Sanitation Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Job description:

If you’re searching for a workplace that values authenticity, teamwork, and passion, you’ve come to the right place. Cedar’s is a family-owned business that specializes in creating delicious Mediterranean foods with our original family recipes. We believe in knowing and doing better for our community, employees, and world through our passion for authentic flavor. We invite you to join our family and experience a welcoming culture that fosters togetherness, passion, and originality. We offer a great work environment, competitive wages, and excellent benefit package.

As the Sanitation Supervisor on Third Shift, you will provide leadership to team associates in their efforts to ensure that company facilities and all food processing equipment is cleaned and sanitized in accordance with Safety Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.

3rd Shift Sanitation Supervisor Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedule and direct sanitation workers to meet sanitation schedules. Train and monitor employee compliance with SOPs, GMPs, safety rules, equipment use. Assist with and perform the activities of workers supervised.


• Plan and communicate effectively with management and production teams to maximize productivity


• Operate CIP automation systems; disassemble and assemble equipment for proper and safe cleaning /sanitizing such as: piping lines, valves, tanks, and operating equipment.


• Audit sanitation and CIP/COP processes for compliance with company SOPs, federal and state regulations.


• Maintain Master Sanitation Schedules for plant and warehouse facilities, interior/exterior. Ensure superior documentation of sanitation of production plant, equipment and surrounding areas


• Ensure plant is audit ready at all times and provide support during audits.


• Complete record keeping items such as: identifying cleaning cycle times on charts, measuring cleaning concentrations, flow rates, assessing heat up temperatures and chemical sanitizing, etc. Maintain required inspection reports and record steps taken to resolve any deficiencies


• Work in conjunction with the QA Director in maintaining practices that assure product quality and safety, and to identify, analyze, and resolve sanitation related issues.


• Continuously verify/validate sanitation effectiveness and proposes better ways to clean and sanitize, maximizing results and minimizing costs. Recommend measures to continuously improve methods, equipment performance, and purity of products.


• Inspect all locations for unsanitary conditions or practices and take swift corrective action.


• Oversee performance and maintenance of chemical systems. Seek to continuously improve chemical conservation while consistently meeting and/or exceeding quality requirements. Maintain contact with chemical supplier, address and coordinate service needs with management.


• Monitor water consumption and utilities seeking to optimize usage, address and communicate existing or potential issues promptly


• Maintain appropriate pest control and keep records of all related activities.

3rd Shift Sanitation Supervisor Qualifications:

• Five years related, progressive sanitation experience with commercial dairy/food production/processing equipment and CIP, or equivalent combination of education, training, and manufacturing experience may be considered.


• Solid understanding of food safety principles, chemical safety, CIP/COP, QA, SQF, HAACP, GMPs, regulatory compliance (OSHA, FDA, USDA, EPA), and sanitation operations.


• BS degree in Food Science, Sanitation with Chemicals Standards, or equivalent preferred.


• Prior experience supervising workers


• English required, bilingual (Spanish) preferred


• Able to perform math functions which include ratios and weights and measures, etc.


• Proficient use of Excel and ability to learn in house programs using a computer and keypad.

Cedars Mediterranean Foods, Inc provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Pre-employment screening is required for all positions. Cedars is an E-Verify Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• Dental insurance


• Employee assistance program


• Employee discount


• Flexible schedule


• Flexible spending account


• Health insurance


• Life insurance


• Opportunities for advancement


• Paid time off


• Parental leave


• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience supervising sanitation staff?


• Are you familiar with GMPs, CIP/COP, HACCP, and food safety rules?


• Are you proficient with Excel and able to learn new computer systems?


• Are you available to work 3rd shift, including weekends if needed?

Experience:

• sanitation in food manufacturing: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person