Sanitation Lead - 3rd Shift - Days Off: Saturday & Sunday

Home Chef (Internal Employees); Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and disa

Paid holidays, sick time and vacation

401k program

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a Sanitation Lead for the Bedford Park, IL facility on a 3rd shift, 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM schedule with Saturdays and Sundays off.

The role provides oversight of the sanitation team responsible for cleaning and sanitizing food assembly and storage areas, break rooms, and locker rooms, ensuring adherence to GMPs and SQF programs. Strong leadership and food-safety experience are essential.

Qualifications

• General high school degree, or equivalent (e.g. GED).
• Fluency (reading and writing) in English is required; fluent in Spanish preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in the food, safety or sanitation industry.
• Demonstrated informal leadership in previous positions.
• Experience with SDS reading preferred; audits experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees sanitation team on their shift and assigns tasks.
• Ensures appropriate use of equipment and chemicals and PPE.
• Monitors for sanitary practices and makes improvements as needed.
• Documents master sanitation activity for the shift in the appropriate application.
• Trains, retrains, and coaches associates; communicates safety policies.
• Notifies supervisors when sanitation issues arise and monitors chemical inventory.

Skills

English fluency

Leadership

Safety awareness

Sanitation experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Bedford Park, IL

This role follows a 3rd shift schedule, working from 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM, with designated days off onSaturday & Sunday.

The Sanitation Lead is responsible for providing oversight of the sanitation team for their specific shift for the cleaning and sanitizing of food assembly and storage areas and non-food handling areas (i.e. break rooms, locker rooms).

Detailed Responsibilities

Executes Sanitation Plan

• Responsible for assigning tasks to Sanitation & Janitorial team to complete required tasks
• Verifies equipment and/or chemicals are being used appropriately
• Observes for unsanitary practices and conditions to make necessary improvements
• Monitors sanitation team for usage of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

Supports Core Sanitation Activities

• Demonstrates mastery of all core Sanitation & Janitorial Associate responsibilities
• Responsible for accurately documenting master sanitation activity completion for their shift in the appropriate application

Training, Retraining, and Coaching Sanitation/Janitorial Associates

• Serves as point of contact for all Home Chef Sanitation Tools & Applications, trains Sanitation & Janitorial Associates on access and usage
• Delivers training, retraining and coaching in real time to Sanitation & Janitorial Associates to correctly perform their job as necessary, including safety policies
• Promptly notifies Sanitation Supervisor, Sanitation Superintendent and/or FSQA Leadership when sanitation issues arise
• Maintain working knowledge of chemical inventory levels, escalating to Sanitation Supervisor or Sanitation Superintendent when inventory levels are low

General Responsibilities

• Follow the facility GMPs and help enforce them throughout the facility
• Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs
• Follow all company policies and procedures including but not limited to related to safe chemical handling and lock out, tag out (LOTO)

Attitude and Attendance

• Arrives to work at scheduled time and follows time off request procedure
• Communicates with co-workers in a professional manner
• Treats co-workers with respect at all times
• Escalates attitude issues among Sanitation & Janitorial Associates to Supervisor and/or Sanitation Superintendent

This position requires 0% travel

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED).
• Fluency (reading and writing) in English is required, fluent in Spanish is preferred
• 2+ years of experience working in the food, safety or sanitation industry
• Demonstrated informal leadership in previous positions
• Demonstrated ability to read a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), preferred
• Experience with sanitation of automated equipment, preferred
• Previous experience with GFSI, SQF, FDA, and USDA audits, preferred

More About Us

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [e-mail] .

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

$23.75 - $23.75 USD