Sanitation Supervisor (1080589)

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Salary: $60,000.00 USD Annually - $70,000.00 USD Annually

Description: Sanitation Supervisor

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Salary: $60,000 - $70,000

Summary: Our client, a growing food manufacturer is seeking a sanitation supervisor. This role will ensure the cleanliness, functionality, and aesthetic of the facility, grounds, and machinery. Collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance, and FSQA (Food Safety Quality Assurance) departments to uphold and enhance plant-wide GMP and Preventative Maintenance efforts, aiming for a clean, efficient, and "world-class" facility with an exemplary BRC/GFSI rating. Waste reduction is a key objective.

Essential Functions

• Manage a team of Sanitarians, overseeing the Master Sanitation program and other cleaning responsibilities.
• Collaborate with production and maintenance teams to develop and implement sustainability initiatives and reduce utility demand.
• Monitor, capture, and manage waste flows to reduce facility waste.
• Oversee the Master Sanitation Program and work closely with the FSQA department on the Environmental Monitoring program.
• Manage recyclable materials with third-party vendors.
• Order and maintain supplies related to sanitation and operational needs, ensuring materials are available to meet departmental demand.
• Manage and operate the sanitation budget, aiming to meet or stay under budget each month.
• Improve and maintain company facilities, contract laundry services, and grounds through internal teams and external vendors to ensure compliance.
• Lead Sanitation & Janitorial teams by example, ensuring thorough training in processes, policies, and procedures.
• Efficiently schedule the team to meet demand while managing overtime to minimize production impact and control costs.
• Serve as the first response team for accident/allergen/spill clean-ups.
• Optimize the team through hiring, training, coaching, and discipline, resulting in a stronger, more engaged team with fewer safety and HR incidents.
• Train or assign mentors/trainers for new employees and temps, ensuring they understand expectations and are trained to achieve positive results safely.
• Process weekly department timecards, team paperwork (position changes, time off, etc.), and document necessary incidents for easy audit access.
• Keep the team on track with all training (safety, GMP, technical, etc.), ensuring appropriate judgment is used when necessary.
• Develop and implement departmental safety hazard assessments, audits, and improvements to prevent workplace accidents.
• Actively support and engage in growth planning (departmental, building, space).
• Communicate effectively and frequently with all stakeholders verbally, in writing, and via technology to ensure information flows freely and efficiency increases.
• Obtain and maintain certification to operate all necessary PIVs.
• Meet all physical demands of the position, including lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally, bending, carrying, reaching, pushing, pulling, walking, sitting, and using various powered industrial trucks.
  
  

Non-Essential Functions

• Participate in companywide Risk and Disaster Planning.
• Identify areas for improvement, develop, and execute action plans for successful Continuous Improvement results.
• Gather, analyze, and present various data sets to the team, management, and outside visitors.
• Act as a safety incident responder, administer first aid when needed, and participate in emergency evacuation sweeps.
• Complete all necessary paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
• Participate in the development and adherence to departmental budgeting for better cost control and data analysis.
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Food Industry-related quality assurance, including Metal Detection processes, Swab testing, Allergens, and Contaminants, ensuring continued exemplary GFSI standing.
• Familiarity with GFSI and BRC standards related to cleanliness and sanitation, with a proven audit track record (minimum A grade).
• Machine maintenance/operator experience, capable of performing necessary industrial sanitation on assigned machines safely and efficiently.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• OSHA 10 certified.
• CPR, AED, and First Aid certified.
• Food Safety/GMP training.
• Highest level of safety, ensuring no workplace accidents each shift.
• Highest regard for quality, ensuring all product meets or exceeds established standards.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure and within deadlines.
• Adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to act/react in real-time.
• Results-driven and proactive, with a strong desire to own and execute responsibilities with excellence.
• Analytical and reasoning ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  
  

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