Sanitation Supervisor

B&G Foods Inc.; Hurlock (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Telemedicine

Work-life balance

Job summary

B&G Foods Inc. is seeking a Sanitation Supervisor to lead all sanitation activities across production lines, equipment, facilities and processing environments, ensuring compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA, SQF/BRC, GMPs and company policies.

You will oversee sanitation staff, CIP/COP systems, COP and CIP processes, support food safety programs, and drive continuous improvement, audits readiness, and a safe working environment.

Qualifications

• Direct and supervise sanitation operations for production areas and lines.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, FSMA, GMP, SSOP, HACCP requirements.
• Coordinate sanitation for fresh produce and acidified foods.
• Maintain readiness for internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Support EMP activities and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise sanitation operations for production equipment, processing areas, packaging lines, conveyors, warehouses, and facility infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, FSMA, GMP, SSOP, HACCP, and company food safety requirements.
• Coordinate sanitation activities for fresh produce processing equipment and acidified food manufacturing systems.
• Maintain sanitation readiness for internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Support Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) activities and corrective actions.
• Oversee operation and verification of automated CIP systems and manual CIP/COP cleaning processes.
• Verify proper concentrations, temperatures, flow rates, contact times, and chemical usage during CIP cycles.
• Ensure sanitation procedures effectively remove organic matter, biofilms, and microbiological risks.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to troubleshoot sanitation and equipment design issues.
• Review and approve CIP records and sanitation verification documentation.
• Supervise, train, coach, and develop sanitation employees.
• Conduct performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, coaching sessions, and employee development planning.
• Promote accountability, safety, food safety culture, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate staffing schedules to support production requirements and sanitation windows.
• Maintain sanitation records, master sanitation schedules, chemical inventories, and verification documentation.
• Ensure completion and review of all sanitation logs, pre-operational inspection records, and corrective action reports.
• Support root cause investigations for food safety, quality, sanitation, and customer complaints.
• Participate in internal audits and corrective action programs.
• Enforce plant safety policies, chemical handling requirements, confined space procedures, and Lockout/Tagout programs.
• Ensure proper use of PPE and sanitation equipment.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and safety observations.
• Conduct sanitation safety meetings and training programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve sanitation effectiveness, labor efficiency, chemical utilization, and equipment cleanliness.
• Support sanitation validation activities, trend analysis, and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, and FSQA teams to improve operational performance.

Skills

Leadership

Sanitation operations

GMP compliance

FDA/FSMA knowledge

CIP/COP systems

Employee training

Audit readiness

Safety management

Continuous improvement

Tools

CIP systems

COP processes

EMP documentation

Sanitation equipment

Job description

Join our Family!

The Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for leading all sanitation activities to ensure equipment, production lines, facilities, and processing environments are cleaned and sanitized in compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA requirements, SQF/BRC standards, company policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). The role oversees sanitation personnel, Chemical/CIP systems, manual Clean-Out-of-Place (COP) and Clean-In-Place (CIP) processes, and supports food safety programs for fresh produce and acidified food manufacturing operations. The Sanitation Supervisor ensures sanitation effectiveness through inspection, verification, documentation, employee training, and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining a safe work environment.

Ready to be part of something special?

Join our Family!

The Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for leading all sanitation activities to ensure equipment, production lines, facilities, and processing environments are cleaned and sanitized in compliance with FDA regulations, FSMA requirements, SQF/BRC standards, company policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). The role oversees sanitation personnel, Chemical/CIP systems, manual Clean-Out-of-Place (COP) and Clean-In-Place (CIP) processes, and supports food safety programs for fresh produce and acidified food manufacturing operations. The Sanitation Supervisor ensures sanitation effectiveness through inspection, verification, documentation, employee training, and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining a safe work environment.

Food Safety & Sanitation Leadership (25%)

• Direct and supervise sanitation operations for production equipment, processing areas, packaging lines, conveyors, warehouses, and facility infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, FSMA, GMP, SSOP, HACCP, and company food safety requirements.
• Coordinate sanitation activities for fresh produce processing equipment and acidified food manufacturing systems.
• Maintain sanitation readiness for internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Support Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) activities and corrective actions.

CIP/COP Systems Management (20%)

• Oversee operation and verification of automated CIP systems and manual CIP/COP cleaning processes.
• Verify proper concentrations, temperatures, flow rates, contact times, and chemical usage during CIP cycles.
• Ensure sanitation procedures effectively remove organic matter, biofilms, and microbiological risks.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to troubleshoot sanitation and equipment design issues.
• Review and approve CIP records and sanitation verification documentation.

Team Leadership & Development (20%)

• Supervise, train, coach, and develop sanitation employees.
• Conduct performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, coaching sessions, and employee development planning.
• Promote accountability, safety, food safety culture, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate staffing schedules to support production requirements and sanitation windows.

Compliance & Documentation (15%)

• Maintain sanitation records, master sanitation schedules, chemical inventories, and verification documentation.
• Ensure completion and review of all sanitation logs, pre-operational inspection records, and corrective action reports.
• Support root cause investigations for food safety, quality, sanitation, and customer complaints.
• Participate in internal audits and corrective action programs.

Safety Management (10%)

• Enforce plant safety policies, chemical handling requirements, confined space procedures, and Lockout/Tagout programs.
• Ensure proper use of PPE and sanitation equipment.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and safety observations.
• Conduct sanitation safety meetings and training programs.

Continuous Improvement (10%)

• Identify opportunities to improve sanitation effectiveness, labor efficiency, chemical utilization, and equipment cleanliness.
• Support sanitation validation activities, trend analysis, and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, and FSQA teams to improve operational performance.

Compensation

Hiring Pay Range: $61,500.00 - $82,000.00

Final base pay will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to; role responsibilities, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and/or internal pay equity. Please keep in mind that we consider internal pay equity and hiring at the maximum of the salary range uncommon.

Total pay may include other forms of compensation including short-term incentive bonus.

Benefits

We offer a variety of benefits that include comprehensive, affordable health and wellness coverage for you and your family.

• Paid time off (holidays, vacation and sick days)
• Medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision coverage
• Life, disability and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee assistance programs
• Telemedicine
• Work-life balance
• Employee discounts
• Wellness program
• Paid parental leave

Benefits may vary by location and position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

B&G Foods is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please see www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.