Sanitation Superintendent

High Liner Foods•Lunenburg, NS

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Plant QA Manager, this role oversees execution of the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS), less‑than‑daily cleaning, chemical safety, sanitation documentation, and regulatory compliance. The Superintendent is responsible for developing a high‑performing sanitation team, maintaining a strong partnership with the chemical provider, and ensuring the facility is audit‑ready every day while upholding the highest standards of employee safety, food safety, and quality. The Sanitation Superintendent leads all third‑shift sanitation operations within the food manufacturing facility, ensuring the plant is cleaned, sanitized, and released to Pre‑Op on time, consistently, and to established standards. This position is for the 3rd Shift. Typically 2pm to 10pm OR 3pm to 11pm.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of supervisory experience in food manufacturing sanitation or food safety is required.
Strong knowledge of food sanitation requirements, chemical safety, and regulatory standards.
Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate, train, and hold teams accountable.
Excellent communication, critical thinking, and decision‑making abilities.
Proven ability to manage conflict constructively and maintain positive working relationships.
Ability to work third shift and flex schedule as needed to support business demands.
Reliability, sound judgment, assertiveness, and the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience in a unionized environment.
HACCP certification and experience with third‑party audits strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, train, and develop a team of 20–25 hourly sanitation associates, assigning priorities and ensuring completion of required safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation training.
Manage the third-shift sanitation program, ensuring compliance with the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS), food safety standards, regulatory requirements, internal policies, and audit-readiness expectations.
Oversee daily, weekly, and periodic cleaning activities to ensure timely pre-operational release, product integrity, sanitation KPI achievement, and employee safety.
Promote a strong safety culture, with particular focus on safe chemical handling, storage, dispensing, PPE usage, and sanitation work practices.
Manage sanitation chemicals, tools, PPE, supplies, and equipment, including proper chemical concentrations, titration, documentation, inventory control, and equipment readiness.
Serve as the primary third-shift contact for sanitation and chemical supplier representatives, maintaining strong partnerships to support training, cost control, and program effectiveness.
Partner cross-functionally with Maintenance, QA, Scheduling, Warehouse, and Dry Storage to resolve sanitation-related issues, support production startup, and maintain clear communication with plant leadership.
Maintain accurate sanitation records, shift reports, and performance updates while identifying deficiencies, supporting CAPA and Root Cause Analysis, and driving continuous improvement through data analysis and process optimization.