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Sanitation Technician

1/23/2026

The Sanitation Technician is responsible for validating the cleaning of the facility and equipment used in production. This includes maintaining sanitary conditions and preparing for audits by various agencies.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

OWS Foods was founded in 1988 to provide the highest quality food ingredients to restaurants and food manufacturers throughout the Midwest. That business has grown and flourished into what today is highly versatile custom food manufacturer, with several nationally distributed CPG brands. OWS Foods has four prime areas of emphasis: BBQ Rubs, Seasonings, Sauces & Marinades Custom Food Service Blends Private Label Blends Being the best seasoning manufacturer to do business with OWS Foods owns and distributes several nationally distributed brands to grocery, mass, club, hardware and sporting good chains. These brands include BBQ Spot, Head Country, American Royal Rubs & Sauces and Twist'd Q seasonings.

About the Role

Description

Sanitation Technician is responsible for validating the cleaning of the facility, including office and exterior, and equipment utilized in the production process and related activities.

We currently have two positions available for the Sanitation Technician opportunity:

2nd Shift - 10-Hour: 2:00 pm - 12:30 am - Monday thru Thursday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties dedmand.

Requirements

Clean equipment and related items using chemicals while adhering to safe work practices, GMP's, SOP's, maintain sanitary conditions to ensure product quality is maintained.
Maintain information in various systems for food safety, quality, and personnel safety in preparation for routine audits by different agencies.
Dismantle and reassemble equipment with maintenance prior to and after cleaning and sanitizing. While inspecting equipment and routinely testing for pathogens using various methods.
Performs general sanitation and housekeeping protocols, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

1+ years experience in a food manufacturing environment
Ability to read, write legibly, and perform simple mathematical functions, some computer knowledge and capability is desired.

Preferred Qualifications:

Food Safety and Sanitation for Food Manufacturing Certification
3 + years experience in a sanitation or similar position
Experience with the utilization of sanitation tools.

Key Skills

SanitationFood SafetyCleaningHousekeepingEquipment MaintenanceGMPSOPPathogen TestingChemical HandlingAuditingMathematicsComputer KnowledgeDismantlingReassemblyInspectionGeneral Sanitation