Sanitation Supervisor

The Clemens Food Group • Hatfield, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

For more than 125 years, Clemens Food Group has been guided by a simple principle: do the right thing. As a family-owned, fully integrated food company, we operate across the entire supply chain from raising livestock to delivering finished products. We combine tradition with innovation to produce quality food and build a culture where people are empowered to grow, contribute, and succeed.

Clemens Food Group is looking for a Sanitation Supervisor to lead and strengthen our Ready-to-Eat sanitation team. This role is responsible for ensuring our production areas, equipment, machinery, tools, and food contact surfaces are cleaned, sanitized, verified, and ready for production. The Sanitation Supervisor plays a critical role in food safety, USDA compliance, operational readiness, and contamination prevention. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can guide a new or developing team, set clear expectations, build accountability, and partner closely with Operations, FSQA, Maintenance, USDA, Safety, and chemical suppliers. The right candidate will bring sanitation experience, strong people leadership, chemical handling knowledge, and the ability to think and act like an owner.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3–5 years of sanitation or related experience in food production, meat processing, protein, Ready-to-Eat, USDA-regulated, or similar manufacturing environment.
• 1–2 years of leadership experience in sanitation, production, FSQA, operations, or a related function.
• Working knowledge of sanitation principles, food safety regulations, GMPs, SSOPs, HACCP concepts, chemical handling, and sanitation documentation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ready-to-Eat meat or protein processing experience
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills
• HACCP/SQF/PCQI/ServSafe or sanitation-related certification
• Experience with Master Sanitation Schedules, corrective actions, root cause analysis, environmental monitoring, or audit preparation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, train, coach, and develop sanitation team members to ensure cleaning activities are completed safely, efficiently, and according to established procedures.
• Oversee sanitation processes, including cleaning and sanitizing production equipment, machinery, tools, work areas, and facilities to prevent contamination and protect product integrity.
• Ensure compliance with company standards, USDA requirements, GMPs, HACCP, SSOPs, safety protocols, and sanitation best practices.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and pre-op/post-op reviews to verify sanitation effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Maintain accurate sanitation documentation, including cleaning schedules, inspection reports, pre-op records, corrective actions, chemical concentration logs, and training records.
• Train team members on proper cleaning techniques, chemical handling, PPE requirements, lockout/tagout, and food safety expectations.
• Partner with FSQA, Production, Maintenance, Safety, USDA, sanitation vendors, and chemical suppliers to resolve sanitation concerns and support audit readiness.
• Respond quickly to sanitation emergencies, spills, contamination concerns, pre-op failures, or other sanitation-related issues.
• Drive continuous improvement in sanitation routines, documentation accuracy, team accountability, chemical usage, and production start-up readiness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED