Key Responsibilities

CIP Operations

- Operate CIP systems to clean and sanitize tanks, pipelines, fillers, pasteurizers, pumps, and processing equipment.
- Prepare and verify cleaning solutions, concentrations, temperatures, flow rates, and cycle times.
- Monitor sanitation cycles and troubleshoot basic CIP operating issues.
- Inspect equipment following sanitation activities to ensure cleanliness and readiness for production.
- Assemble and disassemble equipment as required for proper cleaning and sanitizing.

Food Safety & Quality

- Follow all GMP, HACCP, SQF, CFIA, and company food safety procedures.
- Conduct visual inspections and sanitation verification activities.
- Complete environmental and equipment swabbing as required and report any non-conformances.
- Ensure all sanitation records are completed accurately and on time.
- Immediately report food safety, quality, or sanitation concerns to supervision.

Equipment & Maintenance Support

- Perform basic preventive maintenance activities involving gaskets, seals, O-rings, valves, and product-contact components.
- Identify damaged equipment or sanitation deficiencies and communicate corrective actions.
- Support sanitation-related changeovers and production start-up activities.
- Assist with troubleshooting sanitation and equipment issues.

Housekeeping & Sanitation

- Maintain cleanliness of production areas, floors, walls, ceilings, drains, equipment, and workspaces.
- Support the Master Sanitation Schedule.
- Safely handle cleaning chemicals and sanitation materials.




- Maintain sanitation tools and storage areas in a clean and organized condition.

Health & Safety

- Follow all plant safety policies and procedures.
- Wear required PPE at all times.
- Participate in health and safety initiatives and reporting programs.
- Perform duties in a safe and productive manner.

Qualifications

Experience

- Minimum 1 year of manufacturing, food processing, dairy processing, sanitation, or production experience preferred.
- Experience operating CIP systems is considered a robust asset.
- Previous dairy, beverage, or food manufacturing experience preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

- Knowledge of sanitation practices, GMPs, HACCP, and food safety standards.
- Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability.
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
- Ability to follow SOPs and sanitation procedures.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Physical Requirements

- Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and perform repetitive tasks throughout the shift.
- Ability to lift up to 25 kg (55 lbs).
- Comfortable working in wet environments, around chemicals, and within food processing facilities.

Working Conditions

- Rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays as required.
- Overtime as required.
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals, hot water systems, steam, and production equipment.
- Fast-paced dairy manufacturing setting.

Core Competencies

- Food Safety Focus
- Attention to Detail
- Accountability
- Teamwork
- Reliability
- Continuous Improvement
- Safety Awareness

📌 CIP Sanitation (Port Coquitlam)
🏢 Meadowfresh Dairy
📍 Port Coquitlam