Greenhouse Sanitation Technician

Greenhouse Sanitation Technician 
Johnston, IA 
$20-21/HR 
 
Greenhouse Sanitation Technician is responsible for safely performing routine cleaning and maintenance of greenhouses and related areas using various tools, machinery, and cleaning agents, while ensuring compliance with safety protocols in warm environments.
 
Greenhouse Sanitation Technician Responsibilities: 

• Sanitation requires a good understanding of many common tools both manual and power assisted 
• Ride-on sweeper, ride-on scrubber, power washer, vacuum, and handheld blower. 
  Broom, dustpan, squeegee, pliers, hammers, screwdrivers, etc. 
• Basic understanding of how machines function to help with troubleshooting. 
• Perform routine greenhouse sanitation tasks like discarding regulated material, destroying waste, cleaning pots/containers, cleaning, and sanitizing rooms. 
• PPE/Safety are very important part of the sanitation world 
• We use various cleaning products that require proper mixing and PPE to apply safely and correctly 
• Lock Out Tag Out, (LOTO) is the process deenergizing working areas that are in the line of fire. 
• Need to be able to understand and operate within our guidelines. 
• Safety glasses, steel toe shoes, and even getting fit tested for dust mask. Many times, we are cleaning in dusty environments. 

• Detail oriented is an important trait to have because some of the tasks that sanitation carries out require a keen sense of your surroundings as well as the ability to follow distinct instructions.
• Hard worker and good communication skills 
• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs., twist, pinch, grab, and able to be on their feet for long periods of time and tolerate hours of repetitive work in a warm, humid greenhouse with pollen present year-round.