3rd Shift Sanitation Worker-Industrial

14323 3rd Shift Sanitation Worker, Hicksville, NY, 3-month Contract
Sigma Inc. is currently looking for a 3rd Shift Sanitation Worker who will be working in a manufacturing environment that creates butter products in Hicksville, NY.

Qualifications for the role : 1) Standing on feet for long periods of time.
2) Basic tool knowledge. Assemble and disassemble equipment.
3) Comfortable bending and on their knees.

Shift : MON - THU 11 pm to 07:30 am and SAT 7 am to 5 pm

Note :
The sanitation role is NOT a janitor role. It is an arduous, tedious, task-oriented role. They are required to essentially take apart a "plumbing system that carries pudding from the kettles to the filling machines. **Possible temp-to-perm if openings are available**
Steel-toed shoes are required, but we may be able to provide composite safety shoe covers if they do not have them readily available.
Check with candidates to make sure they are willing to work Saturdays as required. Typical hours on Saturday are usually 7AM to 5PM. Remember, any hours worked beyond 40 in a week are overtime.

Job Description:

• The sanitation role is NOT a janitor role. It is an arduous, tedious, task-oriented role.
• They are required to essentially take apart a "plumbing system that carries pudding from the kettle to the filling machines.
• The kettles are as big as hot tubs, and the sanitation associates are required to stand over them and use elbow grease and chemicals to literally scrub the kettle clean.
• They use power washers and special protective boots and PPE to protect against the water and chemicals used in the process.
• Quality Assurance will then swab the kettle and examine it microscopically to ensure all traces of pudding are gone.
• Once trained, an associate will be able to clean the kettle in about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes—one of the expectations of the role.
• The sanitarian is responsible for the upkeep and sanitation of a variety of food service equipment and facilities.

Essential Functions:

• Clean and sanitize equipment as directed by the supervisor
• Follow SSOP (Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures)
• Comply with proper handling of chemicals and dilution factors
• Responds to emergencies
• Provide technical direction and training to other sanitarians as applicable
• May fill in for other departmental absences
• Needs to be familiar with CIP (Chemical in Place) operation and milk Silo clean
• Stay current with safety training and proper PPE (personal protective equipment).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Traits:

• Mechanically inclined to dismantle and reassemble equipment.
• Be able to read and understand sanitation procedures.
• Follow written and oral procedure, MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) knowledgeable, Fill out master sanitation and daily paperwork, Equipment Used: PC, proprietary software, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Various lab equipment.
• Kettle enabling system.

Physical Demands

• Standing—entire shift
• Lifting up to 25 lbs—Regularly
• Working in hot/cold temperatures—occasionally
• Noise typical of a production environment—entire shift Required: Steel-toed shoes.
• Due to onsite safety, all candidates must be fluent and able to read and write in either English or Spanish.

"A REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRUG TEST MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE CANDIDATE STARTS THE ASSIGNMENT.