Sanitation Tech

Purpose Of Position

Responsible for general sanitation for the facility. Perform necessary operations to meet Anchor Ingredients high quality standards by maintaining building areas in a clean and orderly condition while ensuring the day-to-day production needs are met with minimal down time and maximum efficiency.

• Maintain the appearance of the facility – both inside and out
• Maintain sanitation logs, checklists and associated documentation
• Clean, including sweeping, mopping, shoveling, dusting, and vacuuming both inside and outside of the facility
• Clean and wash all company-owned vehicles, including trucks, forklifts and other
• Responsible for all general sanitation functions at the facility
• Complete snow removal and lawn mowing
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures
• Perform other tasks as assigned, including but not limited to loading and unloading trucks/railcars, bagging, toting and other duties assigned by the Plant Manager

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Hold a valid driver's license
• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships
• Ability:
  • lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
  • stand for extended periods of time
  • work in dust
  • open traps on trailers rucks
  • work in confined spaces
  • work at significant heights

The work environment characteristics and physical demands 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 will be exposed to machinery and moving parts, airborne particles including grain dust and hazardous materials or fumes, which may require the use of PPE. The employee may be exposed to adverse weather conditions, extended seasonal hours, high precarious places and confined spaces. The noise level in some of the work environments may require the use of hearing protection.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time as well as use hands or fingers to reach or handle, and to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

All vision abilities are required to encompass close-up work. On occasion, employee must be able to tolerate and endure extended seasonal hours and maintain alertness to meet deadlines.

Headquartered in Fargo, ND, Anchor Ingredients is the most customer-centric, innovative and transparent farm-to-food partner, dedicated to delivering premium ingredients and added value services to the food and pet food industries. Our farm-level relationships, combined with our global reach, allow us to efficiently procure and process ingredients from around the region and throughout the world, uniquely positioning us to fulfill our customers' diverse ingredient requirements.

We take pride in our world-class team which boasts extensive industry experience combined with an unwavering dedication to our company's mission, vision and values, and a commitment to delivering quality and innovation throughout the entire food supply chain.

This job description is not a complete description of responsibility, but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to perform this position. Anchor Ingredients reserves the right to revise the job description as circumstances warrant. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to successfully pass a background check, as well as testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with the company's Drug Free Workplace Policy.

Anchor Ingredients is an at-will employer, which means that either the employee or the company may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. We are an equal opportunity employer.