Environmental Compliance Technician

The Environmental Compliance Technician proactively monitors and enforces adherence to company policy and procedures for the proper disposal of food and waste within the production and surrounding areas for all employees. This role takes a frontline hands on approach to training employees in real time, while eliminating risk to the components that may damage company property or public infrastructure. This role will be reliant on building strong partnerships with all personnel on the production floor. Additionally, this position will require the gathering of data in order to report out trends and high risk areas regarding the proper disposal of food waste to the leadership teams. This role is responsible for anticipating possible risks and violations to the food waste process and addressing them in real time with a solution based coaching type of approach. The Environmental Compliance Technician is responsible for following and enforcing all safety, GMP, and SQF policies/procedures, as well as adherence to PPE/hygiene policies, in accordance with company policy.

Essential Functions

• Model proper sanitation and personal hygiene practices.

• Oversees and performs typical sanitation tasks to support the production team and the entire facility up to and including removing waste and debris, transporting empty boxes to compactors, monitoring outside of facility for waste and debris, sanitizing equipment and floors at end of shifts, cleaning and sanitizing tools and receptacles and other custodial functions as needed.

• Coach employees on proper food waste practices to population in the building

• Enforce all policies and procedures

• Support the production department by cleaning and preparing for next shift

• Required to communicate with all departments to collaborate and solve problems

• Respectfully support and follow direction from supervisor or management and complete tasks with minimum supervision.

• Responsible for promoting standard operating procedures (safety, GMP AND SQF policies /procedures, PPE / hygiene policies)

• Maintains the work area in a clean and orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations.

• Complete daily sanitation, safety and quality documents as needed

• Escalates all food safety and sanitation issues in a timely manner

• Proactively identifies potential risks/hazards not covered by existing policies

Required knowledge, skills, abilities

• Leadership and fostering team cooperation for a large group of employees

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Sheets preferred

• Strong written and communication skills

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to be agile and prioritize multiple assignments while meeting deadlines

• Ability to adapt to Factor_ programs and procedure

• Food manufacturing experience

• Versatility to be able to step in to function and assist team in a moments notice

Required Experience/Education:

• High School Diploma, or equivalent

• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently

• Previous food, grocery, or restaurant experience preferred, but not required

• Basic computer skills required

• Strong problem solving skills required

• Strong communication skills required

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a manufacturing and assembly environment and is regularly exposed to cool and/or cold temperatures (10º - 40º). The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, reach and lift for a minimum of 10 to 12 hours with or without reasonable accommodation. The employee is required to use hands to handle objects and/or tools. The employee is required to talk or hear with or without reasonable accommodation. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are varied according to shift. There are occasions where overtime is required based upon operational needs. The Sanitation Lead is expected to work the hours it takes to finish assignments each day.

It is the policy of HelloFresh not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Illinois Pay Range
$25—$25 USD