Sanitation Team Lead

Bonduelle Americas; Georgia; In loco; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Bonduelle Americas is seeking a dedicated Sanitation Supervisor at our Jackson, GA facility to oversee the third shift. You will lead the sanitation crew, ensure hygiene standards, and drive compliance with GMPs, SSOPs and allergen controls to prepare for production.

Responsibilities include scheduling, deep cleaning, inspections, training Sanitarians and maintaining records for audits. The role requires a strong safety mindset and the ability to work in a cold, wet environment.

Competenze

• Two years verifiable sanitation experience with references.
• Organized and efficient with ability to work in a cold, wet plant environment.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Reasoning ability.

Mansioni

• Lead the third-shift sanitation crew to clean, sanitize and ready the plant for production.
• Ensure GMPs, SSOPs and food safety programs are followed.
• Execute the Master Sanitation Schedule and daily/weekly cleaning tasks.
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and verify cleanliness before startup.
• Maintain sanitation records for audits and regulatory review.
• Train and coach Sanitarians; communicate issues to QA, Production and Maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement in sanitation methods and cost control.

Conoscenze

Food Safety

GMPs

HACCP

Sanitation Leadership

Allergen Control

Safety Compliance

Team Coaching

Formazione

High School Diploma

Strumenti

PPE Usage

Sanitation Equipment

Descrizione del lavoro

• Department: Sanitation
• Schedule: 3rd shift (Sunday - Friday) with the flexibility to support day-shift hours as business needs.
• Reports to: Quality Manager
• Location: Jackson, GA

Make a greater impact at Bonduelle Americas!

Bonduelle Americas is a certified B Corp inviting people to embrace a flexitarian lifestyle with an expanding portfolio of plant-rich products available in and beyond the produce aisle. We operate four facilities and employ nearly 3,000 Associates in the US.

Bonduelle Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA), an established global brand with more than 170 years of family heritage bringing the joy of plants to tables around the world. Globally, our ready-to-eat plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Join us at Bonduelle Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will work in a mission-driven environment aimed at preserving the planet’s resources while providing healthy plant-based products to millions of consumers around the world.

Position Summary:

Directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in the cleaning, sanitizing and readying of the plant for production of high-quality products. By your key position in our company, you will support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in and promote a strong food safety culture by leading by example, coaching Sanitarians on food safety requirements, and ensuring compliance with GMPs, SSOPs, and the Food Safety and Quality programs.
• Lead, schedule and supervise the third-shift sanitation crew to ensure the plant is cleaned, sanitized and released for production on time.
• Execute the Master Sanitation Schedule and SSOPs, including daily, weekly and periodic deep-cleaning tasks.
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and verify equipment and production areas meet Quality Assurance cleanliness standards before startup.
• Ensure proper allergen changeover cleaning and support the environmental monitoring program, including corrective actions for positive results.
• Enforce safety requirements, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE use, and safe handling, storage and concentration verification of cleaning chemicals.
• Complete and maintain accurate sanitation records and documentation to support internal, customer, third-party and regulatory audits.
• Train, coach and develop Sanitarians, and communicate shift results and issues to QA, Production and Maintenance at shift handover.
• Drive continuous improvement in sanitation methods, efficiency, and control of chemical, water and labor costs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years verifiable experience (a. stable job history; b. references).
• Able to perform in an organized, efficient manner.
• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Language skills (able to communicate effectively in written and oral form).
• Mathematical skills (able to perform accurate calculations at a High School level).
• Reasoning ability.

Desired Qualifications

• Food safety qualified, with working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, allergen control, and environmental monitoring; HACCP certification or PCQI training preferred.
• Determine work priorities throughout the shift to fully utilize the activities of the Sanitarians.

• Direct the activities of the Sanitarians in order to have the plant clean, sanitized and ready for production in a timely manner.

• Inspect equipment for conformance to cleanliness standards as set forth by the Quality Assurance Department.

• Plan, develop and implement new methods and procedures to improve the cleaning of equipment and other parts of the plant necessary for proper and efficient operation.

• Requisition tools, equipment and supplies required for the Sanitation Department.

• Report in a timely manner to those individuals affected (e.g., Plant Manager, Maintenance Manager, Production Manager, etc.) any issues which might affect the startup of operations or the quality of finished products.

• Direct training and indoctrination of workers to improve work performance and acquaint workers with company policies and procedures.

• Confer closely with management to resolve maintenance, production and quality issues.

• Confer with workers to resolve grievances.

• Prepare the Sanitation Department budget and monitor expenditures of funds.

• Assure the proper and safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.

• Able to work in the typical environment of a fresh-cut produce production facility, which is cold (36-38°F), wet and congested.

• Third shift work hours (10:00 pm to 8:00 am).

• Able to lift 50 pounds.

• Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate up and down the organization

• A proven track record of results with a bias for action