Janitor - Day Shift

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE.   PRODUCTS.  CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you

• Industry-leading health insurance starts on Day 1
• Competitive Pay $19.25/hour
• 401k with employer match – immediate vesting
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company paid sick and vacation time
• Clean work environment
• Yearly boot allowance, uniforms and protective eye wear
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

About the Job

This opportunity is a full-time and benefits-eligible position.

Monday – Thursday: 6:00 am – 4:30 pm (whenever work is complete)

As a Janitor, you will be responsible for the janitorial duties of the Distribution Center and the upkeep of the grounds.  Our team members adhere to all sanitation standards established by IFS and Food Safety Policies, follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and our Safety Policies. 

What Does It Take to be a Janitor at Dawn Foods? 

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.  

• Previous janitorial experience
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions in English to follow safety precautions 
• Able to work as part of a team 
• Experience with GMP's, IFS Standards, understand HACCP programs
• Ability to perform and demonstrate lock out tag out on equipment authorized to LOTO preferred
• Forklift certified or have the ability to become forklift certified
• Able to work effectively in situations involving heights

What You'll Do as a Janitor 

• Completion of tasks in the appropriate amount of time according to the Master Cleaning Schedule
• Janitorial duties such as vacuum, empty trash, sweep and mop all areas, and dusting racking and dock area.
• Sweeping and cleaning of the smoking area
• Supply inventory of the Janitorial closet and the extra storage areas.
• Deep cleaning and sanitizing racking in prep for IFS audit.
• Scrub floors using floor scrubber, mops and buckets.
• Adhere to all company safety policies, plant policies and procedures.
• Report malfunction of equipment immediately to supervisor.
• Maintain work area to include the proper cleaning and storing of work tools and chemicals.
• Pest Control
• Cooler and freezer cleaning
• Cleaning of racks, pipes, and overhead fixtures/beams.
• Facility upgrade work (as directed by the supervisor, production manager, or facility manager)
• Adhere to the Food Defense and Security functions within the facility.
• Other duties assigned to you by your Lead, Supervisor, or Manager.

Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use sensory perception for quality measurement of products.
• Physical duties involved in performing this position include but are not limited to lifting, pushing, pulling, walking, bending, standing, crouching, reaching overhead and climbing.
• Team members must also be able to lift 50-75 lbs. Position requires constant and continuous support of production and other departments.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
• Temperature fluctuates with the season – colder during the winter/warmer during the summer
• Working around heavy machinery – Hearing protection required in production area

 About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

About Dawn Foods

Dawn Foods provides high-quality bakery solutions to customers around the globe. With unmatched manufacturing and distribution capabilities, we bring together the knowledge, commitment, and innovation our customers deserve.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: 37604