What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sanitation Lead - Day Shift position at Sanitation Technicians?
Job Scope:
The Sanitation Lead is to be proficient in every aspect of this position. The Sanitation Lead’s overall responsibility, and objective, is to ensure a clean and sanitary production facility and grounds in compliance with GMP and food safety expectations and industry and organizational standards supporting production goals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure minimal risk of cross contamination by properly utilizing color-coded equipment in the appropriate colored zones.
- Complete clean out of production lines by foaming, sanitizing, scrubbing, scraping using various chemicals and tools.
- May perform work in confined spaces adhering to all safety procedures.
- Complete the Master Sanitation schedule of daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
- Utilize chemical awareness training in cleaning.
- Correctly and clearly fill out master sanitation, verification of test strips and all logs.
- Train new Sanitation Technicians in all aspects of adequately performing their position as required.
- Delegate work assignments to Sanitation Technician’s as directed by the Sanitation Manager.
- Perform routine follow-up and inspections to ensure work performed by Sanitation Technicians is being performed correctly and are adhering to all safety and sop requirements.
- Assist in plant cleaning, or other issues, on short notice when occasion arises.
- Actively participate in coverage of employee absences.
- Understand the hazards of cross contamination.
- Provide support for the Sanitation Manager.
- Performs all assigned activities and job tasks within their area including outside of area as directed.
- Understand the hazards of cross contamination.
- Understand, follow, and comply with all Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures S(SOP’s), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), and HACCP (CCP’s) in accordance with company policy.
- Cross-train in all applicable areas.
- Be an employee champion who will maintain a strong and positive working relationship with all employees with the utmost integrity, confidentiality, and ethical values.
Additional Job Functions:
- Assist in maintaining a positive team environment and good working relationship by maintaining a positive attitude toward all Diamond team members, vendors, and customers.
- Participate effectively in a team atmosphere by modeling and promoting conflict resolution, diversity, ethical practices, and organizational citizenship.
- Responsible for other duties as deemed necessary by Management.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be willing to/have availability to work any shift (day or night shift).
- Ability to work independently without immediate direction or oversight. Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative and integrity
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, to effectively communicate in a professional manner.
- Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, listening, team player, cooperative, approachable).
- Ability to be organized, flexible, and perform acceptably under pressure.
- Must be able to take directions, work efficiently and safely.
- Must be able to stand, sit, and walk for long periods including on a catwalk.
- Must be capable of lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds routinely.
- Must be capable of overhead work and manual dexterity for manipulating or moving objects.
- Must be able to climb both stairs and ladders up to a high elevation.
- Must be able to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
- Must be able to operate a forklift.
- Must be able to perform moderate to heavy labor under constant machine operation and other noise.
Education & Experience Recommendations:
- Sanitation experience at a food processing facility preferred.
- High School Diploma or GED required.