Lead the Work That Keeps Our Operation Moving
Clemens Food Group is hiring a hands-on Lead Truck Wash Specialist to coordinate daily truck wash and sanitation operations at our pork processing facility.
In this working-lead position, you will assign daily work, coach team members, inspect completed washes, and help ensure livestock trailers and transportation equipment are clean, sanitized, compliant, and ready when needed.
This is an opportunity for an experienced sanitation, truck wash, transportation, livestock, or industrial-cleaning professional to take the next step in leadership while making a direct impact on biosecurity, animal welfare, food safety, workplace safety, and operational performance.
What You’ll Do
- Lead daily work assignments and provide direction to Truck Wash Specialists.
- Coordinate wash schedules to support the timely availability of clean trailers and vehicles.
- Train, coach, and support employees, including assisting with new-hire onboarding.
- Oversee the washing, disinfecting, and sanitizing of livestock trailers, transportation vehicles, and related equipment.
- Inspect completed work and verify that equipment meets CFG sanitation and biosecurity requirements before release.
- Monitor pressure washers, sanitation systems, chemical-dispensing equipment, and other wash equipment for safe and effective operation.
- Promote safe work practices, including proper PPE use, chemical handling, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, and confined-space awareness.
- Maintain sanitation logs, inspection records, chemical-usage reports, productivity metrics, and other audit-ready documentation.
- Monitor cleaning chemicals, sanitation supplies, and PPE inventory.
- Identify equipment or facility issues and coordinate repairs with maintenance personnel.
- Support internal audits, regulatory inspections, customer audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
- Work alongside the team during peak periods or staffing shortages.
What You’ll Bring
- Two to three years of experience in sanitation, truck wash operations, transportation services, livestock operations, industrial cleaning, or a related field.
- At least one year of experience as a lead, trainer, or team leader.
- Working knowledge of sanitation practices and chemical-handling procedures.
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to provide clear direction, hold employees accountable, and support team development.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to inspect completed work against established standards.
- The ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced operating environment.
- A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
Preferred Experience
- Pork processing, food manufacturing, or livestock transportation experience.
- Knowledge of biosecurity, animal-welfare, and transportation-sanitation standards.
- Environmental-compliance or wastewater-management experience.
- Forklift certification or material-handling equipment experience.
- Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
This position works in an active pork-processing, transportation, and truck-wash environment. Team members may be exposed to water, cleaning chemicals, livestock trailers, wastewater systems, moisture, noise, and changing temperatures.
Candidates must be able to:
- Stand, walk, bend, climb, and remain active throughout the shift.
- Lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
- Work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Wear required PPE, including waterproof clothing, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, safety footwear, and respiratory protection when necessary.
- Work overtime, weekends, holidays, or emergency-response coverage when required.
How Success Is Measured
Success in this role includes:
- Trailer sanitation and biosecurity compliance.
- Safe and efficient truck-wash turnaround.
- Strong safety performance.
- Environmental and wastewater compliance.
- Equipment uptime and operational readiness.
- Employee training and development.
- Accurate documentation and audit readiness.
- Labor efficiency and productivity.
Build Your Leadership Career at CFG
At CFG, safety, accountability, teamwork, attention to detail, and continuous improvement guide how we work. Bring your sanitation experience and hands-on leadership skills to a role that helps protect our animals, our products, our people, and our operation.
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process, including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.