.
• May be required to ensure that pest control systems are operating effectively and report any problems to supervisor.
• May be required to wash and/or sweep insides of trailers and/or railcars.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Experience and Education You Need

• May be required to use cleaning equipment such as steamers, floor scrubbers and carpet cleaners.
• Must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: they must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to understand and follow all safety rules, procedure manuals, and diagrams.
• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and janitorial techniques.
• Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of safe use of cleaning chemicals.
• Knowledge of cleaning equipment.

What Could Set You Apart

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least one-year related work experience. (preferred).
• Ability to solve routine problems.
• Ability to work independently.
• May work overtime, evenings, or weekends in order to complete work or to attend meetings, as directed and authorized by management.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the essential functions of this job, the associate is frequently required to use hands to handle objects; talk or hear; stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms.
• The associate is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell.
• The associate is frequently exposed to extreme cold.
• The noise level in the warehouse is usually moderate.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company makes reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.

What We Offer

Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE/AA M/F/D/V.

About Us

Join the Cold Chain That Feeds the World.
For over 120 years, Americold has connected producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to ensure food stays safe, fresh, and accessible. With 240+ facilities across four continents and 14,000+ team members, we're a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics. Our mission is to help our customers feed the world - and we're looking for people who share that purpose. We value customer service, innovation, and inclusion, and we invest in our people's growth and well-being. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in a company that puts people first, Americold is the place for you.