Overview

Directs the plant’s production and sanitation activities on a designated shift in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the desired quality, quantity and timely production of product. Assures quality and safety while achieving established goals and objectives.

Schedule: Third Shift M-F 9:30pm-7am

Responsibilities

• Coordinates shift activities through planning and communication with employees to ensure all sanitation objectives are accomplished.
• Develops and controls plans and budgets for the sanitation area.
• Develops and implements a master sanitation schedule/program for all processing and packaging equipment and storage vessels in accordance with company and FDA standards; maintains record keeping to document cleaning processes.
• Partners with production to ensure upkeep of master sanitation schedule. 
• Monitors CIP equipment to ensure proper operation by shift personnel.
• Oversees the storage and use of cleaning chemicals within the warehouse to prevent unauthorized access or use.
• Controls and minimizes overtime labor and maintenance costs.
• Monitors the usage of all cleaning/sanitizing chemicals and agents to ensure compliance to safety requirements.
• Maintains close working relationship with QA and responds to deviations from standards immediately.
• Ensures compliance to all federal, state and local laws and company policies.
• Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to subordinates.
• Maintains good employee, corporate and community relations.
• Coordinates with department managers and shift supervisors to ensure a trouble-free shift start-up/shut-down.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, housekeeping and safety in the plant area.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
• Serve as a Qualified Individual as part of the plant’s Food Safety Plan, including monitoring and verification activities related to process control and preventive control measures.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 2-3 years production/group leader experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food-related industry with sanitation and production experience.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and production processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience. 

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Competencies

• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Command Skills
• Timely Decision Making
• Managing Diversity
• Innovation Management
• Integrity and Trust

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and occasionally lift while moving about the facility. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the plant is loud. Earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, beardnets (if facial hair exists) and steel toed / slip-resistant shoes are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.