Job Details

Overview

Employment Type: Temp to Hire Industry: Manufacturing Job Number: JE-002076 Branch: Santa Ana, CA
Pay Rate: $21.00 $22.00 DOE Location: Torrance, CA
Now Hiring: Sanitation Technician for Industrial Bakery. Shift: 2nd and 3rd. This is a hands-on role for professionals who have experience cleaning industrial bakery machinery and thrive in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting. Join a growing industrial bakery where sanitation is a top priority and your skills matter.

Responsibilities

• Perform sanitation of industrial bakery machinery, production equipment, and facility areas
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and all sanitation and food safety standards at all times
• Clean, sanitize, and maintain processing equipment, floors, drains, walls, and work areas
• Safely handle and use cleaning chemicals according to procedures
• Push, pull, and move equipment on rollers, mop, sweep, and squeegee floors
• Clean, store, and maintain all sanitation tools, equipment, and PPE after each shift
• Report damaged, missing, or malfunctioning equipment promptly
• Safely use ladders and scissor lifts
• Work comfortably in wet, dusty, warm environments
• Lift up to 50 lbs. and perform physical tasks including kneeling, squatting, bending, reaching overhead, and climbing
• Work flexible hours, including overtime and weekends as needed
• Maintain a positive, respectful, and team-oriented attitude
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience cleaning industrial bakery machinery or food manufacturing equipment
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Willingness to learn new sanitation methods and procedures

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Food manufacturing environment with flour dust
• Exposure to hot and wet conditions
• Frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling
• Regular climbing, kneeling, squatting, and reaching overhead
• Use of ladders, scissor lifts, and floor scrubbers
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience & Language

• GMP: 2 years (Required)
• Sanitation: 2 years (Required)
• Heavy lifting: 1 year (Required)
• Cleaning with chemicals: 2 years (Required)
• Disassembling production equipment: 2 years (Required)
• Bilingual in Spanish (Preferred)