
Technician I, Sanitation
Douglasville, GAFull-time$17/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Technician I, Sanitation supports the company’s sanitation food safety program by cleaning and sanitizing plant equipment and facilities in accordance with food safety policies and applicable regulations. The role performs wash-area, equipment-cleaning, and janitorial tasks, follows SSOPs, uses sanitation chemicals safely, and reports safety, food safety, and quality concerns. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with some weekend work potentially required.
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Full Time
Trades Maintenance
Douglasville, GA, US
Requisition ID: 3719
Salary Range: $17.00 To $17.00 Hourly
Rise Baking Company was founded by bakery experts passionate about providing our customers with high quality products and providing a positive, collaborative place to work for our people. We are a company built on elevating expectations. It’s what sets us apart from others in the baking industry. And our people are our finest ingredient. We believe the quality of our people is just as important as the quality of our products. Our environment encourages creativity, and we value an entrepreneurial and industrious approach to work —a place where honesty, respect, and trust are the essential ingredients for how we do business. We take pride in working with creative individuals with a passion for what they do, and we’re always looking to expand our team. We offer a wide variety of professional and management opportunities, including sales, product development, account management, general management, finance, engineering, administration, and information systems management. We also employ a diverse workforce of hourly food production, packaging, quality assurance, warehouse, sanitation personnel, leads, and supervisors.
Like our products, our benefits package offers quality that makes a difference. Coverage options may include:
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Medical, dental, life, disability, vision, and supplemental insurance
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Company paid holidays
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Paid Time Off (PTO) plans
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Performance bonus potential
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401k plan with company match
See what opportunities are in store for you at any of our many locations throughout the USA. Expectations Deliciously Exceeded.
Technician I, Sanitation - Job Description
Job Purpose:
Support the company’s sanitation food safety program by focusing on proper cleaning and sanitizing of plant equipment and building in a manner that meets and complies with all food safety policies, FDA and OSHA regulations.
Essential Functions
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Perform basic wash area duties, including running a pan washer, cleaning utensils by hand when needed, etc.
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Perform basic machine disassembly/setup for cleaning (e.g., covers, piping, cover electrical with plastic)
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Perform basic janitorial duties required for the facility (outside grounds, rest rooms, lunch rooms, locker rooms, conference rooms, offices, training rooms, hallways, entry points, and production area)
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Complete cleaning tasks per SSOPs
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Recognize and address equipment needing deep cleaning
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Properly use chemicals to effectively and safely perform cleaning tasks
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Report employee safety, food safety, and quality concerns to appropriate personnel
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Comply with all employee safety/food safety requirements, training, policies, and procedures
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Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)
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High school diploma or equivalent preferred
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1 year minimum working in a kitchen cleaning or 1 year working in a food plant as a sanitor cleaning equipment/machines
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Basic knowledge of pre-rinse/wash/rinse/sanitize steps
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Basic knowledge of top down washing sequence for proper food safety
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Basic knowledge of sanitation chemical usage
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Basic knowledge of lockout/tagout programs
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Basic knowledge of blood borne pathogens
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Ability to learn how to clean all plant lines
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Ability to prioritize work
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Ability to problem-solve
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Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as a team to complete assigned tasks
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Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Expectations (Exhibit and Promote Company's Core Values)
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People: We engage, empower, and appreciate our people- they are our finest ingredient
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Safety: We invest in systems, policies, and training that ensure safety
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Customer Partnerships: We make decisions with the customer experience in mind and ensure win/win outcomes
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Collaboration: We leverage each other's unique experiences to drive the best outcomes for our expanding company
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Communication: We inform and listen to our team members, customers, suppliers, and investors
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Results: We prioritize activities that drive profitable growth, and we celebrate our achievements
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Monday- Friday
9:00pm- 7:30am
Some weekend work may be required
How this job compares
Set against the 6,818 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17/hr
- Georgia median$28–34/hr79 hourly ranges
- US median$27–34/hr3,107 hourly ranges
This rate, $17/hr, is 47% below the Georgia median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Georgia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 262 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Georgia and 6,818 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- McDonald's20 open
- CGL Facility Management, LLC15 open
- Shaw Industries Inc15 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 3,894 postings).
- Education
- 21 of the 6,818 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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