Sanitation Technician

We're searching for a Sanitation Technician to report to the Sanitation Manager and be based in Columbus. This person will exemplify the talent, hustle, guts, resilience, and empathy for which we recruit.

OUR COMPANY: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is a modern American ice cream company dedicated to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Founded in 2002 by James Beard Award-winning ice cream maker Jeni Britton-who introduced a modern, ingredient-driven style of ice cream making that revolutionized the industry, forever changing the way ice cream is made-Jeni's has emerged over the past two decades as the new standard by which all other ice creams are judged. Today, the creative-led, community-spirited company is a certified B Corporation with 80 scoop shops (and counting), an online shop with nationwide shipping at jenis.com, and distribution in top grocery stores across the country.

OUR MISSION: Team Jeni's is a nationwide team of people who bring their talent, hustle, guts, resilience and empathy (lots of heart, too) to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Working at Jeni's means devotion to service. Serving by caring about ourselves, each other, our communities, ice creams and customers. We are a force for good!

Job Responsibilities

As part of the Quality and Food Safety team, the Sanitation Technician, working under the guidance of the Sanitation Manager, is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing processing equipment, performing environmental cleaning, and safely using cleaning and sanitizing chemicals. Sanitation Technicians play a key role in maintaining an exceptionally clean and food-safe production environment. Perform daily duties in a team setting through Food Safe Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Job Duties

Working alone, or in conjunction with other Sanitation Technicians, disassemble, clean and reassemble processing equipment, while evaluating the progress of the work in assigned cleaning areas.

Interact with the Sanitation Supervisor to prioritize specific projects.

Safely handle and apply cleaning and sanitizing chemicals per Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures.

Maintain sanitation equipment and materials in a secure, clean and organized manner.

Comply with all food safety and quality policies and procedures.

Document all cleaning and sanitizing activities on appropriate cleaning and sanitizing checklists.

Execute plant processing set up for the Production team, based on direction from the Production Schedule and the Sanitation Supervisor.

Assist in recycling and general waste management. Qualifications

Availability to work second shift during the week and various hours, as needed, on weekends.

High School Diploma or GED highly preferred.

Ability to perform basic math skills for calculating chemical concentrations.

Ability to read and write in English to complete documentation and understand Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and Safety Data Sheets.

Capable of lifting 50 lbs.

Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time, climb, stoop, kneel and stretch while executing the job.

Ability to work in wet or humid conditions while performing the duties of the job, and occasionally be exposed to outside weather conditions while performing certain job duties. Sanitation Technician Skills

Must be able to:

be detail-oriented, hard working, and genuinely care about the quality of work provided

work independently

follow verbal and written instructions

collaborative when working with others

meet the attendance requirements.

Prior experience in food plant sanitation a plus.

Jeni's is an equal opportunity employer. Said our way, we love and honor differences, and we love sharing common values such as talent, hustle, guts, resilience, and empathy. Our differences are a primary source of our team's strength and we crave having a team rich with diversity which is creativity and art in its human form.