Sanitation Associate
Company: AmeriCold Logistics
Location: Burlington
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing
and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools, and
retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an
essential link in the food industry supply chain and to help put
food on tables around the world. Based in Atlanta, Georgia,
Americold owns and operates temperature-controlled warehouses
around the world. We have over 16,000 associates and offer a wide
variety of career opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators
and supervisors to accounting, administration, business
development, customer support, engineering, transportation, and
technology solutions positions. Responsibilities Primary
Responsibility: Under general supervision, cleans and sanitizes
food handling, packaging, storage, and processing facilities and
equipment, to meet quality control, food safety, and bacterial
control standards. Ensures sanitation, cleanliness, and order of
warehouse, dock areas, buildings, break rooms, bathrooms,
yard/ground, parking lots, etc.Essential Functions:• Use chemical
agents, high-pressure hoses, and other sanitizing/cleaning
equipment and supplies to clean and sanitize facility work areas
and equipment• Prepare cleaning chemicals, sanitizers, and chemical
concentrations• Handle and store chemical agents and cleaning and
sanitizing equipment and supplies to meet applicable standards•
Manage chemical accidents• Keep company grounds free of litter,
debris, and hazards• Observe all safety requirements and report
hazards to shift supervisor.• Comply with applicable standards,
such as OSHA, FDA, USDA, and SQF standards• May be required to
ensure that pest control systems are operating effectively and
report any problems to supervisor.• May be required to wash and/or
sweep insides of trailers and/or railcars.• Perform other duties as
assigned Qualifications Qualifications & Experience:• High school
diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least
one year related work experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:•
Ability to follow written or verbal instructions.• Ability to solve
routine problems.• Ability to understand and follow all safety
rules, procedure manuals, and diagrams.• Knowledge of cleaning
equipment• Knowledge of safe use of cleaning chemicals• Strong
communication skills• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and
janitorial techniques• Ability to work independently • May work
overtime, evenings, or weekends in order to complete work or to
attend meetings, as directed and authorized by management• Must be
able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving
instructions: they must get along with co-workers without
exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring
reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with
others; and respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor. •
May be required to use cleaning equipment such as steamers, floor
scrubbers and carpet cleaners.Physical Requirements:While
performing the essential functions of this job, the associate is
frequently required to use hands to handle objects; talk or hear;
stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms. The associate is
occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel,
crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The associate is frequently
exposed to extreme cold. The noise level in the warehouse is
usually moderate.Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer.EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.
Keywords: AmeriCold Logistics, Bellingham , Sanitation Associate, Other , Burlington, Washington
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