Sanitation (Level I)

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Sanitation (Level I) 

Job Summary:

The Sanitation Technician is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing production equipment and work areas to support a safe, clean, and food-safe manufacturing environment. This role helps ensure the facility meets all food safety, quality, and safety standards and is essential to daily operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clean, sanitize, disassemble, and reassemble production equipment following established procedures.
• Follow all Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Master Sanitation Schedules, and work instructions.
• Safely use, handle, store, and dispose of cleaning chemicals and tools.
• Clean production floors, walls, equipment parts, and supporting structures.
• Clean offices, lunchrooms, washrooms, and common areas as assigned/needed.
• Perform general housekeeping duties including sweeping, mopping, and waste removal.
• Assist with waste and recycling removal from the facility.
• Support FSQ during pre-operational inspections and complete corrective cleaning when required.
• Accurately complete sanitation and cleaning records.
• Participate in required training related to sanitation, food safety, health and safety, and workplace procedures.
• Follow all workplace health and safety rules, company policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Report any food safety, quality, safety, or equipment concerns to the supervisor immediately.
• Follow organic cleaning procedures where applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Previous sanitation experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Good verbal, written and multi-tasking skills

Additional Considerations:

• The location for this role is St. Davids, Ontario

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Must be available to work weekly rotating shifts: days, afternoons, nights.
• Must be available to work weekends.
• Must have reliable transportation (location is off bus route).
• 100% of work is performed in a production environment.
• This role requires standing, bending, heavy lifting, working with cleaning chemicals, and occasionally working at heights with proper training and certification.

Full-time, Permanent Shift premiums

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program RRSP Matching Program Paid Time Off

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Featured Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED