Sanitation Team Lead

Bonduelle Americas•Jackson, MS

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Team Lead directs and coordinates workers responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and preparing the plant for production of high-quality products. The role leads the third-shift sanitation crew, promotes food safety, and ensures the facility is cleaned and released for production on time. The position also supports the company’s environmental and social initiatives and its corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions. The role is based at the Jackson, Georgia facility and reports to the Quality Manager. The schedule is third shift, Sunday through Friday, with flexibility to support day-shift hours as business needs require. Stated third-shift hours are 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. The work environment is a typical fresh-cut produce production facility that is cold (36–38°F), wet, and congested.

Requirements

At least two years of verifiable experience, including a stable job history and references.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to work in an organized and efficient manner.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
Ability to perform accurate calculations at a high-school level.
Reasoning ability.
Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate throughout the organization.
Able to work in a cold (36–38°F), wet, and congested fresh-cut produce production facility.
Able to lift 50 pounds.
Able to work third shift, 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., Sunday through Friday, with flexibility to support day-shift hours as business needs require.
Food-safety knowledge and familiarity with HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, allergen control, and environmental monitoring.

Nice To Haves

HACCP certification or PCQI training.
A proven track record of results and a bias for action.

Responsibilities

Promote food safety through personal example and coaching, and ensure compliance with GMPs, SSOPs, and Food Safety and Quality programs.
Lead, schedule, and supervise the third-shift sanitation crew to clean, sanitize, and release the plant for production on time.
Execute the Master Sanitation Schedule and SSOPs, including daily, weekly, and periodic deep-cleaning tasks.
Conduct pre-operational inspections and verify equipment and production areas meet Quality Assurance cleanliness standards before startup.
Ensure proper allergen changeover cleaning and support environmental monitoring, including corrective actions for positive results.
Enforce safety requirements, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE use, and safe handling, storage, and concentration verification of cleaning chemicals.
Complete and maintain accurate sanitation records and documentation for internal, customer, third-party, and regulatory audits.
Train, coach, and develop Sanitarians; communicate shift results and issues to QA, Production, and Maintenance at shift handover.
Improve sanitation methods and efficiency and control chemical, water, and labor costs.
Determine work priorities during the shift and direct Sanitarian activities so the plant is clean, sanitized, and ready for production on time.
Inspect equipment for compliance with Quality Assurance cleanliness standards.
Plan, develop, and implement methods and procedures to improve equipment and plant cleaning.
Requisition tools, equipment, and supplies required for the Sanitation Department.
Report issues that may affect startup or finished-product quality to affected personnel in a timely manner.
Direct worker training and orientation to improve performance and explain company policies and procedures.
Confer with management to resolve maintenance, production, and quality issues.
Confer with workers to resolve grievances.
Prepare the Sanitation Department budget and monitor expenditures.
Ensure the proper and safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.