Sanitor Foreperson (Government)
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Job Title: Working Foreperson - Sanitation
Job Summary:
To provide technical and directive leadership to sanitation personnel. To lead by example. To assist in developing and maintaining a strong training base throughout the sanitation department. To achieve optimum safety, sanitation, quality and sanitation standards though proper and consistent use of all available resources at all times.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Directs the workforce with the guidance of sanitation / operations management.
- Implements, coordinates, maintains and increases training and/or skill level of sanitation employees using all available resources. This includes but is not limited to; training of new employees, training of existing employees, ergonomics, HAACP or sanitation/GMP training.
- Confronts daily packaging issues in a positive, constructive and cooperative manner.
- Assists line personnel to minimize/decrease waste and downtime between and during runs.
- Supports sanitation department as needed to ensure maximum safety, sanitation, product quality and productivity.
- Helps to maintain effective, positive communication within the sanitation department and other areas.
- Assists in the maintaining and implementation of the Kleanz Program.
- Provides input that contributes to the development of new or existing sanitation processes or procedures.
- Works with sanitation personnel of all classifications to ensure correct and timely completion of sanitation documentation. This includes but is not limited to all documentation that may be a necessary function of the department.
- Any duty assigned by the department supervisor or their designee.
- Working foremen may be, at any time, required to fill in for absences for either sanitation personnel or supervision, but only under guidelines provided by the Union Contract.
- This is a general outline of the job description and may be revised at any time to support the requirements of the position as determined by B&G Foods Inc.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Candidate must have been qualified as a Sanitor at one time during their employment with B&G Foods Inc.
- Candidate must be able to qualify as a Sanitor in 90 days.
- Candidate must be able to complete specific training on selected equipment that is pertinent to the assigned sanitation work requirements when additional training needs are determined.
- Candidate must pass selected screening process.
SQF:
Responsible for reporting any and all food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
Responsible for following cGMP's
Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping
Ensure all food safety and quality records are completed accurately and timely
Follow all appropriate equipment cleaning procedure
Work Environment:
This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, is exposed to airborne particles, works with toxic chemicals and works around motorized vehicles.
Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
Physical Requirements:
Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines
Vision: Continuously
Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment.
Standing: Frequently to Continuously
Walking: Frequently to Continuously
Forward bend in standing: Occasionally
Rotation in standing: Occasionally
Elevated work: Rarely up to 1-2 mins
Floor to waist lift: Occasionally up to 25 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs
Waist to crown lift: Rarely up to 25 lbs
Horizontal lift: Occasionally to Frequently up to 25 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs
Front carry: Occasionally 50 lbs up to 10 feet
One hand carry: Occasionally 25 lbs up to 10 feet
Push: Occasionally up to 80 lbs
Pull: Occasionally up to 80 lbs
Left hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
Right hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
Pinch Grip: Occasionally to Frequently
Right and Left hand coordination: continuous with average eye/hand coordination
Stair Climbing: Occasionally: Up to 100 stairs/day
Climbing: Occasionally
Squatting: Occasionally
Kneeling: Rarely
Stooping: Occasionally
Reaching: Frequently
Crawling: Rarely
Crouching: Occasionally
Mopping/Sweeping: Occasionally to Frequently
Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting.
Moderate Work: Force from 20-30 lbs occasionally to frequently and up to 40-50 lbs rarely to occasionally.
Maximum Physical Demands:
Task:
Maximum Demand:
Floor to waist Lift
Occasionally up to 25 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs
Waist to Crown Lift
Rarely up to 25 lbs
Front carry
Occasionally 50 lbs up to 10 feet
One hand carry
Occasionally 25 lbs up to 10 feet
Right hand grip
Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
Left hand grip
Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
Pushing and Pulling
Occasionally up to 80 lbs
Stair Climbing
Occasionally: Up to 100 stairs/day
Standing tolerance
Frequently to Continuously
Walking
Frequently to Continuously
Right & left hand coordination
Continuously with average eye/hand coordination
Kneeling
Rarely
Squatting
Occasionally
Pinch Grip
Occasionally to Frequently
Forward bend in standing
Occasionally
Rotation in Standing
Occasionally
Repetitive Motions
Frequently to Continuously with wrists, hands, fingers: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting, mopping/sweeping.
Reaching
Frequently
Crawling
Rarely
Crouching
Occasionally
Horizontal Lift
Occasionally to Frequently up to 25 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs
Sweeping/Mopping
Occasionally to Frequently
Elevated Work
Rarely up to 1-2 mins
Functional Job Analysis
Rarely 1-5% of the day
Occasionally 6-33% of the day
Frequently 34-66% of the day
Continuously 67-100% of the day
