Technical Writer & Trainer | Days | KanPak
KanPak LLC
Penn Yan NY 14527 US
Description
Technical Writer & Trainer – KanPak® Penn Yan, NY
Welcome to KanPak® in Penn Yan, New York – Your Complete Beverage, Yogurt and Dessert Partner!
KanPak® is a global leader in aseptic beverage, yogurt, and dessert manufacturing. With state-of-the-art processing technology and a commitment to high-quality products, we proudly support customers around the world with safe, consistent, and innovative solutions.
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Technical Writer & Trainer to support and oversee sanitation operations within our facility. This role is responsible for ensuring a clean, food-safe environment, maintaining documentation accuracy, training sanitation staff, and upholding all regulatory, customer, and company standards.
Pay: $25.00 per hour
Schedule Options:
You may choose between:
- 4 x 10-hour days (Sunday – Wednesday)
- 5 x 8-hour days (Sunday – Thursday)
Final hours will be discussed during the interview process.
BENEFITS
At KanPak, a Golden State Foods company, we are committed to supporting your well-being and career development through:
- Paid time off (holiday, bereavement, jury duty, and other eligible leave)
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Disability, Life, Accident & Legal insurance
- Retirement plan
- Education reimbursement and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Position Summary
The Technical Writer & trainer is responsible for all activities related to maintaining a clean, food-safe environment throughout the facility and surrounding areas. This role enforces GMPs, safety rules, sanitation standards, and regulatory compliance. The incumbent will complete and validate documentation, create and maintain SSOPs, train sanitation associates, and coordinate daily sanitation priorities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Sanitation Operations
- Coordinate sanitation activities to meet objectives for quality, food safety, integrity, regulatory compliance, cost, safety, and customer satisfaction.
- Enforce company policies, GMPs, food safety rules, and safety regulations.
- Support state, federal, and customer inspection readiness.
- Validate sanitation effectiveness via visual inspections, ATP, microbial, and allergen testing.
- Verify proper chemical usage and concentration for all sanitation processes.
- Ensure minimal downtime related to sanitation or pre-operational inspections.
- Complete and review sanitation documentation accurately and on time.
- Validate and maintain equipment cleaning SSOPs.
- Oversee disassembly, cleaning, and sanitizing of processing equipment, storage areas, and line changeovers.
- Communicate issues, risks, or concerns with leadership and collaborate on resolutions.
- Properly use and demonstrate correct PPE related to chemical handling.
- Monitor facility chemical inventory and move chemicals throughout the Penn Yan location as needed.
- Perform sanitation-related special assignments as required.
Leadership & Training
- Prioritize and assign daily sanitation tasks to the sanitation team.
- Align with sanitation leadership on team direction, goals, and KPIs.
- Train new and existing sanitation associates on SSOPs, procedures, documentation, and safe chemical handling.
- Influence and motivate cross-functional teams to support sanitation and food safety programs.
Equipment & Tools
- Must be willing to learn to operate a forklift and scissor lift.
Social Responsibilities
- Maintain compliance with KanPak/GSF Code of Business Conduct, policies, management systems, and all applicable Environmental, Health & Safety regulations.
- Act according to KanPak’s Creed & Values.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- Minimum 3 years of sanitation experience (preferred, not required)
- High school diploma required; Associate Degree in a related field preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to read and understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Ability to read P&IDs and blueprints
- Advanced computer skills
Competencies / Job Skills
- Strong prioritization and organizational skills
- Effective time management for self and team
- Clear written & verbal communication
- Strong research skills for creating accurate SSOPs and documentation
- Adaptability to different communication and training styles
- High attention to detail
- Ability to enforce safety and hazard procedures
- Leadership, coaching, training, and team-direction abilities
- Mechanical & electronic aptitude
- Collaboration with supervisors, maintenance, QA, and engineering
- Knowledge of HACCP
- Ability to operate (or willingness to train on) forklift and scissor lift
Physical Requirements
Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. Visual requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Additional Application Requirement
Applicants must submit a sample of their technical writing along with their resume.
(Examples: SOP, SSOP, procedure, work instruction, training document, etc.)
Equal Opportunity Employer
KanPak, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity in the workplace. We recruit, hire, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with disabilities.