Posted 23 days ago
Sanitation Specialist
@ GDI
Belleville, Ontario
Overview
GDI is hiring a full-time Sanitation Specialist for a food manufacturing plant on a Panama schedule, with training provided. The role cleans and sanitizes production areas, including floors, high overheads and multi-level spaces, under health and safety guidelines. Steel-toe boots are covered up to $200, other PPE is provided, and benefits start after 3 months.
Responsibilities:
- Mop and scrub floors with manual or power equipment
- Empty garbage bins and compactor area
- Clean high overheads using ladders, scaffolding or lifts
- Perform preventive maintenance on floor machines and vacuums
- Clean and sanitize food production areas on multiple levels
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma
- Food industry experience and food plant cleaning knowledge
- Mechanical aptitude
- Attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Paid training |
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GDI
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 358 |
Join the GDI Team!
One provider. One solution. All your facility maintenance services.
GDI provides best in class integrated, high level, facility maintenance services to the United States and Canada. We have more than 30,000 team members who contribute to the success of GDI and our customer’s businesses. With almost a century of facility service experience, state of the art business practices, environmentally friendly processes and supplies and an established global reputation, we offer unrivaled client experience and satisfaction.
**This is for a food manufacturing plant**
General Description: A sanitation specialist is generally responsible for maintaining sanitation standards in a food‑manufacturing environment, ensuring compliance with safety and quality regulations. Other responsibilities could be included.
TRAINING IS PROVIDED!
Schedule: Full Time, Panama Schedule
Responsibilities:
- Dry mops, wet mop (wash/scrub) floors. The washing/scrubbing of floors is done with manual or power scrubbing equipment,
- Transports garbage from garbage bins or compactor area.
- Cleans areas/overheads requiring ladders, scaffolding or other extension equipment to reach including Mobile elevated platforms.
- Maintains and conducts preventative maintenance procedures on floor machines, vacuums.
- Mechanical aptitude required
- Capable of lifting up to 50lbs
- Cleaning and sanitizing food production environment
- Wear employer-specified protective gear, including two pairs of gloves, face/eye shields, aprons, boots, etc.
- Exposure to chemical cleaning solutions (with protective gear)
- Perform varying tasks while standing, lifting, crouching, etc. during extended periods of time.
- Follow all Health and Safety guidelines established by spec for this position.
- Additional duties as assigned.
- Cleaning large areas on multiple levels.
- Required to work in an environment that is hot, wet & humid.
Requirements:
- High school diploma
- Attention to detail.
- Food industry experience and knowledge of cleaning in a food plant environment.
- Strong communications skills, both written and oral, are required.
Perks:
- Steel Toe Waterproof Boots ($200 covered)
- All other PPE Provided.
- Benefits after 3 months.
- RRSP after 1 year.
Must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check.
GDI Services (Canada) LP is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities up to the point of undue hardship during the recruitment, assessment and selection process. Please notify GDI Services (Canada) LP if you require accommodation in respect of the materials or procedures used at any time during this process. If you require accommodation GDI Services (Canada) LP will work with you to determine how to meet your needs.
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