Sanitation Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Maker's Pride; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Maker's Pride is seeking a Plant Sanitation Supervisor for a 3rd shift (9PM–5:30 AM) in Illinois. You will implement sanitation programs, mentor staff, and enforce food safety standards across the site.

The role requires coordination with plant leadership and ensuring readiness for inspections and audits. The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in the food/pharmaceutical sector, a sanitation-focused degree (or equivalent experience), and strong knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and allergen controls.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Sanitation preferred; work experience may be accepted.
• 3–5+ years’ experience in food or pharmacal industry required.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMPs and allergen controls is essential.
• Familiarity with FDA/MDA requirements and SQF is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the sanitation program (HACCP, Allergen) per regulations.
• Train sanitation staff to identify and control GMP issues.
• Collaborate with Plant Manager and Quality Manager to address sanitation issues.
• Support third party or customer inspections readiness.
• Develop and maintain sanitation procedures and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in Sanitation

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Plant Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for implementing the Sanitation program, and for ensuring that all current Food Safety Standards are being met throughout the site. The Sanitation Supervisor will train and develop all sanitation employees to be able to identify and control GMP issues and to enforce all current food safety standards. The Sanitation Supervisor will be responsible for communicating in a clear manner any Sanitation issues with the Plant Manager, and/or all the Production and Sanitation Staff.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 consumer complaint issues and leading plant teams in the direction necessary to minimize complaints.
• Assists with the development of Sanitation procedures and paperwork.
• Must have a strong working relationship with Plant Manager, Quality Manager and Sanitation Manager
• Work with the Sanitation Team in identifying sanitation or regulation issues at assigned facility.
• Ensure that the facility is ready for Third Party or Customer inspections.
• 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 leadership
• Assists with the management of the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Leads Continuous Improvement of facility sanitation.
• Assists with the control and maintenance of the Sanitation budget.
• Works with the Product Safety Auditor to identify and correct sanitation or environmental issues at assigned facility.
• 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.
• Responsible for the pest control program.
• Other duties as identified or assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises Sanitation staff.
• Supervises Sanitation chemical suppliers.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Sanitation preferred however work experience will be accepted.
• 3-5 plus years’ experience in food industry or pharmacal industry required.
• MS Office Suite and SAP
• Knowledge of Master Sanitation Plan 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrated good record in developing and maintaining programs and handling conflicts with positive and practical attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer literate, self-motivated.
• Able to make sound business decisions.
• Excellent motivational and people skills.
• This is a 3rd Shift Position 9PM to 5:30 AM. Monday-Friday with some weekend work.
• 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.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Work environment:
  • Work is primarily done on the manufacturing floor.
  • Frequent production environment exposure which includes noise, dust, moving machinery, forklifts, and fluctuations in temperature

The information provided in this document provides an overview of the most common duties, qualifications, and demands of the position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of the role, and the duties, qualifications, and demands of the position are subject to change without notice. The expectations provided here may also be modified if an employee with a disability could effectively meet the expectations for the role with reasonable accommodation.

The pay range for this full-time, salaried position is $66,813 - $100,219/year. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.