Sanitation Lead I - Weekend Crew

Maker's Pride; Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

Flex spending accounts

Disability insurance (short & long‑/lt

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Maker's Pride in Terre Haute, IN is seeking a Sanitation Lead to enforce company policies and manage sanitation tasks. The role emphasizes document control, MSDS compliance, and producing accurate records, while also supporting on-the-floor operations and production needs.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook with strong attention to detail and organizational skills, and will help lead sanitation improvements across the facility.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 2 years of experience working with food.
• Sponsorship for work authorization not available.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and maintenance of sanitation programs (HACCP, Allergen) per customer and gov't regulations.
• Develop sanitation procedures and paperwork.
• Identify sanitation or regulatory issues with the sanitation supervisor.
• Ensure company and customer standards are met in the plant.
• Lead and develop supervisors and managers.
• Support continuous improvement of facility sanitation.
• Manage sanitation chemical suppliers and ensure MSDS availability.
• Maintain dilution testing of chemicals and plant clean-up procedures.

Job description

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:

• health/dental/vision insurance
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation
• bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.).

Hours Of Operation

Working Friday through Monday

Friday/Monday: 6:00AM to 2:30PM

Saturday/Sunday: 6:00AM to 6:00PM

Job Summary

The Sanitation Lead is responsible for following and enforcing all company policies and procedures. Completing all daily tasks as assigned on the MSDS. Well versed in the use of food cleaning products, able to multi-task and delegate tasks to crew members.

This role will primarily focus on document control and administrative support. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, with strong attention to detail and organizational skills. While the position is heavily document-driven, it also requires time spent on the production floor to support operational needs and ensure accuracy of documentation.

Job Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in the development of and maintenance of Sanitation program (HACCP, Allergen, etc.) for a variety of products in compliance with customer and government regulations.
• Assists with the development of Sanitation procedures and paperwork.
• Work with the Sanitation supervisor in identifying sanitation or regulation issues at assigned facility.
• Assists with policy, procedures and paperwork to ensure that all Company and Customer standards are achieved in assigned plant.
• Provides an atmosphere that allows for the development of supervisors and managers.
• Helps lead Continuous Improvement of facility sanitation.
• Manages Sanitation chemical suppliers.
• Holds sanitation staff accountable.
• Ensures that all chemicals used in the plant are approved for such use and that all chemicals have current MSDS information on site.
• Responsible for the dilution testing of all chemicals needing diluted.
• Develop and train all steps of each plant clean-up.
• Other duties as identified or assigned by Sanitation Supervisor

Knowledge Of

Required Competencies & Knowledge:

• Master Sanitation Schedule and other legal requirements for the food industry, including GMP’s.
• Must be knowledgeable regarding requirements of FDA and MDA.
• Must be knowledgeable in GMP’s, HACCP, Allergens and SQF.
• Experience in Pest Control programs.
• Must understand the 10 principles of sanitary equipment design.
• Good understanding of commercial bakeries and bakery equipment, as well as the functionality of ingredients in the bakery process and how it relates to possible insect development.

Skill In

• Demonstrated good record keeping and handling conflicts with positive and practical attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer literate, self-motivated and able to make sound business decisions.
• Excellent motivational and people skills.

Ability To

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical ability, leadership strength and ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Make sound business decisions.
• Proficiency in: MS Office Suite

Work Environment

• Work is primarily done in an office setting.
• Infrequent production environment exposure which includes noise, dust, moving machinery, fork lifts, and fluctuations in temperature.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• 2 years of experience working with food

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.