Plant Hygienist / Facility Assistant – Cleaning, Production, Warehouse, Maintenance
Work Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
JOB DESCRIPTION: The position will be responsible for a variety of duties and assist in multiple departments. The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Primary Job Function
CLEANING/SANITATION
- Production Areas (Processing Area, Milling Room, Packing Room, Production Lab)
- Washing of all production floors and walls (daily or as needed)
- Cleaning of overhead ducts and area above washable walls (2x per year)
- Cleaning of Sanitation Mats
- Cleaning of warehouse floor and maintenance area
- Daily Sanitation (trash removal) in production and warehouse areas, and place in collection bin
- Monthly cleaning of spiral duct work in production area
- Clean machine shops floor once per month
- Warehouse
- Clean the floors (2x per month)
- Clean the racks (annually)
- Pest Control
- Manage the pest control program
- Conduct weekly inspections of Tincat devices (interior and exterior) and bug lights (interior). Document findings and replace glue boards or lights as needed.
- Meet with third party pest control contractor to inspect pest control devices (monthly),
- Point of contact with pest control company to request additional services.
- Cleaning reagents and chemical inventory
- Maintain inventory of cleaning reagents and order as needed
- Monitoring of bleach solution concentration (daily or as needed)
- Weekly monitoring of soap dispensers, hand sanitizers, paper goods and PPE (hair nets, beard nets, gloves).
SANITATION CHECKS
Oversee the sanitation program of the facility acting as the Sanitation Supervisor.
- Perform weekly sanitation inspections and record findings on the sanitation checklist.
- Report any nonconformances to QA Manager.
Secondary Responsibilities
Assist in various departments as needed
MANUFACTURING
- Weigh and loading ingredients into machines for production as per instructions on batch record
- Milling and packing of finished products.
- Metal detecting packed finished products.
- Preparing trays and cartons for packing.
- Set up and operate manufacturing equipment- blenders, granulators, mill, etc.
- Stage utensils for manufacturing
- Load products onto trays for drying
- Assist in milling product
PACKAGING AND LABELING
- Weigh and pack finished products
- Apply labels on packaged product containers
PROCEDURES
- Written standard operating procedures must be followed at all stages in manufacturing
- Follow proper hygiene and safety protocols as per written procedures
- Document cleaning on logs for all equipment
SHIPPING & RECEIVING
- Assist by unloading shipping containers, loading outbound orders onto trucks, checking orders, and other various shipping/receiving functions.
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
- Assist on projects as needed, examples include milling room fan filter change, machinery belt adjustment, man lift battery check/watering, any job that requires an extra set of hands/heavy lifting, turning on/off idle equipment for holidays or weekends, consulting on new equipment location and cleaning, move/temporarily relocate machinery for maintenance purposes.
Other duties as assigned
*Note: Must be able to safely lift 60 lbs.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
High School degree is required. Associate’s and/or Trade Degree is a plus. A Car and valid Driver’s License Required. 1-3 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment preferred. This job requires someone who is self-motivated, able to perform work while standing for most of the day. This position requires someone who is highly reliable, punctual, organized, and possesses good written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team. Forklift Certification a plus.
