Sanitation Manager

Leclerc is a family business with 120 years of experience, tradition and know-how, passed down from people with heart. Thanks to our 1,800 employees in eight plants in Canada and the United States, we are constantly innovating to exceed the expectations of both small and large appetites.

We are looking for a passionate leader who thrives on working the night shift to support our food safety strategy, obtains results through teamwork and collaboration, in our Kingsport, Tennessee facility.

If you enjoy working on the night shift (Friday through Monday) learning from colleagues at our other facilities, sharing best practices, and recognized by your peers to drive team engagement, development and ownership, we would like to have a conversation with you to discuss how your career can soar once you join our team!

Job Summary
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Sanitation Manager will ensure right procedure compliance for cleaning of our 150,000 ft2 factory and will manage the 6S program for the site. Driven by a continuous improvement mindset, the Sanitation Manager will evaluate current processes and actual practices while managing strategies that improve production reliability. The incumbent may establish deep cleaning procedures in partnership with maintenance to ensure machine internals and pre-set up processes exist. This leader is on the core team responsible for sanitary design of new equipment. S/he oversees sanitation function across the site to ensure compliance with all quality management programs and food safety systems, such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points), GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP's). S/he is responsible for sanitation staff oversight to meet BRC level of cleanliness and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety in cleaning including validation of chemical protocols and approaches;
• Partners with leaders from maintenance, quality, health, and manufacturing;
• Manage the budget related to the health of the plant and see to the distribution of resources;
• Establishes procedures and strategies to drive consistent results from sanitation activities of equipment and facilities in all production areas, equipment, food contact surfaces and exterior of the facility;
• Conducts 6S audits and owns the program for the site, including coaching;
• Coaches leaders within Sanitation and ensures adherence;
• Manages schedule of staff hours and plans;
• Establishes guidelines for third shift set-up and take aparts in conjunction with Maintenance and Engineering Manager;
• Optimizes the time and resources necessary to accomplish effective cleaning protocols;
• Establishes team member training guidelines and procedures – ensures training program is robust;
• Ensures SSOP requirements are used and maintained;
• Oversee the quality of work performed by the Sanitation crew, and analyzes production downtime to address sanitation gaps;
• Active in Sanitation industry with the purpose of understanding best practices and recruitment.

Requirements

• Technical School degree or equivalent experience required;
• Experience with continuous improvement practices required;
• Previous manufacturing and/or food production experience is preferred;
• Knowledge of BRC, SQF, GMP and other food safety standard including HACCP or similar food industry regulations desired;
• Knowledge of chemicals used in food plant cleaning and sanitation in addition to practices, procedures and guidelines;
• Experience using Microsoft Office and other computer based application (I pad, One Note, etc.);
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging, and consistently changing environment;
• Aptitude and troubleshooting through root cause problem solving;
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; verbal and written; and
• Ability to inspire and motivate people, specifically mentoring and coaching individuals in identifying short and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.

Working at Leclerc is:

• Earn a competitive salary
• Enjoy cookies at will
• Benefit from a comprehensive benefits program
• Save on our products
• Embrace high velocity technology

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $73,468.00 - $91,835.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $73,468 - $91,835