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Sanitation Clerk
Description of position
Responsible for the daily cleaning of the employee welfare areas, hallways, offices, and restrooms. Ensuring the plant maintains a hygienic and tidy environment.
Daily tasks and responsibilities
- Follows the daily cleaning schedule and ensures all cleaning tasks are carried out for the following areas: employee welfare areas (including the lunchroom, entrance hall way, locker area, offices, restrooms, and employee vestibule); plant areas (compactor room, open area floors); and the outside plant perimeter.
- Documents all cleaning activities performed on a daily basis ensuring the defined frequency is adhered to. Ensures documentation is properly organized and filed.
- Takes ownership of the areas to be cleaned and ensures cleaning is completed to the highest standard, in a timely manner.
- Works with the Sanitation Manager / Assistant Commissary Manager QA to ensure that adjustments are made to the daily cleaning schedule in order to support the plant hygiene program.
- Proactively performs all tasks in a food-safe manner by:
i) Reporting to the Assistant Commissary Manager any potential problems, hazards, and broken or damaged equipment;
ii) Highlighting improvements in cleaning practices and / or tools to the Sanitation Manager or Assistant Commissary Manager.
- Works in a safe manner by ensuring all Commissary safety rules are followed when working around equipment / with equipment (floor scrubbers), and when using cleaning products.
- Responsible for the general upkeep of the building and reacts to unforeseen cleaning issues not defined on the daily cleaning schedule.
- Assists in other areas of the department as needed.
Non-essential functions and tasks
Assists in other areas of the Commissary as necessary.
Qualifications (Costco-specific or industry-specific skills that candidates must possess)
- Education/Training: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
- Permits/Licenses/Certifications: Costco Food Safety Certification – Level 1 required.
- Experience:
- Relevant experience of janitorial work within a food plant is preferred (where maintaining heightened cleanliness levels is essential).
- Experience of working in a Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) certified environment, knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)’s and food safety rules / regulations are preferred.
- Knowledge/Skills:
- Understanding of the fundamentals of cleaning and sanitation preferred.