Sanitation Supervisor

Post Holdings, Inc.; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Chaska, MN is seeking a sanitation supervisor to ensure proper sanitation of production equipment and facilities. You will supervise sanitation staff, train workers, and enforce safety and quality standards.

This role emphasizes GMP, HACCP, and SQF-related practices, coordinating audits and continuous plant improvement while maintaining open communication with Production, Maintenance, HR, and Safety teams. Strong leadership and regulatory knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality, production, or sanitation functions.
• Associates degree preferred or equivalent in sanitation experience.
• Prior supervisor experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret SSOPs, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports, SSOPs and correspondence.
• Ability to lead root cause analysis.
• Coordinate and supervise sanitation department functions.
• Experience working with USDA or regulatory personnel.
• Bilingual English / Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead sanitation department personnel scheduling, hiring, and evaluations.
• Coach and develop sanitation staff to sustain quality culture.
• Enforce company policies fairly and consistently.
• Ensure GMP, HACCP, and related programs are followed.
• Maintain department budget and track supplies and labor hours.
• Monitor KPIs such as pre-operational inspection findings.
• Assist in audits and root cause analysis.

Education

Associates degree preferred or equivalent

Tools

Lean Manufacturing tools

CIP (Clean-In-Place)

SOP development

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description

Michael foods, Inc. located in Chaska, Minnesota is known as the "best small town in Minnesota" with a highly rated school system and home of the PGA Tournament in 2018! As our community grows, we strive to preserve the small town atmosphere. Minutes away from beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls and the Twin Cities, it is the perfect location to work!. Our location produces a variety of potato products. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers.

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY: Ensures proper sanitation of the production equipment and facilities by supervising and training sanitation employees. Responsible for the direct oversight of cleaning and inspecting equipment and training according to established policies and procedures.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & Personnel Management

• Leads sanitation operations by overseeing the Sanitation department personnel including work scheduling, hiring employees, terminating employees and performing annual evaluations.
• Direct responsibility to coach and develop sanitation employees to maintain and grow a strong quality culture.
• Enforce company policies in a fair and consistent manner.
• In absence, job responsibilities will be covered by the FSQ Manager and/or Production Supervisor.

Training & Compliance

• Ensure that employees are properly trained in chemical handling & titration verificationband that they have all needed tools & equipment to perform their jobs.
• Ensure that employees are following all required safety processes during cleanup such as LOTO.
• Expected to adhere to GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained to sustain SQF certification.
• Assist in maintaining SQF certification and continued plant improvement through program verification activities.
• Participates in regulatory, customer, and internal audits.

Food Safety & Quality

• Responsible for all sanitation activities which impact Food Safety and Quality of MFI products.
• Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Monitor and report on KPIs such as pre-operational inspection findings.

Safety

• This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP's, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Safety, are followed and complied with uniformly, to reduce product and process variability.
• Active participation in the Company's safety program known as SRMP. Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with Production, Maintenance, HR & Safety.
• Assist in third party audit preparation and auditing process.
• Assist in root cause analysis to identify and eliminate sanitation deficiencies.

Administrative & Operational Support

• Maintain department budget by tracking supplies and labor hours against plan.
• Perform weekly chemical inventory and order.
• Monitor, create and update as needed all plant sanitation procedures and practices.
• Proactively solve concerns in regard to GMP, SSOP, SOP, SW, SDS, and Process Control programs.
• Develop, maintain, and audit sanitation SOPs for equipment and areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality, production, or sanitation functions.
• Associates degree preferred or equivalent in experience in working sanitation.
• Prior supervisor experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as SSOP's, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports, SSOP's and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Lead an effective root cause analysis event.
• Coordinate and supervise all sanitation department functions.
• Resolve employee relations issues and supervise in a fair and consistent manner.
• Be able to recognize problem situations and take appropriate steps to resolve.
• Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and team skills.
• Able to develop and motivate salaried and hourly personnel.
• Experience working with USDA or regulatory personnel and regulations.
• Knowledge of CIP Preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools & techniques preferred.
• Bilingual English / Spanish preferred.

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The pay range for this position is $72,498 - $101,497 per year.