Sanitation Specialist, Weeknight

Sanitation Specialist Mon-Fri 9:30 pm-5:30 am

North Liberty, IA

Company Overview:

Cole's Quality Foods, Inc. is an opportunity-driven and adaptable organization focused on exceeding customer expectations for quality and capability. Cole's is a customer-focused organization committed to cultivating quality people, baking exceptional products, and executing efficient processes.

Position Summary:

Sanitation specialists work as a team and are responsible for the cleaning of equipment and facility items in the make-up and finishing room areas, ensuring equipment is cleaned and passes all pre-op evaluations. Master sanitation duties will be assigned after the daily duties have been completed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Sanitation employees perform cleaning duties as assigned including, but not limited to the following; conveyors, de-panner, cornucopias, dust collector for cornucopia, dough conveyors, dough chunker, proof box, ovens, mixer, CO2 freezers, foremost baggers, pumps, butter applicators, Wilevco applicator, R.A. Jones Cartoner, case packers, boxers, production floor drains. 
• Mixing and Handling of aggressive chemicals 
• Understand and adhere to standard GMP's
• Required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is exposed to temperatures range fluctuations based on the season between 45 to 90 degrees and Humidity range 50-100%. Floor conditions may be slippery from water, oil, etc. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and requires that hearing protection be worn in production areas at all times.

SAFETY TRAINING SPECIFIC TO POSITION and PPE REQUIRED:

• General plant annual safety training, and specific machine hazards for the area. 
• Chemical Handling training
• Confined Space training 
• Lockout/Tagout training

Required PPE includes; nitrile gloves, hard soled shoes, hair nets, ear plugs, safety glasses, provided sanitation uniform and boots.

QUALIFICATIONS- Education, work experience, specialized skills and knowledge required:

1) High school diploma or GED.

2) 1 or more year’s sanitation experience in a production setting 

Our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual preference, handicap or disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable federal laws.

 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY USED: Training on the proper operation of the hotsy, foamer, aggressive chemical handling, confined space, lock-out-tag-out. 

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to; stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, bend, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs, talk or hear.