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Sanitation Superintendent - Portsmouth, NHThe Sanitation Supervisor will manage assigned processes and personnel to meet or exceed company and departmental goals. This position will also oversee the efficient sanitation and cleaning functions of the manufacturing facility. This position will also be the primary contact for pest control and chemical representatives.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesManagement of all aspects of the facility sanitation program to include maintenance and compliance with the master sanitation schedule, ensuring tasks are executed without compromising safety, food safety and quality as well as internal and external regulatory requirements.In alignment with the QA Manager and other facility leadership assures the facility is audit ready every day.Management of our chemical supplier relationship and budget.Identify and action deficiencies through Corrective Action Reports. Participate in Root Cause Analysis for effective solutions.Responsible for the requisition and inventory of all cleaning chemicals, cleaning tools and supplies and maintaining all cleaning equipment in good repairAssigns tasks to workers including setting up their crews in the most effective and efficient way, meeting release for pre-op deadlines, as well as, moving and setting up equipment for startup.CommunicationCommunicate clearly (both verbally and electronically) with Scheduling, Quality Assurance, Dry Storage, and Warehouse ensuring the plant floor is released timely to the Quality Assurance Department; to perform Pre-Op testing to position them to release the line to operations timely.Plans and schedules team members cleaning schedules, releases the entire production floor timely and to effectively and efficiently utilize departmental policies and procedures fairly and equitably to maintain standards established for safety, quality, and overall company personnel satisfaction.Leadership and DirectionAssigns and oversees the sanitation cleaning schedule to include planned and unplanned work by assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.Ensures compliance to annual budget objectives with regards to department expenses, employee standard work and overtime.Leads a group of 20-25 hourly associates and directs their workloads daily in order to achieve results and meet or exceed KPI'sLeads the entire sanitation operation on the 3rd shift and may serve as the primary contact in the absence of other leadership overseeing other areas of the plant.Ensures team members have access to and completes required company training including safety, food safety and quality. Additionally, supports all team members in the development and proper implementation of job specific training and knowledge transfer.Responsible for developing the proper attitudes towards safety and health in those they supervise, and for promoting that all operations are performed with the utmost regard for safety and health of all employees.Continuous ImprovementDrive continuous improvement in the areas of food safety, sanitation, and quality; Including but not limited to, leading, or directing kaizen projects and ensuring sustainability of the improvementsDevelops and recommends improvements of facilities, equipment, cleaning procedures, pest control issues, chemical concerns, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency when issues and problems arise.Supports team members and recommends solutions to immediate challenges or problems that may arise during the course of the night.AnalysisIn partnership with their supervisor, establish and/or align on sanitation specific KPIs. Ensure records and reporting demonstrate performance to these standards.Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the sanitation process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.Provides recommendation by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing sanitation, pest control and chemical performance records and data. Organizes and leads continuous improvement projects based on this data analysis.Qualifications3-5 years working in food safety and sanitation in a food environment Bachelor's degree or above preferred, but not requiredHACCP & 3rd party audit certifiedStrong critical thinking skills.Reliability, decisiveness, good judgment, assertiveness, flexibility, persistence, and patienceKnowledge of food sanitation requirementsWell-developed and demonstrated English-language communications (both written and verbal), interpersonal, and decision-making abilitiesAbility to communicate and enforce quality and food safety expectations in a collaborative and effective manner.Ability to manage and resolve conflict in a positive wayAbility to flex schedule to support the business.
Worksite address
portsmouth, NH, 03801, US
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