What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sanitation Lead (Waste Lead) - 2nd Shift position at Ajinomoto Foods North America?
Position Summary
Responsible for training, leading and supervising employees engaged in a variety of Sanitation tasks including the utilization of housekeeping equipment and materials. Under the direction of Sanitation Supervisor.
Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide training to sanitation employees on equipment operation and waste material handling, while effectively addressing and resolving minor conflicts or production/sanitation challenges in line with established protocols and escalating complex issues to higher management when necessary.
- Tends trash room and lines 1-4 by watching for soils and spills, loading raw materials into red nonedible containers, and unloading into totes.
- Oversee waste collection and tracking on all production lines to ensure compliance with waste management practices.
- Monitor waste levels and trends to identify areas for improvement and cost reduction.
- Supervise and train all shift red coat sanitors on waste identification and segregation processes to ensure accurate tracking and reporting.
- Implement waste work stop authority to address any issues or discrepancies in waste management procedures.
- Lead the Red Coats to streamline waste handling operations and optimize efficiency.
- Performs general housekeeping duties to entire facility and duties as assigned; maintains a clean and safe work area in compliance with existing policy.
- Complies with organization policies including, but not limited to, safety, good manufacturing practices, food safety, and employment and work rules.
- Performs other duties as assigned such as MSS, Chemical inventory and clean room cleaning.
- Responsible for Room 105 to be cleaned and organized.
- Responsible for ordering new trailers and moving full ones so the process flow continues.
- Support positive change and maintain procedures and accountability to yourself and redcoats.
- Delegates as necessary to keep hallways and lines FSQA, USDA audit ready always.
- Lead passdown between red coats at shift beginning and end.
- Verifying shadow boards are being used properly.
- Support Production Changeovers and sanitation cleans.
Position Qualifications
- Prefer High School Diploma/GED
- Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in food manufacturing environment or equivalent type of manufacturing
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and written
- Reliable
- Self-driven
- Minimal Supervision
- Forklift/Palletjack Certification
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.)
The Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
AAP/EEO STATEMENT
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by stated, federal, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
