About UNFI

We are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000+ employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices. Learn more: Organic, Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI

Job Overview

• Wednesday-Friday, 1:00pm-9:30pm

• Part-time

• $18.25/hour starting pay

• Weekly pay

What does it mean to be a part of the Sanitation team? 

The Warehouse Sanitation team is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards in the warehouse environment. This role involves routine cleaning of warehouse floors, shelves, restrooms, equipment, and other designated areas to ensure a safe, organized, and sanitary workspace. Workers in this team must follow health and safety protocols, manage cleaning supplies, and use equipment such as floor scrubbers, vacuums, and pressure washers. Attention to detail, the ability to follow cleaning schedules, and adherence to safety regulations are critical in this role to prevent accidents, contamination, and promote overall operational efficiency.  Our team at UNFI puts safety and integrity at the forefront of everything we do to fuel the future of food. 

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures that you have all of the needed janitorial equipment.

• Operates floor scrubber

• Sweeps and vacuums dock plates

• Sweeps and mop sanitation barriers

• Empties trash bins from all locations in the cooler, grocery and loading dock, offices and break areas

• Empties cardboard and plastic recycling and compacts

• Keeps all areas free of debris such as wood fragments, pallet wrap, labels, and paper

• Removes empty pallets and clean and mop slots

• Discards leaking product and records on the reconditioning log

• Reports any violation of company policy to supervisor or lead

• Perform duties in accordance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) policies and procedures, as appropriate for location

• Understand procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes

• Ability to operate cleaning equipment such as floor scrubbers

• Understands Safety guidelines

Job Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older

• Warehouse experience preferred but not required

• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available