Sanitation Team Lead

Wonderbrands • Etobicoke, ON

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Our facility in Etobicoke, ON is looking for a Sanitation Team Lead to join our team! This role involves leading and coordinating sanitation activities, ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures, and fostering a continuous improvement environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sanitation, leadership experience, and a commitment to food safety and quality.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-4 years of experience working in a sanitation environment with a proven track record of prior leadership experience
• Knowledge and experience about the sanitation process, cleaning chemistry, chemical storage, handling and dispensing systems and sanitary design principles.
• Continuous improvement mindset and passionate about sanitation and understands its importance to safety and quality of manufactured food products.
• Knowledge of HAACP/FSMA, GMP standards, WHMIS, First aid, Food safety, Basic Food Microbiology, Lock Out and Tag Out, and knowledge of the Occupational Health and safety act.
• Proficient in Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Strong, professional written and oral communications.
• Able to work in cold, hot, humid or wet manufacturing environment conditions, work with chemical and stand/walk regularly.
• Excels at providing proper guidance, direction, feedback and recognition to the team.
• Ability to lead and embrace changes as needed.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision making skills.
• Extremely well organized, results driven and pro-active in follow-up.
• Excellent multi-tasker that can handle pressure with ease.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to handle confidential matters including information.
• Ability to interact well in plant environment
• Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication skills, along with simple mathematical abilities
• Accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to detect the presence of a sanitation issue

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-shift huddles and provides feedback for Team Members
• Leads, coaches, mentors, and trains sanitation team members
• Coordinates all sanitation activities to accomplish sanitation practices according to Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s)
• Maintains daily, weekly, and monthly sanitation records
• Leads sanitation personnel onsite and ensuring daily requirements/procedures are carried out
• Conduct SWAP test as necessary
• Ensures Sanitation Team members are adequately trained and works with contractors or internal support groups to resolves training if deficiencies are found
• Creates a continuous improvement (Lean/Kaizen/5S) environment by improving products, service, and processes with the objective to reduce waste, improve cleaning effectiveness within the area while striving for efficiency and profitability within Sanitation
• Locks out, dismantles, cleans and sanitizes production equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed