Sanitation Lead I - 2nd Shift (Sparks, Nevada)

Now Foods•Sparks, NV

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Lead I assists the Sanitation Supervisor in administering sanitation personnel and maintaining cleanliness across the manufacturing plant and warehouse. The role performs and supports cleaning and sanitation of product-contact parts in accordance with General Sanitation Procedures and the Master Sanitation Schedule, and assists with environmental incidents, cleaning investigations, biohazard cleanups, and chemical spills. The lead inspects areas for sanitation repairs, improvements, and preventative maintenance, and helps train new department employees. The position coordinates cleaning assignments with other departments, helps ensure the sanitation team meets shift goals and performance metrics, manages cleaning-supply inventory and ordering, documents completed tasks, and reports facility repair and maintenance issues. It supports continuous-improvement efforts and Production and Quality teams, while complying with safety, cGMP, SOP, and SQF requirements. Cleaning work covers production zones, including product-contact parts, equipment and non-product-contact parts, and surrounding walls, ceilings, vents, floors, and drains. Duties also include cleaning common areas and warehouse spaces, deep cleaning as requested, removing and disposing of trash, assisting with production changeovers, replenishing supplies, and checking soap titrations and water temperature in tote washers. The role operates powered industrial and cleaning equipment, including electric pallet jacks, forklifts, man-lifts, floor scrubbers, power washers, vacuums, and dust collectors. The work takes place throughout the company’s manufacturing facilities. It involves working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to ingredients, mixes, herbal aromas, dust, airborne particles, and moderately loud or louder noise in some areas. The role regularly requires standing, walking, stair use, reaching, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and handling loads described in the physical-demands section of the posting.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED at minimum.
More than five years of experience as a Sanitation Technician, Production Operator, or Warehouse Operator in a food manufacturing production or warehouse environment.
Licensed to drive moving or powered industrial truck equipment, such as electric pallet jacks, forklifts, and man-lifts.
Ability to read and interpret material safety data sheets, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and standard operating procedure manuals.
Ability to complete sanitation and production paperwork accurately.
Good verbal communication skills.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Ability to operate powered industrial equipment, including electric pallet jacks, forklifts, and man-lifts.
Good attention to detail.
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, a can-do attitude, and flexibility to learn new tasks, change tasks, and work in different areas as needed.
Ability to follow company policies, procedures, and safety practices in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including regular standing, walking, stair use, reaching, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and handling specified loads.
Ability to use, wear, and store personal protective equipment as required and report workplace incidents and hazards.

Nice To Haves

Prior leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the Sanitation Supervisor with delegating tasks and cleaning assignments to Sanitation Technicians.
Coordinate and collaborate with other departments when planning cleaning assignments.
Help ensure the sanitation team meets daily shift goals and performance metrics.
Conduct daily inventory of cleaning and sanitation supplies and place orders.
Provide guidance and training to sanitation technicians and participate in training new department employees.
Inspect areas for sanitation repairs, improvements, and preventative maintenance.
Assist with environmental incidents, cleaning investigations, biohazard cleanup, and chemical spill cleanup.
Participate in continuous-improvement projects and identify opportunities to improve quality and sanitation.
Clean and sanitize production workstations, including product-contact parts, equipment, non-product-contact parts, walls, ceilings, vents, floors, and drains.
Complete daily duties on the Master Sanitation Schedule, including cleaning and sanitizing common areas, production areas, and warehouse areas.
Perform deep cleaning of production workstations, offices, hallways, and other common areas as requested.
Remove and dispose of trash and clean garbage bins.
Assist production personnel with changeovers and workstation cleaning.
Operate sanitation and powered industrial equipment, including electric pallet jacks, forklifts, man-lifts, floor scrubbers, power washers, vacuums, and dust collectors.
Check soap titrations and water temperature in tote washers.
Refill soap, sanitizers, paper towels, bathroom supplies, and other personal protective equipment as applicable.
Complete daily sanitation and other required documentation accurately.
Report facility repairs, maintenance issues, hazards, and workplace incidents promptly to the appropriate supervisor.
Support Production and Quality teams through sanitation efforts and initiatives.
Comply with safety, cGMP, SOP, and SQF requirements and participate in safety activities.