Lead - Sanitation

Flagstone Foods:

At Flagstone Foods, we believe appreciation grows goodness. We have an appreciation for our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we live. Appreciation is our main ingredient! 

Headquartered in the North Loop of Minneapolis with plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and Dothan, Alabama, we are one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of “feel good snacks,” like flavorful snack nuts, innovative trail mixes and wholesome dried fruits…and we are adding to our team! We hire creative, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial team members. If you share our enthusiasm and appreciation for goodness, you too may find a home with Flagstone Foods. 

Position Summary

Support the Company's sanitation food safety program by focusing on proper cleaning and sanitizing of plant equipment and building in a manner that meets and complies with all food safety policies, FDA, and OSHA regulations.  

Essential Functions 

• Perform basic machine disassembly/setup for cleaning (e.g., covers, piping, cover electrical with plastic) 

• Complete all cleaning tasks per SSOPs. 

• Complete MSS projects, prioritize/schedule MSS projects for the team completion.  

• Perform pre-ops on machines and train on proper pre-op inspections and proper swabbing. 

• Recognize and address equipment needing deep cleaning, notify proper departments, and ensure areas are clean; update MSS as needed. 

• Fully train Sanitors/Production on proper cleaning of lines using the 7 steps to proper food plant sanitation and SSOPs. 

• Train others on chemical titration; manage chemical inventory; work with chemical rep on training, new products, and issues facing sanitation. 

• Write SSOPs for new equipment; update SSOPs as needed. 

• Write intensified cleaning procedures and ensure proper cleaning in a timely manner.  

• Work with Quality Assurance on environmental issues in the plant. 

• Assist with third party audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections. 

• Track payroll, time off/vacation requests, and attendance.  

• Work with HR regarding personnel and performance issues. 

• Report employee safety, food safety, and quality problems to appropriate personal. 

• Comply with all employee safety/food safety requirements, training, policies, and procedures.  

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.  

Qualifications (Education/Experience) 

• 5 years working in a food plant as a sanitor cleaning equipment/machines/building and cleaning.  

• HACCP certification preferred; if not, willing to become HACCP certified. 

• Previous experience in a leadership/supervisory role. 

• Advanced knowledge of pre-rinse/wash/rinse/sanitize steps. 

• Advanced knowledge of the top-down washing sequence for proper food safety. 

• Advanced knowledge of chemical usage for sanitation and titrations; proper chemical inventory and organization of SDS/chemical book. 

• Advanced knowledge of lockout/tagout program and proper usage. 

Physical Requirements  The physical demands described within the Essential Functions section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required. Management may modify, change, or add to the duties of this description at any time without notice.  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: • Communicate with others both verbally and in writing.  

• Be independently mobile. 

• Use a computer and keyboard. 

• Regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, for extended periods. 

• Ability to lift/carry 25 to 50 lbs. 

• Exposure to noise levels requiring hearing protection. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.