Sanitation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Sanitation Technician is responsible for cleaning equipment, cleaning walls, floors, outside grounds, both at Service Road and Geer Road Facilities. Cleaning offices, dumping trash, sweeping, vacuuming, moping etc. Cleaning restrooms and break rooms. Ensuring water dispensers and general supplies, i.e. towels, toilet paper, cups, soap, etc. are stocked. Follow GMPS, PPE’s for all different jobs performed, and understand the SDS

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for daily sanitation cleaning on Sorting Belts on all production lines, packing lines and cleaning production equipment in general.
• Bin wash, screens, floors, walls, overhead and all Facility.
• Cleaning offices, dumping trash, sweeping, vacuuming, moping, etc.
• Follow GMPS, PPE’s for all different jobs performed, understand the SDS.
• Good communication skills with coworkers, lead and supervisor.
• Travel between the Service Road and Geer Road Facilities.
• Follows and ensures adherence to established Grower Direct Nut Co., local, state, and federal regulations and requirements as well as food safety, sanitation, food production and nutritional guidelines.
• Established and ensures adherence to procedures and standards, which are in agreement with these regulations, requirements and guidelines.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities are not limited to the above mentioned and may include assisting other departments within reasonable and related tasks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical demands

• Will frequently stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear, taste and smell.
• Will occasionally sit and occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel crouch or crawl.
• Must use both hands for rapid mental muscular coordination, simultaneously.
• Must be able to reach high and low levels, frequently.
• Must be able to push/pull/lift with arms below waist/at shoulder/above shoulder level up to 35 pounds frequently.
• Must lift with arms up to floor to waist, waist to shoulder 35 pounds.
• Must be able to constantly stand/stoop/walk/bend, up to 12 hrs.
• Ability to strenuous flex/grip with wrist/hands frequently (15 flexion/minute).

Work environment

• May work near moving mechanical parts.
• May work around wet or humid conditions, in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold (non-weather), extreme heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, and/or risk of vibration.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

1. Knowledge of Sanitation procedures.
2. Knowledge of chemicals used and storage.
3. Ability to work as part of a team.
4. Excellent communication skills.
5. Ability to perform basic math functions.
6. Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
7. Previous Sanitation experience.
8. Must have a valid CA driver license without restrictions.
9. Bilingual preferred.