Posted 2 months ago
Sanitation Technician
@ Dare Foods Limited
Kitchener, Ontario
Overview
Dare Foods Limited is hiring a full-time sanitation technician for the night shift in a unionized food plant, starting at $19.14 per hour with progression. The role cleans and sanitizes the facility daily and completes non-daily cleaning tasks under the Sanitation Supervisor. Work follows SSOPs, GMP and food safety guidelines, and the posting says the work is performed indoors.
Pay:
$19.14 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Clean and sanitize facility and production lines daily
- Complete non-daily cleaning tasks as directed
- Follow Sanitation Checklist and SSOPs
- Handle cleaning chemicals and tools
- Follow health, safety and GMP rules
Requirements summary:
- Experience moving and dismantling equipment
- Lockout/tagout knowledge
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Good verbal and written communication
- Physically fit and detail oriented
- Industrial GMP or janitorial experience preferred
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- 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) |
| Schedule | overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer none |
| Languages | English |
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Dare Foods Limited
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Full company description
Made Better isn’t just a claim; it’s our Dare promise. Dare has been a proudly Canadian, family-owned company since 1889. Throughout our long history, we’ve created some of the most loved brands in the country including Bear Paws cookies, REALFRUIT gummies, Breton crackers, Melba Toast and many more. For over 130 years we had been located in the Kitchener area since the family’s original store opened in 1892. We are now head quartered in Cambridge Ontario and we’ve expanded our roots far beyond. With eight manufacturing plants and over 1400 employees, Dare is part of the fabric of Canada. At Dare our dedicated team works passionately to uphold our tradition of excellence, innovation and quality in every aspect of our operations. Our state-of-the-art facilities utilize advanced technology to ensure consistency and quality while meeting the evolving needs of our consumers and customers.
- LinkedIn followers
- 44,250
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 755
- Reported office locations
- 25 Cherry Blossom Rd, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4R7, CA
- 2481 Kingsway Dr, Kitchener, ON N2C 1A6, CA
- 25 Steeles Ave E, Milton, Ontario L9T 5H1, CA
- 15 Rang Dubuc, Sainte-Martine, Quebec J0S 1V0, CA
- 6751 Elmbridge Way, Richmond, British Columbia V7C 4N1, CA
- Business categories
- Consumer Goods
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Dare Foods Limited
- 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.
Made Better isn’t just a claim; it’s our Dare promise. Dare has been a proudly Canadian, family-owned company since 1889. Throughout our long history, we’ve created some of the most loved brands in the country including Bear Paws cookies, REALFRUIT gummies, Breton crackers, Melba Toast and many more. For over 130 years we had been located in the Kitchener area since the family’s original store opened in 1892. We…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1892 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 19 |
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Sanitation
We are recruiting for FULL TIME Sanitation positions on the night shift on a varying scheduled basis. These are unionized positions starting wage begins at $19.14 per hour with progression rate.
Responsible for cleaning and sanitizing the facility daily, as well as completing separate non-daily cleaning as per direction from the Sanitation Supervisor.
Key Ingredients:
- Maintain a high level of sanitation in all areas of the facility.
- Complete all daily sanitation tasks, as per the Sanitation Checklist.
- Complete additional non-daily cleaning tasks, as per the required frequency
- Ensures that all manufacturing equipment are cleaned, sanitized and handled according to company standards
- Assists in the cleaning of production lines and ensures that lines are properly cleaned within the acceptable time frame
- Individual must be able to work in a self-paced environment. Individual will need to be detail oriented which will ensure that the cleaning/sanitation functions are executed according to the SSOPs (Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures).
- Follow Health and Safety rules and regulations.
- Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety, and Food Defense guidelines.
- Individual will be required to work with cleaning chemicals and variety of cleaning tools such as brushes, cloths, buckets, mops, walk-behind floor scrubber and equipment foamer/sanitizer.
- Individual will take direction from the Sanitation Team Lead or Supervisor for training and task assignments.
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
- Perform other assigned duties.
Recipe for Success:
- Experience with moving and dismantling equipment to ensure proper cleaning and sanitation
- Lockout- tag out knowledge
- Exposure to/working with chemicals (detergents bleach, etc.)
- Must have good communication skills (verbal and written)
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others
- Must be physically fit
Additional Servings:
- Problem solving, job task planning and organizing, continuous learning and improvement
- Previous experience in an industrial GMP plant or janitorial industry is preferred
- Always work indoors.
- Compliant with ventilation, cleanliness, space, lighting, and temperature.
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