Sanitation Lead (Bilingual)

Sanitation Specialists; Santa Fe Springs (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Days

Paid Holidays

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

401K/403b Plan

Job summary

Sanitation Specialists in Santa Fe Springs, CA is hiring a Sanitation Lead to oversee cleanliness and a food-safe environment in the processing facility. The role leads sanitation staff, ensures compliance with GMPs, and coordinates with Quality, Maintenance, and Production teams.

The position offers a starting wage of $25.00 per hour and requires knowledge of sanitation steps, regulatory inspection experience, and strong communication skills. Full-time with benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-year sanitation experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of the 7 steps of sanitation.
• Experience with regulatory inspectors (AIB, BRC, OSHA, Military, Health Dept, EPA). MS Office proficiency preferred.
• Experience handling food processing equipment and sanitation chemicals.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand company documents relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Supervise hourly employees and coordinate sanitation tasks.
• Apply the 7 steps of sanitation with accuracy and consistency.
• Identify safety concerns and report them to supervision.
• Train sanitation staff to meet sanitation objectives.
• Organize and distribute tasks to team members.
• Monitor supplies and equipment parts as needed.
• Ensure GMPs and company safety guidelines are followed.
• Communicate with customers' Quality, Maintenance and Production teams to prevent delays.
• Manage chemical handling in designated areas.
• Maintain clean areas to minimize downtime and protect equipment.
• Participate in pre-op briefs and address findings.

Skills

Supervision

Sanitation leadership

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Sante Fe Springs, CA, United States of America

$25.00 - $25.00

Overview

Sanitation Specialists is a family-owned company that puts their employees first!
Why Sanitation Specialists? "Because People Matter," because at our core, our people drive everything we do and how we do it.
We have made sanitation our core business, making food safety our highest priority. Our purpose: Providing great careers for great people who are passionate about protecting the world's food supply.
Hiring and retaining a competent team is essential in our line of work. In order to hire and … [more]

Job Skills / Requirements

The Sanitation lead is responsible for all activities involved in maintaining the cleanliness and food safe environment of the processing facility, surrounding area and equipment. Leads, motivates, and develops sanitation staff to achieve outstanding sanitation results.

COMPENSATION: Starting at $25 /hr

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Participate in the Supervision of hourly employees
• Perform all sanitor job functions while demonstrating proper execution of the 7 steps of sanitation
• Recognize and report any situation that could affect the safety of an employee
• Train sanitation employees to achieve and maintain sanitation objectives assigned by the supervisor/ manager
• Organize and distribute tasks to the employees
• Monitor supplies and parts as needed
• Ensure all Sanitation techs are following company safety guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Communicate with customers' Quality, Maintenance and Production teams to ensure that there is no delay in startup or changeover
• Responsible for monitoring the mixing and handling of chemicals in their designated area
• Clean areas effectively by minimizing production downtime and damage caused to the equipment.
• Participate in pre-op briefs and correct findings

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a minimum of 2-year sanitation experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of 7 steps of sanitation.
• Experience with regulatory inspectors (AIB, BRC, OSHA, Military, Health Department, EPA, City & County Inspectors). MS proficiency preferred
• Experience in handling food processing equipment and sanitation chemicals
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to read and understand company documents pertinent to your position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to actively participate on the production floor.
• Frequent lifting, kneeling, and bending with items up to 40 lbs. is required.
• Must be able to tolerate wet or dry environments and temperatures may range from 25°F to 110°F
• Repetitive hand, wrist and finger activities.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• 401K/403b Plan

This is a Full-Time position

Relocation is not provided and travel is not required