About the role
Vacancy Status: Active vacancy (currently recruiting).
About The Role The Sanitation Technician is responsible for thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing process equipment to maintain a hygienic environment that supports the safe production and packaging of high-quality products. As part of their daily responsibilities, the Sanitation Technician ensures strict adherence to food safety and employee safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure equipment and facility areas are properly cleaned and sanitized in compliance with GMPs and the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
- Maintain general housekeeping standards across all plant areas.
- Safely operate powered and non‑powered cleaning equipment such as lifts, pressure washers, vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, and compactors.
- Follow safe lifting, carrying, and handling procedures; report defective equipment and all job‑related injuries.
- Disassemble and reassemble processing equipment (machines, pumps, bucket elevators) as required for sanitation activities.
- Learn and apply proper Allergen Elimination Procedures and adhere to all hygiene and safety guidelines.
- Use appropriate PPE in accordance with OSHA requirements, plant GMPs, and supervisor instructions.
- Read and follow Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and safely prepare, mix, handle, and store chemical cleaning agents.
- Support spill containment, pest control reporting, and waste removal; participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives (including 5S).
- Maintain certifications such as LOTO and BBP; attend required safety and development training; perform other assigned duties, including mandatory overtime when required.
About You
- High School Diploma.
- Experience working in a food manufacturing environment is an asset.
- Experience with floor scrubbers, including ride on, walk behind and handheld.
- Working at Heights and Arial Lift Certification.
- Must be able to freely move around the entire facility.
- Must be able to lift 25lbs.
- Exposure to excessive noise, heat, cold and dust.
- Mild chemical exposure.
- Stooping, Kneeling, Bending, Working from Heights, Smelling
- While performing some of the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Compensation : Hourly Rate: $25
Working Hours: Continental shifts 6:45am to 7:00pm / 6:45pm to 7:00am
Shift Details: Day Shift / Night Shift
At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.
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About Barry Callebaut Group
With annual sales of about CHF 10.5 billion in fiscal year 2023/24, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and compounds.
The Group runs more than 60 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse and dedicated global workforce of more than 13,000 people.
The Barry Callebaut Group serves the entire food industry, from industrial food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users of chocolate, such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants or caterers. The global brands catering to the specific needs of these Gourmet customers are Callebaut® and Cacao Barry®, Carma® and the decorations specialist Mona Lisa®.
The Barry Callebaut Group is committed to make sustainable chocolate the norm to help ensure future supplies of cocoa and improve farmer livelihoods. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation in its goal to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.
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About the role
Vacancy Status: Active vacancy (currently recruiting).
About The Role The Sanitation Technician is responsible for thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing process equipment to maintain a hygienic environment that supports the safe production and packaging of high-quality products. As part of their daily responsibilities, the Sanitation Technician ensures strict adherence to food safety and employee safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure equipment and facility areas are properly cleaned and sanitized in compliance with GMPs and the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
- Maintain general housekeeping standards across all plant areas.
- Safely operate powered and non‑powered cleaning equipment such as lifts, pressure washers, vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, and compactors.
- Follow safe lifting, carrying, and handling procedures; report defective equipment and all job‑related injuries.
- Disassemble and reassemble processing equipment (machines, pumps, bucket elevators) as required for sanitation activities.
- Learn and apply proper Allergen Elimination Procedures and adhere to all hygiene and safety guidelines.
- Use appropriate PPE in accordance with OSHA requirements, plant GMPs, and supervisor instructions.
- Read and follow Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and safely prepare, mix, handle, and store chemical cleaning agents.
- Support spill containment, pest control reporting, and waste removal; participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives (including 5S).
- Maintain certifications such as LOTO and BBP; attend required safety and development training; perform other assigned duties, including mandatory overtime when required.
About You
- High School Diploma.
- Experience working in a food manufacturing environment is an asset.
- Experience with floor scrubbers, including ride on, walk behind and handheld.
- Working at Heights and Arial Lift Certification.
- Must be able to freely move around the entire facility.
- Must be able to lift 25lbs.
- Exposure to excessive noise, heat, cold and dust.
- Mild chemical exposure.
- Stooping, Kneeling, Bending, Working from Heights, Smelling
- While performing some of the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Compensation : Hourly Rate: $25
Working Hours: Continental shifts 6:45am to 7:00pm / 6:45pm to 7:00am
Shift Details: Day Shift / Night Shift
At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.
Not the right fit? Search for Sanitation Technican jobs in Brantford, Ontario
About Barry Callebaut Group
With annual sales of about CHF 10.5 billion in fiscal year 2023/24, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and compounds.
The Group runs more than 60 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse and dedicated global workforce of more than 13,000 people.
The Barry Callebaut Group serves the entire food industry, from industrial food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users of chocolate, such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants or caterers. The global brands catering to the specific needs of these Gourmet customers are Callebaut® and Cacao Barry®, Carma® and the decorations specialist Mona Lisa®.
The Barry Callebaut Group is committed to make sustainable chocolate the norm to help ensure future supplies of cocoa and improve farmer livelihoods. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation in its goal to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.