What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trailer Washer position at Niewohner Bros Inc?
General Purpose
Ensure all trucks and trailers are washed in a timely manner in accordance with all Bio-security procedures and guidelines. Involves working in wet conditions while bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting and climbing in and out of trailers repeatedly.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Washes, sanitizes, and disinfects trucks and trailers in accordance with company biosecurity, sanitation, and animal health protocols.
- Properly operates, cleans, maintains, and stores washing and sanitation equipment to ensure safe, effective, and compliant use.
- Maintains strict site biosecurity standards to prevent disease transmission and protect animal health.
- Completes required daily biosecurity inspection sheets, wash logs, and related documentation accurately and on time to ensure compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
- Manages inventory of wood chips, cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, PPE, and related sanitation supplies, including monitoring usage levels, notifying leadership of low inventory, and assisting with restocking as directed.
- Complies with all company policies, procedures, and guidelines as directed by farm and operations leadership.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability, adjusting work plans and priorities based on operational needs and leadership direction.
- Works collaboratively as a team member to meet daily departmental responsibilities and overall farm goals.
- Assists with general facility, yard, and equipment maintenance as assigned.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable environmental laws, regulations, and company environmental procedures.
- Immediately reports any environmental concerns, spills, or compliance issues to the supervisor.
- Reads, understands, and follows the company’s emergency notification and response procedures as applicable to the worksite.
- Understands and complies with all job-specific safety requirements, performing all tasks in a safe and responsible manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED preferred.
- Ability to do hard physical labor.
- Strong commitment to team work.
- Ability to follow instructions and deal with standardized situations.
Physical Requirements:
Position requires a minimum lifting ability of 50 lbs. Ideal candidates will be dependable, able to learn new tasks and follow directions, and work with minimal supervision. Position requires strong attention to detail.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, and is occasionally exposed to humid conditions, ambient air, hot and cold temperature, fumes or airborne particles, traffic, and chemicals.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally high.