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Sanitation Technician 1st Shift (5:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mon-Thur)

Our Home
Posted a month ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Kankakee, IL, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our Home is seeking individuals passionate about better-for-you snacks to join their team, focusing on maintaining cleanliness and sanitation within the facility.
  • The role requires experience in a manufacturing environment, with prior sanitation experience preferred, and the ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
  • Candidates must be able to lift/move up to 50 lbs and work in various physical conditions, including exposure to moving mechanical parts and airborne particles.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of $40,000 per year and requires at least 1 year of relevant experience in sanitation or a related field.
  • Benefits include a health care plan, 401k with company match, paid time off, life insurance, and parental leave.

As a family of brands, it is Our Home's ethos to create and provide delicious, wholesome snacks to communities throughout the U.S. at a great value. We strive to create snacks that offer nourishment and a warm and welcoming sense of familiarity. Our Home is not just the house we live in, but the communities of which we are a part. Our Home gets the best snacks into hands, homes, and communities around the country so that we can flourish together.

We believe that a unified culture and shared values are essential to our success. At Our Home...

We have Growth Mindsets: We grow ourselves, our teams, and our company, both personally and professionally.

We embrace Integrity & Accountability: We do what we say we are going to do, and take ownership of our actions.

We Push the Boundaries: We challenge the status quo, and are creative problem solvers who win where others don't.

We believe that we are Stronger Together: Collaboration is at the center of what we do. We win and lose together.

Our Home makes snacks for everyone and will continue to be known for flavorful snacks with better ingredients that satisfy every occasion and craving. We deliver this through our portfolio of household favorite snack brands, including Pop Secret, From The Ground Up, Food Should Taste Good, Popchips, RW Garcia, Good Health, Parm Crisps, Sonoma Creamery, and You Need This. Our Home is one of the fastest growing Better For You food brands in the country and this explosive growth requires great people with a passion for better-for-you snacks.​​

This role contributes to Heartland Harvest, Inc’s success by maintaining quality and food safety through cleanliness and sanitation of the facility.    ​ 


Key Responsibilities 

  • Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly sanitation tasks as outlines in the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) and designated by Quality Manager.  
  • Clean floors, walls, ceilings and moving stock with chemicals 
  • Adhere to safety and chemical standards 
  • Sanitation tasks include interior and exterior. 
  • Responsible for food safety by keeping facility areas clean. 
  • In absence, Quality Manager will delegate tasks 
  • Responsible for reporting food safety, food quality or plant safety issues. 
  • Experience in manufacturing environment. 
  • Prior sanitation experience preferred 
  • Hear and follow verbal instructions 
  • Read, understand and follow verbal and written directions      
  • Should have good documentation skills. 
  • Ability to read, write and communicate effectively 

 

Work Environments/Physical Demands 

  • Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell 
  • Occasionally lift/move 50 lbs 
  • Specific vision includes the following: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus 
  • Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes/airborne particles; risk of electrical shock and vibration 
  • Exposed to high areas using scissor lift(s) 
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • 401k Plan with Company Match
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Parental Leave
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability

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