Sanitation Technician

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We are actively looking for our next Sanitation Technician at our Le Sueur, MN location

How Agropur Invests in you:

• Starting pay of $21.23/hr
• Two pay increases in the first year up to $1.00
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with up to a 7% company match
• 3 Weeks PTO, available on day 1
• 7 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Advancement Opportunities
• Healthy work/life balance
• Tuition Reimbursement

What this role is about:

The Sanitation Technician performs all tasks required to maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of the production facility and warehouses. The Sanitation Technician identifies, cleans, and sanitizes areas that need specific attention that may or may not be included in the Master Sanitation Program.

This position is responsible for operating equipment in the process of cheese rework and also all tasks required to maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of the cheese production area. The Sanitation Technician will identify, clean/sanitize areas that need specific attention.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Elevated Finishing Vats operations as needed.
• Perform Clean In Place for both belts in a timely manner.
• Trouble shoot and maintain machinery.
• Maintain and inspect work area.
• Understand and comply with all Quality Assurance policies, immediately reporting any potential food safety issues to management.
• Successfully perform all tasks required on the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
• Clean and sanitize all parts and areas of the department including walls, floors and equipment.
• Gather, weigh, and correctly report all animal feed and/or floor cheese.
• Report any safety, sanitation and/or equipment problems to Supervisor.
• Safely and efficiently operate the cheese shred machine.
• Assist during Clean In Place during disassembly during Clean In Place operations and final clean up to prepare run.
• Operate forklift in a safe manner.
• Assist operations in maintaining an audit ready environment, including assisting with the cleanup of any spills or other scheduled projects.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand all Clean In Place circuits and titrate all chemicals involved in Clean In Place.
• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Safety Protocol
  • Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
  • Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
  • Support safety policies and programs.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications:

Education Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience Required:

• No experience necessary: in-house training provided.
• Experience in food service/food plant or sanitation background preferred.
• Good mechanical aptitude required.
• Chemical training preferred.

Certification/Licensure Required:

• None

Skills Required:

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with managers and colleagues.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Ability to follow written, verbal and diagrammatic instructions; complete simple checklists and complete required documentation.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, adapt to a changing environment quickly and think independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Complete simple checklists and complete required documentation.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.

AA/EEO - Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Where you'll be working:

Our presence in Le Sueur, MN, consists of the following facilities: Le Sueur Cheese, Le Sueur Ingredients, Le Sueur Protein Research Center and the Le Sueur Business Office. Our cheese facility produces various types of cheese, including cheddar, monterey jack, asiago, fontina, parmesan and romano. Our ingredients facility runs various whey streams, including; whey protein isolate (WPI), whey protein concentrate 34 (WPC 34), whey protein concentrate 80 (WPC 80) and both pharma and food-grade lactose.

Agropur's US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties, and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world's largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World. Agropurus.com

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Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.