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Job Title: Sanitation Technician

Job Description

The Sanitation Technician will independently perform essential cleaning tasks throughout the plant, ensuring a safe and sanitized environment. This role involves completing a daily rotation checklist of cleaning duties and maintaining high standards of cleanliness within the facility.

Responsibilities

+ Vacuum inside mill structures and packing buildings.

+ Dust pipes and remove cobwebs.

+ Clean major and minor spills during production as needed.

+ Wash flour silos from top to bottom.

+ Clean and sweep sifter, mill tower, and packing tower.

+ Check magnets in the scale area.

+ Clean and sweep flour accumulation on stairways and balconies, both inside and outside flour silos.

+ Sweep and clean spilled corn from outside corn silos and mill structures.

+ Wash out gutters, structure, and roof of buildings throughout the plant.

+ Wash production tower.

+ Pick up trash, pallets, cans, and cardboard throughout the plant.

+ Set up equipment for any arising tasks.

+ Assist in taping and sealing warehouse, packing area, box cars, and hopper cars.

+ Assist in fogging, releasing fumigants and insecticides in warehouse, packing, mills, hopper, box cars, and flour silos.

+ Apply sanitizers and other cleaning agents in production areas.

+ Clean and sanitize interior drains by rinsing, scrubbing, and flushing with sanitizer.

+ Perform detailed cleaning of interior production areas, including dusting, sweeping, pressure washing, and vacuuming.

+ Assist the mill in cleaning production equipment during shutdowns, sanitizing, and scheduled cleaning procedures.

+ Handle chemicals and equipment properly, adhering to safety protocols.

+ Practice good GMPs, including hygiene, housekeeping, and preventing cross-contamination.

Essential Skills

+ Ability to follow simple written instructions.

+ Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.

+ Reliable transportation to and from work.

+ Ability to work at elevated heights, up to 80 ft silos.

+ Good attendance is crucial.

+ Must possess a high school diploma or GED.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Prior industrial cleaning or housekeeping experience is advantageous.

+ Experience in manufacturing settings is a plus.

+ Physical capability to clean for long periods and stand for the entirety of a 12-hour shift.

+ Frequently walking, climbing ladders, and stairs.

+ Ability to push carts full of cleaning equipment and products.

Why Work Here?

Enjoy a collaborative team environment with room for growth and promotion within the company. Benefit from a pay increase after conversion, comprehensive benefits after 90 days, paid birthday off, vacation and sick days, and a 401k match. Experience low turnover and supportive management advocating for your career growth.

Work Environment

The work environment exposes employees to varied weather conditions, including hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy situations. Hearing protection may be necessary due to sound levels, and dust from flour is common. Cell phones are not allowed on the production floor. The dress code includes a provided purple hard hat, clean jeans or work pants, a t-shirt without offensive graphics, and steel-toe boots. Shifts are from 7 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday, with opportunities for overtime and occasional Saturday work. This is a contract-to-hire position, with eligibility for direct hire after 640 hours, pending internal openings.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of EVANSVILLE, Indiana.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.15 - $23.15/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in EVANSVILLE,IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 23, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.