How you will make history here…
NOTE: This role is a night shift 5pm-5:30am - 3 days on, 3 days off - then 2 days on and 2 days off, working every other weekend.
As the Sanitation Supervisor, you will be responsible for the overall efficiency and quality of cleaning that your crew(s) brings to the plant, by providing leadership, technical support, and guidance to your employees. This position must ensure that proper training is being administered to employees within their department, using Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), and that the training is well documented. The Sanitation Supervisor will coordinate, and hold employees accountable to, all responsibilities for their department which includes Safety, Quality/Food Safety, Training, Engagement, Performance, etc.
What you will do…
- Help troubleshoot malfunctions/inefficiencies in cleaning processes, such as CIP systems.
- Provide solutions to management on obstacles within the plant that are preventing a more efficient and/or higher quality of cleanliness, such as outdated practices or poor sanitary design of equipment.
- Perform disciplinary actions when required to drive accountability within the department.
- Help develop sanitation strategies unique to a frozen food environment to improve and/or maintain food safety and quality standards.
- Lead DDS (Daily Direction Setting) meetings with department and prepare department for high
- performance organization implementation.
- Facilitate the implementation of CAPA for non-conformances and root cause evaluation from internal and external audits, regulatory audits, environmental monitoring, and cleaning validation methods such as ATP and allergen validation.
- Assist QA and Sanitation Manager in targeting root causes of EMP findings and performing corrective actions on findings.
- Fulfills duties as assigned by the Plant Quality Manager, who is the HACCP Steering Team Leader.
- Assist Sanitation Manager in developing, implementing, and standardizing Master Sanitation Schedule and SSOPs.
- Drive continuous improvement and provide recommendations for new technology and methods to improve cleaning practices. Monitor performance of the established tasks and troubleshoot Sanitation and Quality issues.
Who you will work with…
The Sanitation Manager, Sanitation team members, Quality, Plant and Operations Management and team members
What you bring to the table…
High School Diploma or GED
4+ years in food manufacturing required
It would be great to have…
- Associate's degree and/or certification in Sanitation related field
- 2+ Sanitation experience strongly preferred.
- Fall Protection/Aerial Lift/PIE (Power Industrial Equipment)
- AIB Certification
- Knowledge and understanding of Master Sanitation practices, cleaning practices, cleaning chemicals, CIP systems and sanitary designs.
- Must interface with all departmental management, as well as Corporate Food Safety and Sanitation personnel.
- Knowledge and general understanding of applicable regulatory standards (FDA, SQF)
- Strong people supervisory skills, interpersonal skills and leadership abilities
- Strong communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Microsoft Office Software.
- Ability to learn new software such as SAP, Workday and other job-related software
- Flexibility to adjust working days and hours as required to provide direct supervision of department.
- Working knowledge of all personnel and food safety policies/requirements.
- Practical knowledge and application of food safety principles (Regulatory, HACCP, GMPs, Food Microbiology)
Join our talent community
We’re proud to be a purpose-driven company. Our goal is simple: to connect people through food they love. It’s the reason we innovate, grow, and show up every day because food brings people together.