Location: Shine Foods, Inc. (Sister company of Jessie Lord Bakery)

Job Summary: Responsible for the cleaning and sanitizing of production processing equipment and lines. Works in a Lead capacity overseeing work of sanitation team.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide leadership and direction to assigned crew.
• Assist in the training of new employees as well as the retraining of existing employees.
• Accept responsibility for the work performed under your direction.
• Ensure that assigned work is completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure plant cleanliness is within acceptable levels of quality, costs, and efficiency.
• Motivate employees to complete tasks while ensuring that productivity and sanitation standards are met.
• Inspects premises for unsanitary practices and conditions.
• Prepares and handles sanitation chemicals and equipment.
• Maintain Master Sanitation Schedule (MSCS).
• Trains and coaches Sanitation employees to follow sanitation cleaning procedures (SSOPs)
• Conduct daily post-sanitation performance inspections to ensure the quality of work being performed.
• Assist with retraining of existing employees.
• Ensure correct mixing of chemicals or cleaning solutions needed to clean and sanitize equipment and the facility; reassemble equipment as necessary.
• Interact daily with Quality Assurance and Production on sanitation activities and performance.
• Keep and maintain a clean and orderly workspace.
• Make sure all Equipment and Brushes, and squeegees used are put back in their place at the end of the shift.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are required to immediately report and assist in the elimination or control of any food safety issues they observe to their supervisor.
• Monitors and enforces GMPs within the Sanitation department.
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite Programs. 

Education and Certification Requirements:

• High school diploma, equivalent or higher. 
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in food plant operations, food safety, sanitation and or pest control.
• Minimum 1 year Leadership / auditing / regulatory experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Certifications in Food Safety, HACCP and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Exposure to temperature change.
• Push/pull 10-100 pounds approximately 10-50 feet.
• Frequent lifting between 10 to 50 pounds of supplies and trash with the aid of co-workers.

Preferred skills:

• Strong knowledge of food safety systems and best practices.
• Excellent team building, oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work within a food plant environment.
• Experience in directly leading others in a sanitation role.
• Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish).
• Strong communication skills.

Supervisor: Sanitation Manager

Schedule: 3rd shift

COVID-19: Employees are required to present Covid-19 vaccination or request accommodation in accordance to the law.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Type: Full-time