POSITION SUMMARY: This position is responsible for Supervising Sanitation team. This role enforces cleaning and sanitizing of the production equipment and the facility to meet internal and regulatory standards ensuring food safety.

POSITION DETAILS:

• Report to: QC Manager
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Employment Category: Full-Time Regular
• Pay Range: $65,000 – $69,000

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for leading a team of 20 employees
• Responsible for completion of day-to-day cleaning and sanitation work tasks
• Executes and enforces all Sanitation policies and procedures in a productive and efficient manner
• Communicate all food safety & quality issues that are encountered throughout daily operations to applicable departments for corrective action to be taken
• Responsible for partnering with others, sharing knowledge, skills, and information within the team and across functional areas
• Coordinates with maintenance personnel and sanitation crew the dismantling of production line and equipment in preparation for cleaning
• Responsible for providing daily, weekly and monthly cleaning schedule to sanitation lead/team members for cleaning equipment and areas per schedule. Cleaning and sanitation tasks are to be done correctly to maintain product safety and equipment
• Responsible for completion of visual inspections and ATP Bio-Contamination Testing
• Responsible for reviewing all sanitation records and taking corrective action when needed.
• Can work as a member of the sanitation team to clean general plant area and equipment using the following tools: broom, brushes, spray bottles, mop and ringer, squeegee, water gun, air gun and vacuum
• Uses industrial strength cleaners, degreasers, and sanitizer to clean factory equipment and general plant area (chemical titration)
• Responsible for assisting production with cleaning production lines when there is a product change to ensure the production line is free of allergens
• Cleans chemical room, process floor dry goods area and other work areas
• Responsible for the operation of floor scrubber, floor sweeper and other cleaning equipment
• Clean warehouse walls, floors, racking, doors, etc.
• Clean facility building, grounds, lighting, parking lots, etc.
• Sanitize restrooms, offices, break rooms, and locker rooms
• Maintain warehouse in a clean and safe working environment
• Perform other duties as directed by Manager

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) or equivalent
• 1-3 years of supervisory experience, supervisory experience in sanitation is a plus
• Able to create, train and enforce all cleaning procedures and checklists
• Must be able to work in cold, hot, wet, and dirty conditions throughout shift
• Responsible for other duties as needed to maintain sanitary conditions within the plant
• Must be able to use correct chemicals for cleaning and sanitizing situations
• Ability to create documents such as safety rules, cleaning schedules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate effectively with all employees of organization.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Tasteful Selections, LLC, located in Arvin, California, is a specialty potato company whose mission is to delight the consumer with great tasting, easy to prepare, inspirational potato products. A joint venture between RPE, Inc., CSS Farms, Inc. and Plover River Farms, Inc., the company is a vertically integrated farming operation which grows, packs, and markets baby potatoes, fingerlings, and seed potatoes. More information can be found at www.TastefulSelections.com.

COMPENSATION: Salary will be commensurate with experience and skills. Tasteful Selections has a complete benefits package, including health, dental, vision and life insurance, company matched 401(k) and bonuses.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Tasteful Selections personnel are employed on an at-will basis. Employment at-will may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time by the employee or Tasteful Selections. Nothing in this Job Description shall limit the right to terminate at-will employment. No manager, supervisor, or employee of Tasteful Selections has the authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period or to make an agreement for employment on other than at-will terms. Only the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tasteful Selections has the authority to make any such agreement, which is binding only if it is in writing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)