Job Description

Key Responsibilities

CIP Operations

• Operate CIP systems to clean and sanitize tanks, pipelines, fillers, pasteurizers, pumps, and processing equipment.
• Prepare and verify cleaning solutions, concentrations, temperatures, flow rates, and cycle times.
• Monitor sanitation cycles and troubleshoot basic CIP operating issues.
• Inspect equipment following sanitation activities to ensure cleanliness and readiness for production.
• Assemble and disassemble equipment as required for proper cleaning and sanitizing.

Food Safety & Quality

• Follow all GMP, HACCP, SQF, CFIA, and company food safety procedures.
• Conduct visual inspections and sanitation verification activities.
• Complete environmental and equipment swabbing as required and report any non-conformances.
• Ensure all sanitation records are completed accurately and on time.
• Immediately report food safety, quality, or sanitation concerns to supervision.

Equipment & Maintenance Support

• Perform basic preventive maintenance activities involving gaskets, seals, O-rings, valves, and product-contact components.
• Identify damaged equipment or sanitation deficiencies and communicate corrective actions.
• Support sanitation-related changeovers and production start-up activities.
• Assist with troubleshooting sanitation and equipment issues.

Housekeeping & Sanitation

• Maintain cleanliness of production areas, floors, walls, ceilings, drains, equipment, and workspaces.
• Support the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Safely handle cleaning chemicals and sanitation materials.
• Maintain sanitation tools and storage areas in a clean and organized condition.

Health & Safety

• Follow all plant safety policies and procedures.
• Wear required PPE at all times.
• Participate in health and safety initiatives and reporting programs.
• Perform duties in a safe and productive manner.

Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing, food processing, dairy processing, sanitation, or production experience preferred.
• Experience operating CIP systems is considered a strong asset.
• Previous dairy, beverage, or food manufacturing experience preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of sanitation practices, GMPs, HACCP, and food safety standards.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• Ability to follow SOPs and sanitation procedures.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and perform repetitive tasks throughout the shift.
• Ability to lift up to 25 kg (55 lbs).
• Comfortable working in wet environments, around chemicals, and within food processing facilities.

Working Conditions

• Rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays as required.
• Overtime as required.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals, hot water systems, steam, and production equipment.
• Fast-paced dairy manufacturing environment.

Core Competencies

• Food Safety Focus
• Attention to Detail
• Accountability
• Teamwork
• Reliability
• Continuous Improvement
• Safety Awareness