The
Plant Sanitation Supervisor oversees and coordinates food safety and sanitation programs within a food manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for managing plant cleaning, ensuring compliance with GMPs, USDA standards, and safety practices.
This job is located in the Boise Idaho area.
**Requires hands on working experience and knowledge of sanitation and sanitation processes in a food processing plant** Must be able to work 12 hour overnight shift**
Requirements/Knowledge:
Experience leading or supervising a sanitation team in the food and beverage industry, or experience in quality supervision/management specific to the dairy industry.
Chemicals, Cleaning in Place (CIP), Cleaning out of Place (COP), membrane cleaning, evaporator cleaning, dairy, and cheese processes.
Plant Sanitation Supervisor Key Responsibilities:
- Interacts with the facility quality assurance/sanitation staff, plant management and crewmembers to verify food safety, quality, sanitation performance and ensure compliance with specifications.
- Oversees all activities pertaining to food safety and regulatory compliance.
- Oversees all activities pertaining to product quality and compliance with product specifications.
- Oversees all activities pertaining to sanitation to ensure compliance to all Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and cleanliness standards while executing timely start-up of the plant each production day.
- Develops and maintains all Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and the Master Sanitation Schedule.
- Consult and advise plant manager on food safety and quality issues/deviations. Track, trend and lead problem solving efforts, including determination of root cause and preventative measures on food safety and quality issues/deviations. Provide ongoing communication to plant management team regarding food safety and quality performance.
- Responsible for the knowledge, understanding, and enforcement of all company policies and regulations.
- Take steps as needed to control potentially unsafe or poor quality product.
- Supervise adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) in sanitation procedures.
- Monitor and audit cleaning systems and procedures for processing and packaging equipment, adjusting as necessary to ensure optimal cleanliness.
- Ensure compliance with company and regulatory sanitation food quality, food safety, employee safety, and environmental standards.
- Collaborate with management and production personnel to address sanitation issues and recommend improvements to policies, procedures, and cleaning effectiveness.
- Perform comprehensive sanitation audits for each production process, communicate findings and trends, and participate in weekly sanitation or quality meetings.
- Conduct training programs on sanitation procedures and oversee the development and training of sanitation personnel in coordination with production, both in-room and on the floor.
- Understand chemical specifications and their proper application for various processing/packaging equipment SSOPs.
- Conduct scheduled sanitation validation audits to inspect critical equipment for proper cleanliness and sanitization.
- Participate in the commissioning of new equipment and process expansions, monitoring the progress of CIP validation completion on site.
- Ensure appropriate coverage of sanitation activities on site.
- Maintain and revise departmental procedures, including the master sanitation schedule and SSOPs, to reflect process improvements and maintain hygienic conditions.
- Review and maintain sanitation documentation for Quality Assurance and regulatory review, working closely with the Quality team.
- Develop cost-saving measures for chemical usage, monitor chemical waste, and identify opportunities to improve cleaning time and efficiency.
- Build partnerships with production, quality, and human resources to meet production and personnel goals.
- Follow up on waste disposal monitoring, plant water sampling, and CIP rinse water as needed.
Skills and Abilities:
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
- Continuous improvement mindset, seeking ways to enhance quality.
- Ability to work closely with production and quality teams to improve sanitation and microbiological compliance.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong communication skills, ability to work autonomously and within a team.
- Critical thinking and root cause analysis.
- Commitment to working safely and promoting safety practices and behaviors.
- Bilingual Spanish a plus!
Third shift/Overnight, 12-hour shift Schedule can be 3x12 or 4x12 work week depending on production needs.
This job is located in the Boise Idaho area.
Salary: DOE
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