Sanitation Team Lead - Food Plant Hygiene & Safety

Klosterman Baking Company; Springboro (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local bakery producer in Ohio is looking for a Sanitation Lead to oversee sanitation operations. The role involves ensuring compliance with food safety and sanitation standards while training employees and managing cleaning schedules. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, maintaining cleanliness, and managing materials and equipment. Candidates should have experience in sanitation practices, the ability to lift heavy loads, and familiarity with safety regulations. This position offers a great opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a food production environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to oversee sanitation and cleaning processes effectively.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs.
• Knowledge of Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO) procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
• Oversee sanitation team activities and training.
• Perform post-sanitation inspections and checks.

Skills

Knowledge of food safety standards

Safety compliance

Employee training

Inspection skills

Job description

• The Sanitation Lead is responsible for the execution of cleaning tasks assigned to their team. The Sanitation Lead ensures all sanitation work being completed is performed in a safe and sanitary manner and that all assigned areas and equipment are cleaned according to Hebron Klosterman Baking Company – KBCB standards. The Sanitation Lead assists the Sanitation Supervisor with employee training tasks and tracking cleaning completion on the Master Sanitation Schedule.

Responsibilities:

The Sanitation Lead shall ensure all assigned cleaning and sanitation tasks are completed as required and that facility infrastructure and processing equipment are cleaned and sanitized according to site-specific Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s). In addition, the Sanitation Lead is responsible for the following:

• Comply with all federal, statutory, customer, and company quality, food safety and sanitation standards.
• Oversee the day-to-day functions of their assigned team of sanitors.
• Ensure compliance with the following food safety standards: FSMA, SQF, AIB, and HACCP.
• Ensure compliance with the following safety standards: Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO), Chemical Safety, Working at Heights, Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) operation and safety, Personal Protective Equipment and any other safety related work task assigned by the Sanitation Supervisor.
• Train sanitation employees on Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s) initially, upon hire, and annually and as revised.
• Inspect equipment and work areas after cleaning and sanitation activities to ensure overall cleaning efficacy. Record all post-sanitation inspections on the Master Sanitation Cleaning Sheets and Cleaning Verification Forms as required.
• Must be able to lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs.
• Comply with regulatory, statutory, customer and company GMP requirements.
• Assist the sanitation supervisor in improving Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s) and other sanitation documents and forms as required.
• Ensure all processing equipment, infrastructure and building and grounds are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Verify sanitation activities by performing post sanitation inspections, ATP and allergen testing as required.
• Adhere to the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Perform Clean In Place (CIP) activities on bulk storage tanks as required. Record all required CIP parameters on site-specific documentation.
• Perform chemical titrations on chemical dispensing systems in the facility to ensure proper chemical concentration of chemicals is consistently available to the facility.
• Perform chemical inventory and sanitation inventory counts as needed.
• Replenish chemicals in facility wash bays, tray wash equipment and CIP skids daily as required.
• Assist in the oversight of third-party vendors for chemicals and pest control services.
• Ensure the safety of all sanitation employees during cleaning and sanitation activities by following all Lock-Out-Tag-Out energy isolation procedures.
• Assist with Pre-Shift Meetings and Shift Huddles.
• Perform inline magnet checks on flour system inline magnets as required.
• Perform eyewash station inspections monthly and as required.
• Retain all food safety and sanitation records per Klosterman Baking Company record retention requirements.
• Execute cleaning and sanitation activities assigned to the team.
• Report any out of specification sample results to the Sanitation Supervisor and FSQA Manager.
• Assist with coordinating downtime cleaning tasks with the production and maintenance departments.
• Assist with coordinating periodic equipment cleaning tasks and periodic infrastructure cleaning tasks.
• Maintain sanitation tools and equipment in a clean and sanitary manner.
• Report all equipment damage observed during post-sanitation inspections to the maintenance department through the work order system.
• Operate all Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) equipment in a safe manner to ensure safety program compliance.
• Assign sanitation employees to designated zones and cleaning tasks as required.
• Perform assigned cleaning activities in outside areas and building and grounds.
• Complete assigned Kaizen projects as assigned and required.
• Track Master Sanitation Schedule Task completion on the electronic MSS located on the facility SharePoint.