Sanitation Specialist

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

CHS Sunflower has an exciting opportunity in our Global Grains and Processing Division. We are looking for a Sanitation Program Specialist in our ready-to-eat sunflower processing facility. The Sanitation Specialist is responsible for overseeing development and execution of the facility sanitation program, as well as performing essential daily sanitation tasks. You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented and have a continuous improvement mindset.

• Assist with development and maintenance of the master sanitation schedule and ensure planned tasks are being completed in a timely manner

• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation of production areas, sanitation room and other non-production areas

• Perform non-routine cleaning and sanitation activities in the production areas, including production line and equipment sanitation

• Perform testing of chemicals from the chemical dilution system and work with chemical supplier to optimize chemicals used at the plant

• Manage chemical and paper goods inventory and order supplies as necessary

• Assist with development and updating of sanitation standard operating procedures and other sanitation documentation

• Train production employees on production sanitation procedures and ensure compliance with sanitation processes

• Assist with performing investigations into sanitation process deviations and environmental incident reports to determine root causes and develop corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs)

• Be a Food Safety Champion and support sanitation, food safety and regulatory compliance initiatives

• Participate in training opportunities to further sanitation and food safety knowledge

• Maintain a clean and safe work area at all times

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Ability to work overtime if needed

• 3+ years of experience in Operations and/or Business Operations

• Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons to meet business demands


• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.


• High School diploma or GED (preferred)


• Agriculture experience (preferred)

• Ability to lift 50 lbs

CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

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