Job Description

• Work safely and observe all plant safety, GMP, and food safety rules.
• Work in a safe manner and insure zero accidents.
• Maintenance of all processing equipment in a sanitary condition and the reporting of equipment conditions to responsible associates.
• The performing of test for the microbiological examination of equipment.
• The maintenance and running of all mini CIP systems.
• The maintenance of all PROD/CIP connections.
• The maintenance of all CIP/COP tanks.
• The establishment of CIP system chemical concentration control by product grouping and actual titrations of chemical solutions.
• The maintenance of CIP source/recovery systems.
• Insuring proper storage of all CIP/PROD swing piping.
• The maintenance of chemical storage areas.
• The maintenance of all chemical distribution methods including the labeling of chemical containers.
• The responsibility of working directly with chemical representatives to establish chemical usage data and reducing chemical cost.
• The responsibility of testing new chemicals and recommending their use based on cost and effectiveness.
• The responsibility of maintaining the ability to effectively manage the cook's platform in either kitchen during production nights.
• Maintain all valve/pump parts and work with stockroom personnel to insure adequate parts on hand.
• Maintain all sanitation equipment in a "ready-to-use" condition and with stockroom personnel to insure adequate parts on hand.
• The responsibility for the cleaning and setting up of fillers and reporting of equipment conditions to designated associates.
• Work required hours to provide coverage for vacation, absence on assigned team and/or other sanitation team as required.
• The responsibility of cleaning process/and packaging areas of the plant both manual and computerized.
• Ability to operate forklifts, scissor lifts, and floor scrubbing equipment.
• Ability to work at heights.
• Perform all TPM activities required.

• The establishment and maintenance of a sanitary valve/pump program.
• The establishment of a gasket/checkball inspection/replacement program.
• The responsibility of testing new chemicals and recommending their use based on cost and effectiveness.
• The responsibility of maintaining pining charts and piping flow schematics.
• Direct involvement in equipment installations and the requirements of cleaning these systems.
• Be directly involved in piping changes and redesigns.
• Ability to run CIP systems (computerized)

Location(s)

1901 Ragu Drive, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303