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Sanitation Lead

Pacific Seafood
Astoria, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 4/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/27/2026
Department: Warren Janitorial

Location: Warrenton

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

As a Sanitation Lead, you will assist in planning, coordinating and directing the cleaning and sanitation program designed to maintain a high level of food safety and product quality. Oversee the cleaning and sanitation of food processing machinery, equipment, utensils, and facility. Responsible to understand and communicate, through instruction and training, the appropriate cleaning, sanitation, and chemical usage and application for the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of the sanitation crew.

Key Responsibilities

  • Effectively train sanitation crew on cleaning, and sanitation protocols in accordance with the company master sanitation program.
  • Oversee the sanitation crew’s utilization of chemicals and cleaning agents to clean and sanitize processing area walls, floor, and equipment.
  • Supervise the appropriate placement of refuse and the use of sanitation tools in a proper and safe manner.
  • Ensure the removal of debris from processing area.
  • Communicate chemicals supply levels to management.
  • Compile and store sanitation compliance data and reports.
  • Act as a safety leader promoting safe work behaviors and overall plant safety at all times.
  • Maintain and oversee proper use of equipment
  • Verify efficacy of daily cleaning through both the use of Hygiena ATP testing unit and thorough daily preoperational inspections with the sanitation crew still present. Initiate immediate corrective actions to ensure all surfaces are adequately cleaned and sanitized prior to all production.
  • Conduct new hire and ongoing job and safety training for the sanitation crew.
  • Become and maintain certification as an electric pallet jack and forklift operator
  • Perform other duties, as assigned
  • Track freight and confirm PO’s for inbound shipments.
  • Cross train with buyers and inventory control to help provide vacation coverage.
  • Update and bid on sheets.
  • Handle various accounts in sales.
  • Perform other duties, as assigned.

What You Bring To Pacific Seafood

Education and Experience

  • Required:
    • High school diploma or GED.
    • Minimum of one year related experience and/or training.
  • Preferred:
    • Demonstrated experience in leading a sanitation program in a food processing environment.
    • Prior experience with HACCP, COOL Act, or other food safety programs.
    • Prior forklift and pallet jack experience.
    • Forklift certification
Physical Requirements

The Physical Demands Described Here Are Representative Of Those That Must Be Met By a Team Member To Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member:

  • Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
  • Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
  • Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
  • Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
  • Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
  • Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e.,custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.)
  • Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
  • Operate a forklift, and pallet jack.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Conditions

The Working Environment Characteristics Described Here Are Representative Of Those a Team Member Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member Is Exposed To:

  • Wet and/or humid conditions
  • Extreme cold
  • Loud noise level

Benefits

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood Your Base Wage Is Only a Portion Of Your Overall Compensation Package. We Invest In Our Team Members Through a Comprehensive And Attractive Total Rewards Package, Including But Not Limited To:

  • Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
  • Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
  • Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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