Job Description

Come join our Team as an Industrial Cleaner - Sanitation! We started with pastries handmade by Lois and Lloyd Martin produced inside of a garage and we have boomed into a multi-facility company where our many products are produced by machines and shipped domestically and internationally. Talk about a rich history and exciting future! As an employer of choice we offer physical, emotional, financial and professional benefits including 401K, disability insurance and paid holidays.

As a member of the Martin’s Family, the Industrial Cleaner - Sanitation is responsible for cleaning the Industrial systems in accordance with company standards and procedures and to also include maintaining the food safe quality of our product by following standard operating procedures to exceed industry and federal cleaning and sanitizing requirements. Is a proactive thinker by continuously leaning about federally mandated standards, is innovative, efficient, and effective in the cleaning and sanitizing processes. This individual works diligently to unify the Martin’s team through open communication channels with sanitation, production, and general maintenance.

Wage: $22.21 + Weekend Premiums, paid weekly!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)

• Conduct thorough inspections of air duct systems to assess their condition and identify potential issues.
• Remove dust, debris and contaminants from air ducts using specialized tools and equipment, such as vacuums, brushes, and blowers.
• Replaces filters and UV bulbs as well as cleans coils.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment and ensure it functions properly.
• Promptly report worn and/or broken equipment to Supervisor.
• Contributes to the culture by exceeding quality expectations through cleaning and sanitizing the interior and exterior of the production facility.
• Rigorously follows the master cleaning schedule as instructed to prepare the plant to be in audit ready status at all times.
• Works with pre mixed chemical cleaning agents to clean, sanitize and return production facility to operation.
• Diligently cleans lint, dust, oil, grease, and debris from production facility including machines, overhead pipes, screens and filters.
• Efficiently operates pressure washer, rack washer, floor scrubber, scissor lift, and forklift, according to equipment specifications.
• Thoroughly disassembles, cleans and reassembles equipment and return to operational state for next production run.
• Transports trash and waste to tilt truck and disposal area.
• Maintains cleanliness outside the Bakery facility including silos, front entrance, exterior dock doors, and sewage treatment plant.
• Works with integrity to adhere to safety, food safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Wears personal protective equipment (safety eyewear, gloves, face shield, etc.).
• Uses lockout/tagout procedures designated for equipment.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality of work; applies feedback to improve performance.
• Reports safety, food safety, and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Related experience in bakery or manufacturing industries.
• Knowledge of heating, ventilations, air conditioning systems and mechanical aptitude is a plus.
• Experience with boom and scissor lifts.

Language Skills:

Ability to reach and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization. Ability to speak clearly, listen and respond.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to operate or learn to operate powered equipment.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• Ability to work from heights.
• Ability to work outdoors.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and smell. The employee must walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee is required to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; hazardous chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The temperature in the production area is may be impacted by outside weather conditions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer