Sanitation Technician

The Sanitation CIP Technician is responsible for maintaining clean equipment and food processing environment for the facility.

Ensure correct CIP and cleaning processes used, and thorough inspection process completed for food safety all within standard times.

The CIP operator is responsible for ensuring optimum quality products through completing proper cleanup and sanitation tasks by following regulatory standards, ensuring the product and process are both clean and sterile.

The CIP Technician will follow all applicable GMP and Safety guidelines (including chemical handling) and will complete the needed tasks/duties as scheduled or when needed.

Must be able to lift fifty pounds occasiAssemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning/sanitizing per manufacturer instructions

Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines.

Complete basic preventive maintenance of gaskets, seals, O rings, plates, etc., on all product contact surfaces as needed by the Master Sanitation Schedule.

Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to, identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentration, examining flow rates, assessing heat up temperature and sanitizing by chemical strengths.

Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment.

Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps before startup.

Collect required samples needed for Quality Assurance testing

Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information.

Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP s.

Follow all plant and department safety procedures

Follow all plant and department general sanitation procedures

Safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals

Safe use of scissor lift equipment, use of fall protection equipment

Safe use of electric walk behind hand jack, forklift to complete sanitation tasks

Continuous work in wet environment

Interaction with other departments, maintenance, operations, and upper management

Participation in productivity and continuous improvement projects

Maintain clean and organized working environment

Accurate documentation of CIP records and filler equipment cleaning

Operation of chemical foaming equipment

Disassembly and reassembly of manufacturing equipment

The CIP Technician will follow all applicable GMP and Safety guidelines (including chemical handling) and will complete the needed tasks/duties as scheduled or when needed. Follow plant and department allergen sanitation and isolation protocol and procedures

Place work orders through the automated Maintenance Work Order System

Setting up and prepping manufacturing equipment for CIP

Manual cleaning and sanitation of filler equipment and support equipment and environment

Pre-CIP and Post-CIP inspection of filler equipment

Verification swabbing for clean equipment

Verification of the cleaning and inspection of filler equipment for release to production

Participate in Root Cause investigations related to sanitation

Follow chemical titration procedures

Advanced knowledge of valve, pump, and instrumentation functionality

Advanced knowledge of CIP and sanitation functionalities

Ability to work in a demanding environment and effectively work in a team environment.

Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background, and criminal checks).

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures

Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients.

Familiarity with mechanical functions of all machines/equipment.

Ability to wear a company-provided uniform.