Food Safety Sanitation Supervisor

Coastal Elite Pro; Lorton (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Elite Pro is seeking a Sanitation Lead for its Food & Beverage operations to oversee sanitation programs and lead the sanitation crew, ensuring food safety, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness. You will verify cleaning activities and maintain SSOPs across facilities, coordinating with production, quality, and maintenance teams to support safe, high-quality operations.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement in hygiene practices, chemical usage, and allergen control,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sanitation management, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading sanitation crews and coaching teams.
• Ability to conduct inspections and drive root-cause problem solving.
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Commitment to safety, integrity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sanitation programs and lead sanitation crews; verify cleaning activities.
• Maintain and enforce SSOPs; support consistent execution across facilities.
• Conduct sanitation inspections and audits; address issues and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and maintenance teams to support safe operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hygiene practices, chemical usage, and allergen control.
• Ensure documentation and verification processes support compliance and audit readiness.

Skills

Sanitation management

Food safety

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Coaching

Attention to detail

Inspections

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Job description

Sanitation Lead (Food & Beverage Operations)

Oversee plant sanitation programs to ensure food safety, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.

• Lead, train, and supervise sanitation crews; verify cleaning activities.
• Maintain and enforce SSOPs; support consistent execution across facilities.
• Conduct sanitation inspections and sanitation-related audits; address issues and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and maintenance teams to support safe, high-quality operations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hygiene practices, chemical usage, and allergen control.
• Ensure documentation and verification processes support compliance and audit readiness.

Key Qualifications/skills

• Strong knowledge of sanitation management, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Leadership and coaching skills with proven ability to manage teams.
• Attention to detail, ability to conduct inspections, and drive root-cause problem solving.
• Effective cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Commitment to safety, integrity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.