Sanitation Technician II - 1st Shift
Listed on 2026-02-05
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing Production, Operations Engineer
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Description
Want to be part of a family-owned, award-winning company with an entrepreneurial culture and strong family spirit?
Then you came to the right place! Our core values drive all that we do here at La Reina’s. As our company grows, we seek enthusiastic, capable professionals to fill various positions across every facet of our organization.
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Job Type
Full-time
Description
Want to be part of a family-owned, award-winning company with an entrepreneurial culture and strong family spirit?
Then you came to the right place! Our core values drive all that we do here at La Reina’s. As our company grows, we seek enthusiastic, capable professionals to fill various positions across every facet of our organization.
Job Summary
The Sanitation II position involves working in wet, humid environments with temperature changes around processing equipment and industrial chemicals. The role requires teamwork, flexibility, and safety adherence. Responsibilities include cleaning kettles, performing washdowns, operating automated tools (e.g., pressure washers, steamers), managing equipment (e.g., valves, LOTO), and handling chemicals (e.g., titrations, pH measurements).
What We Offer
- Competitive wages
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
- Life Insurance
- 401k matching
- Career growth opportunities
- Paid holidays
- Vacation and sick time pay
- Paid day off for birthday
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral program
- A family-owned environment with leaders who care
- Cleaning masa sizers and kettles.
- Complete documentation for change-over.
- Frequently lift/move hoses, equipment, and chemical containers weighing 50 lbs. throughout each work shift.
- Assist in transporting heavy equipment with carts or other devices.
- Exposure to chemical cleaning solutions (with protective gear).
- Perform varying tasks while standing, lifting, crouching, etc., during long periods of time.
- Wash production equipment for changeovers with water or chemicals as needed.
- Follow and execute from 50% up to 95% of SSOP’s.
- Assist others to ensure the equipment has been set correctly for sanitation activities.
- Ensure proper sanitary documentation, including change over the Master Sanitation Schedule, is properly documented.
- Wash seasoning equipment such as tumblers, scarves, conveyors, seasoning vacuum equipment, and blue incline conveyors.
- Wash mixers, conveyors, corn washers, masa sizers, pre-sheeters, sheeters ovens, and all other equipment with chemicals.
- Wash scales from the packaging room with chemicals.
- Wash holding tanks.
- Dry clean packaging room.
- Assist with Wastewater when the alarm goes off.
- Remove trash and cardboard from production floors.
- Have basic knowledge of GMPs, chemicals, LOTO, and PPE.
- Be able to read and follow written procedures.
- Proven attention to detail, responsible, mature, self-motivated.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work around the regular shift schedule, shift-based on production needs, including weekends.
- Understand weekends are the primary days for sanitation and must be available for washdowns.
- Forklift certification is a plus.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
- Stand and walk most of the day
- Lift up to 50 lbs. some of the time
- Walk on uneven ground and wet or slippery floors
- Exposure to spices (allergens), including but not limited to soy and wheat
- Exposure to high noise levels and cold environment
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- lip-resistant shoes, hair and beard net, safety glasses, earplugs, and gloves are required in the food manufacturing work areas,
- 1st shift (2:00 pm - 10:30 pm)
- * Sundays are required due to wash downs
- * Flexible/Weekly changing schedule
- The ideal candidate must demonstrate flexibility and be available to work all three shifts throughout the week.
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