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Sanitation Associate
@ Sunrise Soya Foods
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Sunrise Soya Foods is hiring a full-time Sanitation Associate for a permanent 40-hour position on the graveyard shift, 9:30pm to 6:00am. The work is washing and sanitizing production equipment and floors in a food plant, using cleaning chemicals, with pre-op and post-checks and special assignments from the QA Manager. The posting states wet, noisy conditions, frequent handling of caustic and acidic chemicals, heavy lifting, and flexible nights, weekends and holidays.
Responsibilities:
- Wash and sanitize production equipment and floors
- Follow cleaning chemical and safety procedures
- Perform pre-op and post-checks with team members
- Complete sanitation checklists
- Report machinery problems and join root cause analysis
Requirements summary:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Food manufacturing experience is an asset
- Good verbal and written English
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Willing to work graveyard shift
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | holidays, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Sunrise Soya Foods
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Full company description
Sunrise Soya Foods, founded in 1956, has grown to become Canada's leading tofu manufacturer. Look to Sunrise for high-quality, non-GMO, all-natural, innovative and delicious tofu and soy beverage products. With manufacturing plants in Vancouver and Toronto, and product availability across the country, getting your Sunrise Soya fix is easy!
- LinkedIn followers
- 7,936
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 164
- Reported office locations
- 729 Powell St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1H5, CA
- Business categories
- Food and Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Food Processing
- Other recorded names
- Sunrise Markets
- Sunrise Soya Foods
- Specialties
- Food manufacturing
- Tofu and soy products
- and Distribution
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Sunrise Soya Foods, founded in 1956, has grown to become Canada's leading tofu manufacturer. Look to Sunrise for high-quality, non-GMO, all-natural, innovative and delicious tofu and soy beverage products. With manufacturing plants in Vancouver and Toronto, and product availability across the country, getting your Sunrise Soya fix is easy!
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food Production |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, BC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1956 |
| Specialties | Food manufacturingTofu and soy productsand Distribution |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
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Job Duties
- Wash and sanitize all production equipment and utensils; ensures they are free of dirt, soybeans, soy skin, soymilk, Okara, tofu bits and protein haze.
- Ensure that all floors are free of garbage such as tofu bits, soy skins, Okara, caps, plastic film, soy beans, paper, etc. Ensure that garbage is not be dumped into drains but is swept and dumped into the garbage bins.
- Prior to pressure washing or general rinsing of any equipment, properly covers all electrical components to prevent water from damaging the equipment.
- Follow all the working procedures, using the correct cleaning chemicals and correct concentration of the cleaning chemicals.
- Follow all the safety-working procedures and wear all the correct personal protective equipment when working.
- Report any machinery problems to Sanitation Lead Hand or to Maintenance staff.
- Perform pre-op and post-checks with team members.
- Perform sanitation checklist.
- Carry out special assignments given by QA Manager.
- Carry out production related assignments as required.
- Participate in root cause analysis.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent qualification
- Some experience in working in a food manufacturing plant is an asset
- Good verbal and written English language skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Self-starter
- Detail oriented and ability to work well under pressure and with minimal supervision.
- Able/willing to work graveyard shift
Work Conditions
- Permanent Full-time position (40 hours per week)
- Work is performed in production facility
- Regular shift work / Regular shift work from 9:30pm – 6:00am
- Exposure to noise and a wet temperature varied environment when in the production area
- Frequent handling of caustic and acidic cleaning chemicals
- Heavy lifting
- Flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays as required to meet business needs
- Wearing of company provided Uniform and other Personal Protective Equipment is required as applicable
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