Sanitation Manager - 1st shift

Nichols Farms•Hanford, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Manager is responsible for the development and management of the Sanitation Team to ensure that plant environments meet mandatory sanitation requirements for machinery, equipment, and facilities. Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the company's policies, OSHA regulations and applicable laws while following all CI processes and the Food Safety System of the company. This includes overseeing plant and production equipment cleaning, chemical handling, building and grounds inspections and upkeep, as well as planning, assigning, and directing work, coordinating and/or attending meetings, addressing processes and employee concerns, and resolving problems.

Requirements

Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changes in the workplace. Capable of functioning in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting.
Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.
Prioritization: Ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Organization: The trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills, as well as ability to make presentations.
Interpersonal: Ability to effectively build relationships with co-workers and external customers.
People Development: Ability to develop and coach team, and to identify team member opportunities and strengths.
Motivation: Ability to lead and encourage team by inspiring and guiding toward goal achievement.
Goal Orientation: Attention to establishing and achieving goals and objectives for self and team on a continuous basis.
Team Involvement: Works effectively with teams and work groups. Actively participates in problem solving and interacts with team and work groups to achieve team and organizational goals.
Detail-oriented: Attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
Continuous Improvement: Active participant in continuous improvement initiatives and goals. Seeks opportunities to improve self and processes.
3-5 years of supervisory experience in Sanitation processes and procedures.
Ability to effectively lead a team in meeting goals and objectives.
Computer Skills: Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Ag Business, Food Science. Equivalent sanitation leadership experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
Experience in Lean and continuous improvement a plus.
Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

Follow Safe Quality Food (SQF) policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Promote a "safety first" culture within the Sanitation and all other departments.
Confer with management and operations personnel on sanitation problems, recommend changes in equipment, plant layout, lighting, ventilation, or work practices to improve sanitation standards and effectiveness of process.
Maintain and keep updated on all chemical usage procedures.
Compile required reports regarding regular inspections, sanitation violations, and steps taken to resolve deficiencies.
Regularly audit sanitation processes to ensure compliance.
Implement and oversee plant Master Sanitation programs, Master Sanitation Schedule, Weekend Schedule, and cleaning schedule.
Work with cross-functional teams to plan for different cleans such as break cleans, annual cleans, organic cleans, and miscellaneous tasks such as supporting Administration offices and buildings.
Partner with production and other management to plan and schedule work of supervised staff to meet sanitation schedules while maximizing productivity.
Recommend measures to continuously improve sanitation methods, equipment performance, and quality.
Manage relationships with outside vendors, such as the plant chemical supplier.
Provide supervision of assigned employees in scheduling, time off requests and daily activities, ensure effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action, and performance management.
Train and instruct employees in regard to sanitation standards, GMPs, SSOPs and objectives.
Oversee instruction, implementation, and enforcement of policies as they relate to sanitation employees.
Ensure that department employees are competent to perform their assigned duties; are aware of the importance of conforming to the job expectations; have received required training and hold employees accountable to responsibilities and assignments.
Maintain job responsibilities for the sanitation supervisor and sanitation leads and conduct regular staff meetings to communicate general information or address specific topics to department team.
Present team's KPIs and overall contributions or suggestions for cross-functional teams during monthly meetings.
Oversee and/or conduct regular inspection of equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
Inspect job sites to identify sanitation-related maintenance needs and coordinate with Maintenance department for repairs and corrective actions.
Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or disciplinary measures.
Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned.
Ensure Sanitation Team has proper training tools such as SOPs, work instructions, equipment breakdown instructions, and PPE to ensure success.
Be involved in pest management control and oversee program's data and trends by issuing and resolving corrective actions.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines and communicate effectively under pressure.