WE ARE RECRUITING FOR A SANITATION ASSOCIATE AT OUR BOBCAYGEON PLANT

If you’re a self-starter passionate about providing world class sanitization ensuring compliance standards are met for the safe, effective and efficient use of our facility equipment and systems— all while having fun doing it, apply to our Sanitation Associate position so we can meet you!

Small Town Culture Competitive Pay Great Benefits Family-Owned Shift Premiums

Yes, you even get FREE ICE CREAM!!!

A Little Bit About Us:

For 80+ years, Kawartha Dairy has been proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that founded it in 1937. Although the company has grown tremendously from its early days, it remains headquartered in the lakeside community of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, where it was founded, near Peterborough, an hour north of the GTA.

Today Kawartha Dairy operates 10 retail stores and services a wide range of customers, from grocery stores to foodservice establishments and of course, ice cream parlours. The company also provides custom production services to other food companies, using Kawartha’s expertise in the business to produce ice cream and other specialty dairy items to the exact specifications of these firms.

Reflecting the explosive growth in the brand and the business as a whole, Kawartha Dairy has recently constructed a 54,000-square-foot Distribution Centre just south of Bobcaygeon to serve its provincial operations. Investments are also underway to modernize the production plant, our systems and our infrastructure.

As part of the close-knit Sanitation team, you are responsible ensuring an optimum level of product quality through completing proper cleanup and sanitation tasks of the equipment and areas utilized in production areas by following established procedures, ensuring the products and processes are both clean and sanitary. You will disassemble, clean, sanitize and reassemble in accordance with Safe Food Quality (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Standard Operating Procedures in addition to Kawartha Dairy Company standards; so we may continue to efficiently provide our top-notch dairy products to our loyal customers and creating memories for families.

Kawartha Dairy is committed to growing our company culture of super-friendly staff, above-and-beyond customer service and of course creating a fabulous collection of ice cream and other products.

We at Kawartha Dairy live by our five values:

What You’ll Do:

• Assemble and disassemble production equipment for cleaning and sanitizing per established procedures
• Read labels on chemicals and cleaning agents to learn about their use. They may also refer to labels for first aid instructions or to refresh their memory about mixing instructions.
• Read the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) to learn about the chemicals they will have to use.
• When new equipment or new chemicals are introduced into the workplace, new training must occur. WHMIS training is mandatory for sanitation workers.
• Measure exact quantities of chemicals and water and have basic arithmetic skills
• Accountable for deciding how much time to spend on a particular task. In making this decision the worker must weight a number of factors: time needed for other duties, when the equipment will be used again as examples.
• Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks and pipelines.
• Complete record keeping items such as, but not limited to; identifying cleaning cycle times on charts; measuring chemicals cleaning concentration; examining flow rates; assessing heat up temperature; sanitizing by chemical strengths; weekly and monthly and cleaning checklists
• Perform basic housekeeping, manual and environmental cleaning of production areas to include floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, drains, interior and exterior of the equipment
• Collect requires samples needed for Quality Assurance testing
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with requirement information. Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs
• Ensure compliance with all HACCP procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), and established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Providing input from the sanitation and food safety perspective, implementing preventative and corrective actions regarding all food safety and SQF requirements.

What you Need to Get the Job Done:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred; or one to two years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Able to apply basic arithmetic skill.
• Must have a general knowledge of machine operation.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to use creative thinking for troubleshooting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends, and when required holidays.
• Obvious enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work.

What Will Make Us REALLY Love You:

• Experience within the food and beverage industry preferred.
• Understanding of SQF (Safe Quality Food) a robust food safety program, an industry recognized standard under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). The program demonstrates our commitment to food safety.
• High attention to quality and sanitation related details.
• Lives our Values and wants to join us on our journey.
• And if you possess all the above then we would also like to have someone who understands and constantly pursues the principles of continuous improvement.

What You’ll Love About Us:

• Financial Peace of Mind. Shift Premiums. Competitive salary. Annual performance bonus program
• The Health Benefits are On Us. Comprehensive group benefits (vision, dental, prescription, travel plans) at no cost to you for single/family monthly premiums.
• Grow with Us. An opportunity for career development in a dynamic Canadian-owned company and an amazing company Culture
• Prepare for the Future. RRSP with a generous company match
• Perks, Perks, Perks! Discount on products sold in our retail stores, free daily dairy beverages (we do make awesome milk) provided in all our company fridges. And the best thing about working at Kawartha Dairy – you get FREE ICE CREAM!!!

We thank all candidates for their interest in Kawartha Dairy Limited, however, only those selected for interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and support applicants with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process. The personal information being collected will be used in accordance with Protection of Privacy Act and shall only be used in the selection of a suitable candidate.