Sanitation Supervisor (3rd shift) - Jessie Lord Bakery, LLC

Location: Torrance

Job Summary

Responsible for ensuring food manufacturing sanitation protocols and implementing cleaning policies, performing daily sanitizing of production processing equipment and lines, conducting cleaning inspections, and working in a supervisory capacity overseeing the work of the sanitation team. 

Job Responsibilities and Duties: Insert Job Description

• Provide leadership and direction to assigned crew.
• Assist in the training of new employees as well as the retraining of existing employees.
• Accept responsibility for the work performed under your direction.
• Ensure that assigned work is completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure plant cleanliness is within acceptable levels of quality, costs, and efficiency.
• Motivate employees to complete tasks while ensuring that productivity and sanitation standards are met.
• Inspects premises for unsanitary practices and conditions.
• Prepares and handles sanitation chemicals and equipment.
• Maintain Master Sanitation Schedule (MSCS).
• Trains and coaches Sanitation employees to follow sanitation cleaning procedures (SSOPs)
• Conduct daily post-sanitation performance inspections to ensure the quality of work being performed.
• Assist with retraining of existing employees.
• Ensure correct mixing of chemicals or cleaning solutions needed to clean and sanitize equipment and the facility; reassemble equipment as necessary.
• Interact daily with Quality Assurance and Production on sanitation activities and performance.
• Keep and maintain a clean and orderly workspace.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are required to immediately report and assist in the elimination or control of any food safety issues they observe to their supervisor.
• Monitors and enforces cGMPs within the Sanitation department.
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite programs. 

Education, Skills & other Requirements

• High school diploma, equivalent or higher
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in food plant operations, food safety, sanitation and or pest control.
• Minimum 1 year supervisory / auditing / regulatory experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Certifications in Food Safety, HACCP and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) strongly preferred.

Preferred skills

• Strong knowledge of food safety systems and best practices
• Excellent team building, oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work within a food plant environment.
• Technology: Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)
• Experience in directly managing others in a sanitation role.
• Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish)
• Strong communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Exposure to temperature change
• Push/pull 10-100 pounds so approximately 10-50 feet.
• Frequent lifting between 10 to 50 pounds of supplies and trash with the aid of co-workers.

Supervisor: Shift Supervisor 

Pay range: $22.00 - $24.00 per hour 

Schedule: 

• 3rd shift

COVID-19: Employees are required to present Covid-19 vaccination or request accommodation in accordance to the law.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Type: Full-time