Genmills
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Sanitation Worker

Pay
$21 per hour
Location
Geneva, IL
Listed
3 days ago

Position Overview

  • Sanitation Worker
  • Starting Pay: $21.01 per hour
  • Additional $1.00 or $2.00 per hour shift differential
  • 8-hour shift

What We Have to Offer

  • $21.01 per hour starting pay
  • Additional $1.00 per hour for 2nd shift
  • Additional $2.00 per hour for 3rd shift
  • Up to 120 hours of vacation annually
  • 11 paid company holidays
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Medical, dental, life insurance
  • Career growth and cross-training opportunities

Your Work Schedule and Shift Information

  • 8-hour shifts
  • 1st shift: 6:45 am to 3 pm
  • 2nd shift: 2:45 pm to 11 pm
  • 3rd shift: 10:45 pm to 7 am
  • Shift availability will be based on business needs
  • Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and emergency events
  • Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Key Accountabilities

As part of our manufacturing team, you will

  • Be responsible for production, warehouse and facility sanitation leadership, supporting production packaging and processing operations, product safety and regulatory compliance
  • Understand and follow required programs, audits, fumigations, and documentation requirements
  • Be responsible for proactive pest control inspections/documentation as a back up to Sanitation Lead
  • Safely operate and maintain sanitation equipment, such as floor scrubber, COP tank, chemical foam unit and industrial vacuum system
  • Be responsible for the maintenance of inside and outside facility/offices/grounds
  • Be responsible for the cleaning and sanitation of the production lines, production and warehouse facility
  • Timely and accurately complete required inspections/documentation
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assist in training new employees

Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
  • Must possess the ability to understand and effectively communicate with co-workers, supervisors, and others in the workplace regarding work matters (our business is generally conducted in English)
  • Previous industrial and/or food manufacturing sanitation experience strongly preferred
  • Basic computer skills with the ability to use digital tools and systems to complete daily work tasks
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to stand, walk, climb, bend, push, pull, and twist for extended periods
  • Willingness to work in hot, cold, noisy, wet, or dusty conditions
  • Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
  • Ability to follow human and food safety, quality, and grooming standards
  • Ability to wear such as protective clothing and equipment (Personal Protective Equipment -PPE) such as safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard/bump cap, hair/beard net, gloves, and face masks (when required)
  • Ability to work around high-speed machinery and food allergens

Preferred Qualifications

  • Manufacturing or production experience

Eligibility

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.

Company Overview

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.

Why Join Our Team

Our Geneva facility, located in the western Chicago suburbs in Kane County, joined the General Mills North America plant network in 2024. Here, we proudly produce Betty Crocker desserts, our iconic Gushers and Fruit Snacks. Our team is driven by being humble, hungry and smart and making a positive impact both within the company and in the local community (#StandingforGood). General Mills is dedicated to employee growth.

If you're looking for a safety-first environment where you can develop leadership skills, expand technical capabilities, and drive results, then GMI Geneva is an excellent place to build your career.

Read the original posting

From Genmills's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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Common questions

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