Sanitation Supervisor

Sanitation Supervisor

The Sanitation Supervisor provides leadership and oversight for all sanitation activities to ensure the facility, equipment, and production areas meet company food safety standards and regulatory requirements. This salaried role is responsible for supervising sanitation personnel, ensuring effective execution of sanitation programs, verifying compliance with SSOPs, GMPs, and USDA regulations, and partnering cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, and FSQA to support safe and efficient operations.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide direct supervision, leadership, and coaching to sanitation personnel across assigned shifts
• Plan, assign, and monitor daily sanitation activities to ensure completion in accordance with SSOPs and sanitation schedules
• Verify the effectiveness of sanitation activities prior to production start-up, including participation in and support of pre-operational inspections
• Ensure compliance with all food safety programs, including SSOPs, GMPs, allergen control programs, and regulatory requirements
• Review sanitation documentation, logs, and records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance
• Investigate sanitation deficiencies, deviations, or non-conformances and ensure timely corrective actions are implemented
• Ensure proper use, mixing, storage, and handling of sanitation chemicals in accordance with SDS and company procedures
• Enforce Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE, and safe work practices during sanitation operations
• Coordinate with Maintenance on equipment issues, repairs, and preventive maintenance related to sanitation activities
• Support training, onboarding, and qualification of sanitation team members
• Communicate sanitation performance, issues, and risks to management and FSQA leadership
• Participate in internal audits, regulatory inspections, and customer audits as related to sanitation
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to sanitation effectiveness, efficiency, and cost control