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Manufacturing Sanitor-Nights

Dawn Foods
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jan 2026
💰 $47,200/yr

About the role

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods? 

 

PEOPLE.    PRODUCTS.    CUSTOMERS. 

 

Why should you apply? We invest in you! 

  • Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
  • Competitive Pay $23.60 per hour (Shift Differential $2.00)
  • 401(K) + company match
  • 10 Paid Company Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Professional training
  • Family-owned business over 100 years in service
  • An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

 

Shift Schedule: Sunday to Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.  

 

Job Purpose and Overview 

The Environmental Control team keeps the Plant clean and orderly inside and out.  This includes the use of chemicals, sanitation tools and equipment.  This Sanitor role is a very important part of a critical team, sometimes working alone and other times working with other team members in order to successfully complete the tasks needed daily, weekly and monthly.   

  

 

What Does It Take to be a Sanitor at Dawn Foods?   

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.    

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
  • Previous experience in plant sanitation strongly preferred 
  • Ability to read, write and understand chemical labels and SDS data  
  • Ability to work as a team or independently throughout the shift 
  • Knowledge of basic Sanitation Techniques 
  • Previous Chemical Training / SSOP Training 
  • Certified forklift operator or the ability to obtain certification 
  • Good verbal and written communication skills essential 
  • Ability to work overtime with limited notification – weekend work is required 
  • Capable of working in elements such as extreme temperatures, flour dust, fumes, and occasional loud noises  
  • Experience with GMP's, IFS Standards, understand HACCP programs and plant safety preferred 
  • Ability to perform and demonstrate lock out tag out on equipment authorized to LOTO preferred 

 

What will you do as a Sanitor at Dawn Foods?  

  • Perform Janitor tasks (mopping/sweeping/bathroom sanitation/office cleaning/trash etc) in addition to Sanitor tasks, when assigned. 
  • Perform duties as assigned by the daily, weekly, and monthly master sanitation schedule 
  • Follow GMP, Food Safety, auditing standards to ensure that the plant meets or exceeds these standards 
  • Maintain work area to include the proper cleaning and storing of work tools and chemicals 
  • Be able to identify, report and help eradicate insect and pest infestations 
  • Maintain general cleanliness of assigned areas – walls, floors, ceilings. 
  • Maintain cleanliness of the rail yard and inspect hatches for leaks. 
  • Replace and clean filters per MSS timing and as necessary. 
  • Operate and clean equipment such as the scissor lift/ forklift etc. 
  • Clean Plant overhead areas as well as floor drains. 
  • Stripping and waxing floors 
  • ATP testing 
  • Tower cleaning; cooler/freezer cleaning

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