Sanitation Supervisor

15657 18th St NE, Little Falls, MN, USA | 1st Shift - 7am - 3:30pm | Salary | 55,000-65,000 per year | Full Time

| Company Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays

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Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events.

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Join Barrett Petfood as a Full Time Sanitation Supervisor in Little Falls, MN, where your impact will be felt on the production floor every day. This onsite role offers the satisfaction of ensuring a clean and safe environment, crucial for maintaining our customer-centric culture and high-performance standards. As a key player in a fun and innovative team, you’ll engage in problem-solving and uphold integrity in every aspect of your work. Enjoy a competitive salary ranging from $55,000 to $65,000, reflecting on your expertise and commitment to excellence. If you are passionate about sanitation and thrive in a dynamic environment, this position is your chance to contribute to a leading company in the pet food manufacturing industry.

Step into a rewarding career that values your contributions and fosters growth.

Are you excited about this Sanitation Supervisor job?

As the Sanitation Supervisor at Barrett Petfood's Little Falls plant, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining a clean, safe, and compliant food manufacturing environment. This hands-on position involves leading sanitation activities while actively working alongside your team to implement sanitation programs, SSOPs, GMPs, pest control, and chemical management. You'll ensure audit readiness and collaborate closely with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Production teams to support production schedules. This full-time role primarily operates during the weekday day shift but may require off-shift, weekend, or on-call support as operational needs arise. In this dynamic manufacturing environment, you will experience exposure to chemicals, water, and physical activity, necessitating the use of PPE and the ability to operate industrial equipment.

This job description provides an overview of the role; actual responsibilities may vary.

What we're looking for in a Sanitation Supervisor

To excel as a Sanitation Supervisor at Barrett Petfood, candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field or have at least 5 years of hands-on sanitation and supervisory experience in the food or pet food manufacturing industry. Successful applicants will have a solid background in sanitation within regulated environments, showcasing their ability to lead effectively in a working supervisor role. Proficiency in operating forklifts, floor scrubbers, and scissor lifts is essential, as well as a comprehensive understanding of GMPs, SSOPs, and sanitation programs. Familiarity with audit requirements and vendor management will further enhance an applicant's qualifications. Strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to ensuring a clean and safe production environment will be key to thriving in this role, contributing to the overall success of Barrett Petfood's operations.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform and oversee hands-on sanitation and cleaning activities; manage the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).

• Conduct routine plant inspections and ensure compliance with SSOPs, GMPs, EMP awareness, and audit requirements (SQF, FDA, customer).

• Develop, maintain, and train on sanitation procedures; maintain accurate sanitation, chemical, and pest control records.

• Manage sanitation tools, supplies, and chemical inventory, including ordering and usage tracking.

• Serve as primary contact for third-party pest control and chemical suppliers; ensure program compliance.

• Safely operate and oversee forklifts, floor scrubbers, scissor lifts, and sanitation equipment.

• Supervise, schedule, train, and coach sanitation staff; provide performance feedback to management.

• Coordinate sanitation activities with Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams.

• Identify and support continuous improvement and corrective actions related to sanitation or environmental findings.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking through the factory.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds at times.

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So, what do you think? If you feel this is the right job for you, go ahead and apply! We look forward to meeting you!

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In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that aconsumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from aconsumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may containinformation about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and modeof living, whichever are applicable. They may involve personal interviews with sourcessuch as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain informationabout you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehiclerecords, education or employment history or other background checks.You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receiptof this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigativeconsumer report. The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the presentand, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allowthe Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, aspermitted by law unless revoked by you in writing.