Supervisor, Sanitation - 1st shift

LASSONDE PAPPAS AND CO INC•Upper Deerfield Township, NJ

8d•$77,719 - $116,578•Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Supervisor reports to the Quality Assurance Manager and is based out of our Seabrook, NJ location. This individual supervises all sanitation operations, food safety, and plant quality procedures to ensure a safe, efficient, productive, and positive work environment. This person consistently directs, coaches, trains, and gives performance feedback to sanitation employees. All procedures and practices used are grounded in standards, regulations, and laws addressing occupational safety (OSHA) and food safety and food quality (FDA) in addition to environmental safety (EPA) in accordance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Requirements

Associate's degree (A.A.) from a two-year college in food science or related discipline.
HAACP highly preferred certification
2-5 years of supervisory experience in sanitation or related discipline in the beverage or related food industry.
Proficient in cleaning food contact surfaces including but not limited to CIP/COP systems.
Must successfully complete and maintain the Lassonde Pappas Forklift Certification.
Chemical handling certification.
Ability to properly use and maintain chemical foamers.
Work in a safe manner following all PPE requirements.
Must be Scrubber Certified. (To include proper transportation procedures.)
Must be able to develop SSOPs and Sanitation Procedures
Must be able to train and communicate effectively
Must have MS Excel, Word, and Outlook
Must be able to obtain HACCP and SQF certifications

Responsibilities

Develop and monitor a cleaning routine plan for daily, weekly, and monthly sanitation (Master Cleaning Schedule) in all parts of the plant
Develop and implement all sanitation-related procedures and audits to make sure procedures are followed
Manages schedules to support CIPs
Ensures compliance with cleaning routine plan by utilizing routine observation, monthly walk-through inspections, reporting and distribution, and tracking of open and closed sanitation work orders
Provide shift-focused supervision to the sanitation employees
Communicate routinely with employees to ensure that they all understand the day's sanitation schedule, key issues, and challenges
Manage all cleaning and basic repair activities in accordance with the standards, regulations, and laws governing food safety, food quality, and environmental safety regulations and monitor and accurately document all work done
Ensures that all standards for food safety and food quality are met and exceeded
Keeps work environment clean, safe and positive
Identifies problems or bottlenecks in sanitation processes and resolves issues
Assure the implementation of all identified food quality and food safety standards, laws, good manufacturing practices, training and continuous improvement
Identify and document the skills, performance opportunities, learning needs, time, and attendance of each sanitation associate and teach routinely
Assure all sanitation associates are consistently trained in all required standards and expectations, including temporary employees
Manage chemical Inventory and employee chemical training
Manage facility Pest Control Program
Manage Facility Color Coding Program
Manage Facility Glass and Brittle Plastic Procedures
Complete Quarterly trend reports for Programs managed by Sanitation Supervisor
Participate in external and internal Audits
Conduct PIT training
Conduct LOTO training for Sanitation Employees
Manage and Organize Sanitation Supplies and work areas
Adhere to and promote a culture of food safety and quality
This role will be required to taste test products as needed, up to a couple of ounces per test.
Other duties as assigned
Manage employees
Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
Communicates job expectations; planning, monitoring, and assessing job results; coaching, and counseling employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, procedures, and productivity standards.
Establishes strategic goals; identifies and evaluates trends; chooses a course of action; defines objectives; evaluates outcomes.