The Role Using established cleaning procedures, chemicals, tools and techniques, the sanitation role maintains sanitary conditions in the plant ensuring bacteria and housekeeping are at acceptable levels while also maintaining a safe work environment.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
Maintain safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
Perform cleaning with the use of high pressure hoses (air and hot water), tools such as scratch pads, brushes, sponges, squeegees, paper towels, shovels, brooms, buckets, wheel barrows, carts, ladders, garbage cans, pallet jacks, flashlights, and cleaning agents.
Operate all machinery (i.e., forklift, man-lift, etc.) safely in the assigned cleaning area using lock-outs when necessary.
Remove static product, foreign material, and product buildup from equipment or areas which the supervisor assigned by hand scrubbing, chemical foaming, shoveling, scraping, rinsing and sweeping.
Properly mix and use potentially hazardous chemicals to clean and sanitize.
Operate forklift with dump cage for dumping of waste product into proper receptacles.
Paint machinery, walls, etc. as directed.
Meet or exceed all prerequisite and performance standards of the Sanitation Technician position and work any and all areas of the plant.
Ability to receive forklift certification during the probationary period and maintain a safe driving record at all times.
Work well with limited supervision.
Must be able to fill out proper paperwork for all sanitation areas and job .
Must be able to work in cold environments for length of shift. Also must be able to work both indoors and outdoors in all types of weather conditions.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills & Experience
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume for the proper mixing of chemicals.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English.
Ability to write out reports and forms in English.
Ability to effectively present (speak) and listen to information in one on one and in small group situations with other employees of the organization.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions like chemical usages.
Ability to deal with problems involving safety and sanitary issues etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, as well as talk and hear. The employee must be able to work any or all areas of the plant.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and reach with hands and arms.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to slippery, wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or hazardous chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and tight confined spaces. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, in high places, and is exposed to extreme heat and cold.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The work environment is a controlled temperature of 45 degrees or less. Employee may be required to work indoors or outdoors in all weather conditions.
OTHER
Lamb Weston is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
