What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sanitation Lead position at Maud Borup Inc?
Position Title:
Sanitation Lead
Date:
10/13/2023
Department:
Quality (Sanitation)
Reports to:
Sanitation Manager, Quality Manager or Quality Supervisor
Company Summary
We are makers of Seasonal Sweetness. We create seasonal and everyday sweets, snacks, and food gifts for retail partners and specialty stores nationwide. And, because innovation and sustainability are as fundamental as quality and taste, most of our day-to-day operations culminate in a zero landfill waste facility.
Role Summary
To ensure the production facility is clean and sanitized, to always ensure sanitary conditions in accordance with the company’s standard operating procedures. This is a safety sensitive position.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate sanitation activities to ensure Production needs.
- Provide coaching and guidance to workers on the Sanitation Team.
- Work alongside the Sanitation Team to ensure maximum productivity.
- Communicate with Sanitation Supervisor and/or Production Supervisor effectively.
- Ensures Team Members meet dress code and other food safety requirements (follow GMP’s).
- Ensures sanitation chemicals are used appropriately, efficiently and are at correct concentrations.
- Detailed sanitation and up-keep of the facility, ensuring that all processing equipment is properly cleaned and sanitized to established standards.
- Maintain facility and surrounding area in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and recognized Food Safety Standards.
- Communicate with production management to determine cleaning priorities.
- Complete all necessary paperwork and reports as needed.
- Assist supervisor or Quality Tech or others with safety, training and quality audits related to sanitation.
- Removal of all trash and product/soil from the facility, cleaning of floors, walls, and ceilings.
- Some janitorial work in restrooms and offices as needed.
- Follow all Sanitation equipment, chemical and tool guidelines. Understand and correctly use chemicals safely and efficiently.
- Reports food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
- Maintains a safe and clean environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
- Promotes teamwork and effective relations among all contacts by setting positive examples.
- Responsible for working safely and maintaining a safe work environment: attends required training, identifies and reports hazards; wears required PPE for position; and is accountable for self as well as co-worker safety.
- Is familiar with and complies with SQF Food Safety standards and ensures all product produced meets assigned quality standards.
- Promotes food safety and employee safe culture.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Backups: Quality Supervisor, Sanitation Supervisor, Sanitation Techs
Qualifications and Skills
1. Minimum 1 year experience doing sanitation in a food production facility.
2. Able to work independently or in a team environment with minimal supervision.
3. Knowledge of chemical usage, proportions and regulations, Ability to read and understand Safety Data Sheets
4. Decision making, problem solving and listening skills.
5. Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
6. Willing to learn and adhere to proper safety procedures when working with moving machinery.
Physical Requirements
Requires the ability to move about the facility and communicate with contacts. Must be able to properly use cleaning chemicals and equipment. Must be able to bend, stand/walk, sit for 8 hours or more, lift up to 25 pounds.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
Maud Borup embraces social and environmental responsibility and ongoingly puts policies and procedures in place to ensure care for our community, the environment, and for each other. Team members will ensure their daily activities and interactions are respectful, embrace sustainability, and reduce impact on the environment.
Social
1. Embrace individuality and respect each other
2. Look for ways the company can better support the community
3. Participate in company volunteer efforts and/or community support
Environmental
1. Use all resources efficiently, minimizing waste and water usage, recycle, save energy
2. Look for ways the company can further its sustainability commitment
3. Report electrical faults, water leakage or other environmental concerns to facilities or line manager.
Disclaimer
Maud Borup is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
