API- Sanitation Supervisor

American Peanut Growers Group, LLC; Donalsonville (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Peanut Ingredients (API) seeks a Sanitation Supervisor to ensure compliance with food safety standards across the facility and supervise sanitation staff on a designated shift.

You will plan shift workflows, coordinate with other supervisors, manage sanitation chemicals, supervise training, conduct RCA for environmental results, and prepare logs for safety and GMP compliance, playing a key role in audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Plan, assign, and direct workflow for sanitation staff on a shift.
• Coordinate with supervisors to align production and sanitation activities.
• Manage procurement of sanitation chemicals and safety training.
• Conduct RCA for environmental results and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and follow HACCP, GMP, PPE and safety policies.
• Prepare and maintain sanitation records, logs and reports.
• Prepare for third-party or customer audits and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develop schedules and coordinate sanitation activities to meet specs.
• Provide onboarding and training on plant policies and procedures.
• Maintain chemical stocks and safety information on site.
• Audit sanitation activities and verify swabbing results.
• Ensure readiness for audits and inspections.

Job description

Position Summary

Reporting to the Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager, the Sanitation Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring that all current Food Safety Standards are being met throughout the facility, and the direct supervision of sanitation employees on a designated shift of the ingredient plant.

Position Responsibilities

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee may perform other duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of American Peanut Ingredients (API).

• Responsible for planning, assigning, and directing workflow for employees on a specific shift, and confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Prepare operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.
• Provide job orientation of newly hired or newly assigned employees, ensuring knowledge of plant and department policies and procedures, learning and enhancement of skills, safety and quality awareness.
• Responsible for purchasing and maintaining all chemicals, sanitation supplies, as well as the instruction and training of chemical use, safety procedures, and equipment use.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for unacceptable environmental results, implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop procedures for the breakdown and reassembly of equipment for sanitation activities.
• Conduct risk assessments relating to sanitation activity frequency for idle, semi-idle, and regularly used equipment and run time.
• Audit sanitation activities, equipment inspections, and verification swabbing performed by sanitation employees.
• Check and maintain logs of chemical concentrations of sanitation chemicals to ensure chemical effectiveness and safety.
• Validate and document effectiveness of Sanitation activities and procedures.
• Ensures that all chemicals used in the plant are approved for such use and that all chemicals have current MSDS information on site.
• Serve as point of contact for third party pest control company, track and trend pest activity, and document corrective actions for structural and sanitation related pest control issues.
• Responsible for maintaining all cleaning schedules, proper documentation, and follow- up of plant sanitation schedules.
• Observe employees to ensure compliance with standards, and analyze and resolve work problems or assist shift employees in solving work problems.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations, reward and discipline employees, address complaints, resolve issues, and confer with management on training needs of operations personnel.
• Achieve results by managing in an effective and efficient manner, and perform activities of workers supervised when necessary.
• Reconcile and approve employee timecards, and work with employee work schedules to ensure appropriate staffing levels.
• Work closely with sanitation team members in identifying sanitation or regulation issues to assure the facility is in compliance with all sanitary and Safe Food operating conditions.
• Ensure that the facility is ready for Third Party or Customer audits and inspections.
• Attend and successfully complete the Forklift Operator’s Course prior to operating any type of Forklift on API property.
• Attend daily shift huddle meetings with team discussing safety, food safety, quality, and production needs and or misses from previous day.
• Willingness to work in shifts (late or early hours, weekends, and overtime, if necessary).

Sanitation Schedule and Preventive Control Rules

• Work closely with the QAFS Manager in the development and maintenance of the Sanitation Program (HACCP, Allergen, etc.) for a variety of products in compliance with customer and government regulations.
• Develop and maintain Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
• Track and report sanitation metrics and environmental swab results.
• Supports the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the SQF Systems.
• Follow API Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidelines.
• Follow all API Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Understand and follow API safety policies, and ensure all Lock Out Tag Out, Confined Space, Working at Heights, Hot Work Permits, Emergency Evacuation, Electrical Safety, Contractor Compliance, Blood Borne Pathogens and At-Risk activity policies are strictly followed.
• Report any safety hazards or unsafe conditions to the Plant Manager, your Immediate Supervisor, or Safety Coordinator.

• Demonstrate good communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team.
• Complete and maintain Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) required training and certifications.
• Successfully complete all required monthly API training modules within the allotted time periods.

Physical Activities

• Climbing stairs and ladders occasionally
• Walking
• Lifting
• Reaching overhead, at or below shoulder level
• Bending, twisting and stooping
• Sitting for an extended period of time
• Gross manipulation and physical dexterity
• Driving
• Properly lift and carry 50 lbs. regularly, and up to 100 lbs. occasionally