Sanitation Technician
Position Summary
The Sanitation Technician is responsible for executing sanitation activities that ensure our facility remains clean, safe, and audit-ready at all times. This role supports the production of ready-to-drink beverages by performing sanitation on production equipment and the entire facility, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. The Sanitation Technician plays a critical role in preventing microbiological contamination, supporting on-time production startup, and maintaining continuous audit readiness (FSSC 22000, FDA, customer audits).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Sanitation Execution (Production Areas).
- Clean and sanitize production equipment, including fillers, blend systems, piping, pumps, valves, conveyors, airveyors, palletizers, and packaging systems.
- Execute full sanitation sequences across bottle lines, can lines, hot-fill tea lines, and BIB systems.
- Perform equipment teardown, cleaning, inspection, and reassembly per SSOPs.
- CIP & startup readiness.
- Execute or support CIP (Clean-in-Place) processes on fillers and blend systems.
- Ensure all equipment meets visual cleanliness standards and ATP / sanitation verification quirements.
- Support pre-operational inspections and QA release.
- Complete sanitation activities within defined timelines to ensure on-time production startup.
- Maintain audit-ready conditions across the entire facility, including warehouses (raw materials & finished goods), ingredient storage and staging areas.
- Maintenance shops and support areas, break rooms, locker rooms, restrooms, hallways and exterior areas impacting food safety (docks, waste areas, drains).
- Identify and correct GMP risks, including dust, debris, clutter, standing water or drainage issues and housekeeping and sanitation gaps.
- Execute sanitation activities in compliance with FSSC 22000, GMPs, SSOPs, FDA and customer requirements.
- Perform sanitation verification activities including ATP swabbing, environmental monitoring support (as required).
- Prevent contamination risks including mold, yeast, and spoilage organisms.
- Accurately complete sanitation logs and records.
- Maintain the facility in a constant state of audit readiness .
- Support internal audits, customer audits (e.g., PepsiCo) and regulatory inspections (FDA, State).
- Prepare and use cleaning chemicals per SOPs and manufacturer instructions.
- Monitor chemical usage and report inventory needs.
- Follow all plant safety, food safety, and environmental policies.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED,
- Ability to work flexible schedules (including weekends and shutdown periods),
- Ability to follow written procedures and safety requirements,
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to food safety,
- Experience in food or beverage manufacturing preferred.
- Experience with CIP/COP systems, food-grade chemical handling, ATP or sanitation verification programs preferred.
Schedule - Primary sanitation window: 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM (10-hour shutdown / PM / CIP window).
- Additional full shutdown periods (e.g., Sunday overnight) as required.
- Weekend-focused schedule with flexibility based on production needs.
Physical Requirements - Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to work in wet, humid, and physically demanding environments.
- Ability to work around chemicals, moving equipment, and temperature variations.
- Required use of PPE at all times.
Apply today!
CCI is committed to celebrating diversity and is dedicated to creating an increasingly inclusive environment for individuals from all backgrounds. We actively foster a culture that supports inclusion, ensuring our workplace is a safe and welcoming space where everyone can be themselves.
We truly believe in taking care of our employees and their dependents. This is why we offer a total rewards package to help everyone create work and life balance, maintain wellness, and plan for their future. Our plan highlights include:
- Medical, dental and vision plans.
- Paid time off.
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
- Basic and voluntary life and AD&D coverage plans.
- Short and long term disability plans.
- Employee wellness and assistance programs.
- 401k offering a company match.
Noteworthy
Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. Please be aware, the successful candidate will be required to complete a background check and a drug test as a condition of employment for this role.
Carolina Canners, Inc. reserves the right to change, modify or add to the duties and essential functions at any time.
Carolina Canners, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
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