Sanitation Technician

Sanitation Technician Sanitation Department - Searcy, AR

Clean equipment. Safe food. A team that has your back. Starting Pay: $16.85 - $19.40/H Shift: 7.5 hour shift - 3rd shift Land O'Frost is hiring a Sanitation Technician at our Searcy, AR plant. You'll break down, clean, sanitize, and reassemble the equipment that produces our lunchmeat and specialty sausage products - keeping every line food-safe and ready for the next day's production. No degree required - we'll train you on chemical safety, Lockout/Tagout, and HAZMAT/HAZCOM.

Start Here, Grow Your Career This role is built for people who want to keep growing. You'll learn the breakdown and cleaning procedures for a wide range of production equipment, earn training in chemical handling, Lockout/Tagout, and HAZMAT/HAZCOM, and pick up hands-on set-up skills in Packaging, Cookroom, and Formulation.

Who We Are

Land O'Frost has been a family-owned company since 1941, built on trust, quality, and taking care of the people who make our products possible. Our Sanitation team keeps every line clean and food-safe - and relies on each other every shift to do it safely and right.

What You'll Do

Break down, disassemble, and reassemble production equipment Perform sanitation procedures on all equipment in your assigned area, following Land O'Frost Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) Clean equipment using hazardous chemicals at the correct solution strength set by our chemical supplier, preventing injury to people and damage to equipment Perform pre-operational inspections of equipment in your area before the crew leader's inspection Report any inadequacies or equipment damage to your supervisor Respond to any USDA sanitation-related requests Document results accurately for SSOP, HACCP, and other prerequisite food safety programs Swab equipment using proper methods to collect microbial and bacterial samples Learn breakdown and cleaning procedures for new equipment brought into a department Help keep the sanitation chemical and equipment storage room clean and organized Monitor, and clean as needed, non-production areas of the plant Help monitor production and sanitation equipment during operation to keep it in proper working order Complete assigned tasks on time and work as a team to meet the plant's overall sanitation objectives Follow all food safety, quality, and GMP procedures

Pre-Production Set-Up

Packaging: Set film registration on Multivacs and run pre-flight set-up verification before 1st shift start-up Cookroom: Set up T-Sizers and Riscos, and stock supplies for 1st shift production (ingredients, clips, casings, etc.) Formulation: Insert mixer lid seals, grinder augers, and Comitrol augers; grease Comvair plates