Sanitation Lead

Dairy Farmers of America•Fort Morgan, CO

10d

About The Position

The Sanitation Lead safely supports production of quality products by performing sanitation and related production tasks as a member of the Operations Team. The role involves 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 policies and procedures, promotes a safe and sanitary food environment, and helps ensure product quality. The position also involves working with facility leadership on professional development. Work may be on day or night shifts, on 12-hour schedules that include weekends and holidays, with overtime as needed. The lead communicates daily work requirements, delegates or participates in tasks, and assists with onboarding and training. The role ensures completion and documentation of sanitation schedules and housekeeping, verifies sanitation effectiveness, supports food-safety compliance and investigations, manages sanitation chemicals, coordinates cleaning trials, maintains reports, and completes special cleaning projects. The starting rate is $27.00, with increases eligible over time; a sign-on bonus may be available.

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 safely around manufacturing equipment and handle industrial cleaning chemicals.
Ability to work day or night shifts on 12-hour schedules, including weekends and holidays, and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

Communicate the daily schedule and work requirements to the production team at the start of each shift, and delegate or participate in tasks to accomplish the day's work.
Assist with onboarding and training new employees.
Ensure completion of general housekeeping duties, Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) tasks, and associated record keeping.
Communicate sanitation, production, or equipment issues to the supervisor and identify continuous- and process-improvement opportunities.
Perform MSS cleaning procedures and other duties needed to keep assigned areas and equipment sanitary and clean.
Ensure appropriate cleaning of floor drains, hand-wash sinks, overheads, production trash cans, equipment ledges, and other areas or equipment.
Assist with clean-in-place (CIP) validations, inventory counting, and review and development of Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
Verify sanitation completion and effectiveness 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 proper 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 compliance with state and federal health and safety regulations.
Unload tankers; operate, shut down, and CIP-clean the dryer, evaporator, and associated equipment; operate and clean packaging equipment; and perform minor equipment maintenance.