CIP Sanitation Specialist – Food Processing

About the role

As a CIP Sanitation Specialist, you are the front line of food safety. Your day blends hands-on equipment care, precision documentation, and disciplined sanitation practices to ensure our products and processes remain clean, sterile, and audit-ready. You’ll apply GMP and safety guidelines, master Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems, and collaborate across departments to keep production running smoothly and safely.

A day in the life

You begin with pre-op checks on product-contact surfaces—pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps—then set up equipment for CIP, verify chemical strengths and temperatures, and document every step for compliance. Between CIP cycles, you conduct manual cleaning on filler equipment and surrounding areas, collect QA samples, and partner with maintenance via the automated Work Order System to resolve any issues you identify. You’ll wrap up with verification swabs and documentation to release equipment back to production.

What you’ll do

• Operate CIP systems to clean and sanitize tanks, pipelines, and equipment; set up and prep manufacturing equipment for CIP.
• Assemble and disassemble equipment per manufacturer instructions; disassemble and reassemble manufacturing equipment as needed.
• Perform basic preventive maintenance on gaskets, seals, O-rings, plates, and other product-contact parts following the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Carry out pre-CIP and post-CIP inspections of filler equipment; verify cleaning through swabbing and release equipment to production following inspection.
• Execute manual cleaning and sanitation of filler and support equipment and the surrounding environment.
• Complete comprehensive recordkeeping : document cycle times, chemical concentrations, flow rates, heat-up temperatures, and sanitation chemical strengths; accurately maintain CIP records and filler cleaning logs.
• Collect required samples for Quality Assurance testing.
• Follow all plant and department safety procedures, general sanitation procedures, GMPs, and allergen sanitation and isolation protocols.
• Safely handle hazardous chemicals; perform chemical titration according to procedures; operate chemical foaming equipment.
• Use scissor lifts with fall protection; safely operate an electric walk-behind hand jack and forklift to complete sanitation tasks.
• Maintain housekeeping : clean floors, walls, ceilings, air vents, lights, equipment exteriors, and general plant areas; sustain a clean, organized workspace.
• Conduct area and 5S audits; participate in productivity and continuous improvement projects; support root cause investigations related to sanitation.
• Place work orders through the automated Maintenance Work Order System and collaborate with maintenance, operations, and leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Proficiency & technology

Pay, status & benefits

Work standards

All tasks are performed to regulatory and company standards, using correct CIP and cleaning processes within standard times.

Legal notice

Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, background, and criminal checks).