Sanitation Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

The Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for leading and overseeing sanitation activities throughout the food production facility to ensure equipment, production areas, and support areas are cleaned and sanitized in accordance with company procedures, regulatory requirements, and food safety standards. This position supervises the sanitation team, verifies completion and effectiveness of cleaning, maintains sanitation documentation, and works closely with Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and other departments to ensure the facility is ready for safe production. The Sanitation Supervisor reports directly to the FSQA Manager.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Supervise, schedule, and direct sanitation employees and leads to ensure all assigned cleaning and sanitation activities are completed safely, effectively, and on schedule.

· Execute and maintain the facility's Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), and related sanitation programs.

· Ensure production equipment, utensils, floors, walls, drains, overheads, coolers, production rooms, and other assigned areas are properly cleaned and sanitized.

· Conduct pre-operational inspections and verify equipment and production areas meet established cleanliness and food safety standards before release to Production.

· Coordinate with FSQA personnel on pre-operational findings, environmental monitoring, ATP testing, microbiological results, corrective actions, and sanitation verification activities.

· Ensure sanitation activities comply with GMPs, SSOPs, HACCP/food safety plans, allergen controls, chemical-control requirements, and applicable USDA/FDA regulations.

· Verify proper preparation, concentration, labeling, storage, and use of cleaning and sanitation chemicals in accordance with manufacturer instructions and company procedures.

· Ensure employees use required personal protective equipment and follow chemical safety, lockout/tagout, confined-space, fall-protection, and other applicable safety procedures.

· Train sanitation employees on cleaning procedures, chemical handling, equipment disassembly/reassembly, food safety, safety requirements, and proper documentation.

· Monitor sanitation labor, overtime, cleaning times, chemical usage, and overall department performance; identify opportunities to improve efficiency without compromising food safety.

· Coordinate sanitation activities with Production to support production schedules, changeovers, allergen cleaning, equipment availability, and timely start-up.

· Partner with Maintenance to ensure equipment is safely disassembled and reassembled and to address equipment conditions that create sanitation or hygienic-design concerns.

· Maintain accurate sanitation records, including SSOP documentation, chemical records, inspection records, corrective actions, training records, and Master Sanitation Schedule completion.

· Investigate sanitation deficiencies and recurring findings, determine root causes, implement corrective actions, and verify effectiveness.

· Support environmental monitoring and pathogen-control programs by ensuring appropriate cleaning practices for drains, floors, equipment, and other high-risk areas.

· Maintain sanitation tools and equipment in clean, serviceable condition and ensure proper segregation, storage, and color coding where applicable.

· Support internal audits, customer audits, regulatory inspections, third-party food safety audits, and corrective-action responses related to sanitation.

· Coach and develop sanitation employees, address attendance and performance concerns, and administer company policies in coordination with the FSQA Manager and Human Resources.

· Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready sanitation chemical storage area, sanitation supply area, and related workspaces.

· Communicate sanitation status, outstanding deficiencies, equipment concerns, staffing issues, and production-release status to the FSQA Manager and appropriate operations personnel.

· Perform other duties as assigned by the FSQA Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

· High school diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Operations, or a related field preferred.

· 2 years of sanitation leadership, supervisory, or lead experience in food manufacturing, meat/poultry processing, prepared foods, or a similar environment preferred.

· Working knowledge of SSOPs, GMPs, HACCP, allergen controls, environmental monitoring, sanitation chemicals, and food manufacturing sanitation practices.

· Experience with USDA-regulated meat or poultry processing is preferred.

· Knowledge of safe chemical handling, SDS requirements, PPE, lockout/tagout, and sanitation-related workplace safety practices.

· Ability to identify sanitation deficiencies and determine appropriate corrective and preventive actions.

· Strong leadership, communication, organization, documentation, training, and problem-solving skills.

· Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel; experience with electronic food safety or sanitation documentation systems preferred.

· Ability to work sanitation schedules that may include nights, weekends, holidays, extended hours, and production shutdown periods.

PHYSICAL & WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

· Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, climb, and work for extended periods in a food production and sanitation environment.

· Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 50 pounds as needed.

· Ability to work in wet, refrigerated, hot, humid, and noisy environments and around cleaning chemicals and food-processing equipment.

· Ability to safely use ladders, hoses, foamers, pressure-cleaning equipment, sanitation tools, and required personal protective equipment.

· Must comply with all company hygiene, food safety, chemical safety, and personal protective equipment requirements.

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Performance will be measured through pre-operational readiness, sanitation verification results, environmental monitoring performance, regulatory and audit compliance, completion of the Master Sanitation Schedule, corrective-action effectiveness, sanitation labor and chemical control, employee training and development, safety performance, accurate documentation, and timely release of production areas.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay: $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000