Sanitation Supervisor

Sanitation Supervisor

Bread Man Baking Co. – Houston, TX

At Bread Man Baking Co., we are passionate about crafting exceptional artisan bread products and delivering the highest standards of quality, food safety, and customer satisfaction. As a rapidly growing commercial bakery, we operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement are essential to our success.

We are seeking a hands-on Sanitation Supervisor who thrives in an ever-changing manufacturing environment and enjoys leading by example. This role is responsible for overseeing all sanitation activities within our SQF and Kosher-certified facility, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety, and regulatory compliance are consistently achieved.

The ideal candidate is a strong people leader who prefers spending the majority of their time on the production floor working alongside the sanitation team, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and partnership with production and FSQA leadership. This position reports directly to the Head of Manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop the sanitation team to ensure consistent execution of sanitation programs and standards.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, urgency, and continuous improvement.
• Spend the majority of time on the production floor actively engaging with employees, providing guidance, training, and support.
• Build strong working relationships between sanitation, production, maintenance, quality assurance, and warehouse teams.

Sanitation Operations

• Direct and oversee all cleaning and sanitizing activities for production equipment, processing areas, storage areas, and facility infrastructure.
• Ensure sanitation activities are completed according to the Master Sanitation Schedule and established Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
• Verify that sanitation tasks are completed effectively through visual inspections, ATP testing, environmental monitoring, and other verification methods as required.
• Identify sanitation deficiencies and implement corrective actions promptly.

Food Safety & SQF Compliance

• Support and maintain all sanitation programs required under SQF, GMP, HACCP, Kosher, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure sanitation documentation, records, verification activities, and corrective action reports are completed accurately and on time.
• Assist in preparing for and supporting SQF, Kosher, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Partner with the Quality team to continuously improve food safety and sanitation systems.

Chemical & Safety Management

• Manage sanitation chemical inventory, usage, storage, and handling procedures.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements and all safety protocols.
• Train employees in safe chemical handling, sanitation procedures, PPE requirements, and food safety expectations.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain sanitation records, logs, inspection reports, verification results, and corrective action documentation.
• Monitor sanitation performance metrics and communicate results to leadership.
• Assist with development and maintenance of sanitation procedures, training materials, and sanitation-related programs.

Qualifications

Required

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 3 years of sanitation leadership experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of food safety programs, including GMPs, HACCP, SSOPs, and sanitation best practices.
• Experience working in SQF-certified facilities.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where priorities can change quickly.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to read, interpret, and implement procedures, regulations, and food safety standards.

Preferred

• Experience in commercial baking or food manufacturing.
• Experience supporting SQF audits and regulatory inspections.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

What Success Looks Like

• A highly engaged sanitation team that consistently meets sanitation and food safety expectations.
• Strong collaboration between sanitation, production, and quality departments.
• Consistent compliance with SQF, Kosher, GMP, HACCP, and regulatory requirements.
• Clean, audit-ready facility conditions every day.
• Continuous improvement of sanitation effectiveness, efficiency, and team performance.
• If you enjoy leading people, working alongside your team, solving problems, and contributing directly to food safety and operational excellence, we encourage you to apply.