Senior Sanitor

IRCA is a prominent international provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and gelato markets. They cater to independent producers as well as large food manufacturers, including consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. The company's core product offerings consist of chocolate, chocolate decorations, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, and various other bakery and pastry ingredients.

Headquartered in Italy, IRCA was acquired by Advent International, a global private equity firm, in July 2022. The company has demonstrated a strong history of growth over the past decade. As part of its growth strategy, IRCA made two bolt-on acquisitions in 2022. They acquired Cesarin, a provider of candied fruits, and Anastasi, a supplier of pistachio ingredients. These acquisitions expanded IRCA's product portfolio and market reach.

More recently, IRCA acquired the leading manufacturer of sweet and cereal products in Europe and the US. The target company focuses on high-value specialty ingredients for the Food Manufacturers segment. Their product range includes sweet particulates, chocolate confections, baked inclusions, variegates, and fruit purées. This deal, successfully completed in March of 2023, is a transformative move for IRCA, establishing them as a global leader in the semi-finished ingredients industry.

With this acquisition, IRCA has a combined revenue of €1 billion in 2023 and a presence in 22 manufacturing facilities across Europe, the US, and Vietnam. This expanded manufacturing footprint and diversified product portfolio positions IRCA as a key player in the market, serving a wide range of customers in the bakery, pastry, and gelato sectors, as well as food manufacturers.

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES include the following.  Human safety, food safety, adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, and product quality are the highest priorities.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs and assigns general housekeeping and sanitation responsibilities daily according to GMP’s, communicating specific sanitation duties to all crew members.
• ·       Performs grounds maintenance in all seasons, this will include removing snow, trash or spillage from plant grounds.
• ·       Knowledgeable and capable of using appropriate cleaning chemicals.  Main point of contact for chemical dispensing station.  Knows how to perform titrations and calculate measure concentration. Able to train others on chemical dispensing system and titrations.
• ·       Proficient and able to train others in wastewater treatment, including removal of solids and neutralizing color and pH of wastewater.
• Proficient in using drum washer and closet washer to maintain cleaning schedule for drums, trays, and lids.
• Communicate with supervisor and support adverse events, such as drain backups, etc.
• Monitors and leads workers in their daily activities and ensures employees adhere to sanitation procedures and policies, especially wastewater, drains, and garbage. Schedules and monitors lunches and breaks of crew members.
• Ensures that all shifts communicate tasks is a smooth transition to oncoming shift. Guide crew members towards achieving the highest level of efficient sanitation, identifying existing or future bottlenecks.
• Using M3, run automated reports, create reports, print labels, and enter Work Order Request.
• Prints weekly Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) for all production lines using MSS tools.
• Collects completed Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) for the previous week, and ensures items were completed appropriately and verify the tasks. Follows up with Production Leads on incomplete tasks. Closes weekly MSS tasks in MSS tools. Posts report on MSS Completion % in Green Room.
• Proficient in operating all sanitation equipment, follows safety guidelines, and ensures crew members follow safety policies; Responsible for upkeep of sanitation equipment, including calling for service and ordering of parts.
• Keep chemical inventory and report to manager. Meet monthly with chemical vendor and weekly with supplies vendor to order key supplies. Performing weekly inventory of supplies and placing online order by creating purchasing order.  Report order to supervisors for approval
• Coordination and maintaining the water sampling program, compressed air testing including taking samples and send out to lab.
• Perform testing activities to include environmental swabbing, ATP swabbing, sign off Operational Hygiene form and other sanitation paperwork and others as assigned.
• Ensure a pest free environment by working the pest control vendor assuring compliance with Irca Standards.
• Train all employees in sanitation SSOPs, as well as conduct refresher training to ensure employees are trained on updates and modification to SSOPs.
• Provide supports, training  and coordinate clean break activity.  Ensure resources are available by gathering supplies, chemicals, and equipment.
• Responsible for completion of daily security check, documentation of the checks, and reporting any adverse conditions to supervisor and/or Maintenance dept.
• Assist with plant projects and contractor work to ensure a clean state is maintained throughout the project.
• Leads cleaning projects for special equipment such as bulk tanks and follows all safety guidelines and restrictions while doing so.

• QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  Six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Appropriate English language ability in order to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, SOPs, and other related documents.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 

• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:  None required.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, talk, hear, taste, or smell.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  The employee must frequently bend, twist, and reach.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat.  The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.  The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.  Employees may be required to work outside in the summer and winter months.

Irca Group USA LLC offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid Vacation, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program.

Irca Group USA LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 

Salary Base Range of $23.00 - $28.00 per hour for Employees Located in Illinois.

The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The range provided is for Illinois employees as Irca Group is required by Illinois State Law to post pay rates. Irca Group reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Irca Group conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.