Sanitation Lead - Day Shift

Echo Lake Foods, Inc.•Burlington, WI

About The Position

Echo Lake Foods is a manufacturer of ready-to-eat egg products and breakfast foods. The Sanitation Lead oversees sanitation activities to ensure the facility meets food safety, regulatory, customer, and internal cleanliness standards. The role supervises the sanitation crew, coordinates sanitation tasks, verifies effective cleaning and sanitizing of equipment, and supports production readiness while preventing cross-contamination risks. The position includes leading and training sanitation employees; overseeing equipment teardown, cleaning, and reassembly; verifying pre-operational inspections and sanitation records; and ensuring compliance with GMPs, SSOPs, allergen controls, environmental monitoring, chemical handling, HACCP, Preventive Controls, and SQF/GFSI requirements. The role collaborates with QA, Production, Maintenance, and Safety on corrective actions, audits, sanitation improvements, and investigations. Work takes place in wet, cold, and humid sanitation environments, with exposure to chemicals, high-pressure hoses, moving equipment, and slippery surfaces.

Requirements

2–4 years of sanitation experience in food manufacturing.
Strong knowledge of SSOPs, GMPs, sanitation practices, and food safety regulations.
Understanding of cleaning chemistry, CIP/COP systems, and microbiological risks.
Leadership ability to train, motivate, and direct sanitation crews.
Strong documentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to interpret sanitation procedures, equipment manuals, and regulatory guidelines.
Basic computer literacy for logs, reports, and communication.
Knowledge of HACCP, Preventive Controls, and environmental monitoring programs.
High school diploma required.
Ability to obtain chemical handling, LOTO, or forklift certifications as needed.
Ability to perform frequent standing, bending, climbing, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Must wear required PPE and follow safety and chemical handling guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory or lead experience.
Technical or food safety training.

Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate sanitation activities, including cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, production lines, and production areas.
Enforce compliance with GMPs, SSOPs, allergen controls, environmental monitoring, and chemical handling requirements.
Ensure sanitation processes align with HACCP, Preventive Controls, and SQF/GFSI requirements.
Oversee teardown, cleaning, and reassembly of production equipment according to validated procedures.
Monitor pre-operational inspections, including cleanliness, allergen removal, ATP swab results, and production readiness.
Ensure sanitation logs, chemical usage, pest control, and environmental monitoring results are documented properly.
Lead, schedule, train, and evaluate sanitation team members; maintain adequate staffing and coach employees on cleaning, equipment handling, safety, and chemical application.
Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with LOTO, PPE, and chemical safety procedures.
Ensure sanitation employees follow allergen segregation, storage practices, and correct cleaning sequences.
Work with QA to address environmental or microbiological findings and verify corrective actions.
Troubleshoot sanitation challenges involving equipment design, buildup, or hard-to-clean areas.
Support validation and verification of CIP, COP, and manual cleaning methods.
Conduct sanitation and hygiene audits and implement corrective actions.
Review sanitation paperwork daily for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
Participate in internal and customer audits, SQF reviews, and regulatory inspections.
Document and investigate sanitation deviations, foreign material concerns, and allergen cross-contact risks.
Help maintain and update SSOPs, Master Sanitation Schedules, and sanitation training materials.
Partner with Production, QA, Maintenance, and Safety to improve equipment cleanability and reduce sanitation downtime.
Identify opportunities to improve sanitation efficiency, reduce water and chemical usage, and enhance environmental control.
Lead or support root-cause investigations into sanitation failures or recurring findings.
Evaluate sanitation tools, equipment, and chemicals for potential improvements.