Sanitation Lead

Dairy Farmers of America•Fort Morgan, CO

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About The Position

The Sanitation Lead is a member of the Operations Team responsible for supporting safe, sanitary production and ensuring products meet or exceed company and customer expectations. The role includes working safely around manufacturing equipment and with industrial cleaning chemicals; unloading tankers; operating, shutting down, and CIP-cleaning the dryer, evaporator, and associated equipment; operating and cleaning packaging equipment; and performing minor equipment maintenance. The Sanitation Lead follows GMP, HACCP, safety, regulatory, and plant requirements, and helps maintain a sanitary food environment and high product quality. The position works with facility leadership on professional development in a learning organization. The role coordinates and participates in sanitation work, supports employee onboarding and training, verifies cleaning effectiveness, maintains records, and helps ensure compliance with food safety requirements. It also manages sanitation chemicals and PPE, works with suppliers to improve cleaning processes, and supports investigations and corrective actions. Work may be on day or night shifts, on 12-hour schedules that include weekends and holidays, with overtime as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
4 to 6 years of sanitation experience, or 4 or more years of experience with demonstrated leadership attributes preferred.
Certification and/or license may be required during employment.
Ability to work day or night shifts on 12-hour schedules, including weekends and holidays, and overtime as needed.

Nice To Haves

4 to 6 years of sanitation experience or 4 or more years of experience with demonstrated leadership attributes is preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicate the daily schedule to the production team at the start of the shift, explain work requirements, and delegate or participate in tasks to accomplish daily objectives.
Assist with onboarding and training new employees.
Ensure completion and documentation of general housekeeping duties and Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) tasks.
Proactively communicate sanitation, production, or equipment issues to the supervisor and identify continuous-improvement opportunities.
Perform MSS cleaning procedures and other duties needed to keep assigned areas and equipment sanitary and clean.
Ensure areas and items such as floor drains, hand-wash sinks, overheads, production trash cans, and equipment ledges are cleaned appropriately.
Assist with clean-in-place (CIP) validations, inventory counts, and review and development of Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
Verify sanitation work is completed effectively to support food safety and product quality requirements.
Support compliance with SQF, FDA, USDA, PMO, GMP, and DFA food safety requirements.
Participate in environmental monitoring investigations and corrective actions related to sanitation findings.
Manage sanitation chemical inventory and usage; verify chemical concentrations and application methods.
Work with chemical suppliers to troubleshoot sanitation issues and optimize cleaning processes.
Coordinate chemical trials and validate their effectiveness.
Complete, maintain, and review daily and weekly area-cleanliness and other reports.
Ensure chemical containers have proper, legible labels.
Inspect cleaning PPE and report or replace damaged equipment.
Complete special cleaning projects.
Maintain safe working conditions and comply with state and federal health and safety regulations.
Safely handle industrial cleaning chemicals and manufacturing equipment; unload tankers; run, shut down, and CIP the dryer, evaporator, and associated equipment; and run and clean packaging equipment.
Perform minor equipment maintenance.
Adhere to GMP, HACCP, safety, regulatory, and plant policies and procedures.