Sanitation Supervisor

Why Marzetti?

At The Marzetti Company, we empower our people and nourish their potential. Find community, be appreciated, experience growth and make an impact as part of our team!

We offer competitive benefits including:

• Health and life insurance plans
• Retirement savings benefits
• Paid parental leave and paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Well-being incentives and on-site health care screenings
• Mental health benefits

A full list of benefits can be found here careers.marzetticompany.com/benefits

Role Overview

Directs and manages the overall housekeeping and sanitation of food contact areas and manufacturing equipment to ensure compliance to required standards for cleanliness at the Allen and Quality Bakery plants. Assures quality and safety while achieving established goals and objectives.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Coordinates shift activities through planning and communication with employees to ensure all sanitation objectives are accomplished.
• Supports the execution and helps control plans and budgets for the sanitation area.
• Develops and implements a master sanitation schedule/program for all processing and packaging equipment and storage vessels in accordance with company and FDA standards; maintains record keeping to document cleaning processes.
• Monitors CIP equipment to ensure proper operation by shift personnel.
• Oversees the storage and use of cleaning chemicals within the warehouse to prevent unauthorized access or use.
• Controls and minimizes overtime labor and maintenance costs.
• Monitors the usage of all cleaning/sanitizing chemicals and agents to ensure compliance to safety requirements.
• Maintains close working relationship with QA and responds to deviations from standards immediately.
• Ensures compliance to all federal, state and local laws and company policies.
• Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to subordinates.
• Maintains good employee, corporate and community relations.
• Coordinates with department managers and shift supervisors to ensure a trouble-free shift start-up/shut-down.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, housekeeping and safety in the plant area.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
• Serve as a Qualified Individual as part of the plant's Food Safety Plan, including monitoring and verification activities related to process control and preventive control measures.
• Responsible for preventive control measures including chemical concentrations for proper Sanitation controls.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Directly supervises a sanitation lead and all employees in sanitation activities throughout the Allen and Quality Bakery plants. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and results of the sanitation program. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, appraising and terminating employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints/grievances and resolving problems.

How you'll do it

The successful candidate will put our values into practice every day:

Hunger. I come ready, pay attention, and refuse to settle for getting by when getting better is possible.

Respect. I know my people by name, show up for them as humans, and never make anyone feel small.

Courage. I say the hard thing, own my mistakes, and carry my team's voice forward.

Humility. I ask before I assume, learn from those around me, and lead with curiosity over ego.

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

Directs and manages the overall housekeeping and sanitation of food contact areas and manufacturing equipment to ensure compliance to required standards for cleanliness at the Allen and Quality Bakery plants. Assures quality and safety while achieving established goals and objectives.

Who we are

The Marzetti Company manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti, New York Bakery, Sister Schubert's and Bachan's, in addition to exclusive license agreements with Olive Garden, Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to Make Every Meal Better. We are a spirited blend of tradition and innovation—real people crafting real flavor. We're not just a team; we're a promise—a commitment to craft, care, and create a legacy.

Working Conditions

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, climb, crouch, lift, reach, grasp and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to move 75 pounds a distance of 25 feet or more at various frequencies and or intervals. Must be able to stand for an 8 – 10 hour shift (sometimes longer) with regular breaks while performing repetitive tasks. May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. The employee may be exposed to non-ambient temperatures, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment, and handling of hazardous sanitation chemicals. The noise level is loud in the plant. Ear protection, eye/face protection, hair/beard nets, steel-toed/slip-resistant shoes, and gloves are required as necessary in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.