Sanitation Manager / Site Sanitation Leader

fgf brands

Sanitation Manager / Site Sanitation Leader

To become the world’s greatest baker, we need the world’s greatest team members

Reporting to the Corporate Sanitation, as the Sanitation Site Leader you will provide hands-on and support leadership to the sanitation team on all shifts to ensure all related tasks are performed properly. This includes cleanliness of the plants and external premises, all equipment machinery and utensils in the production processes. You will be responsible to ensure all sanitation crew leaders and team members follow FGF’s food safety guidelines while completing their tasks.

What FGF Offers:

• FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training, unleashing your potential
• Competitive Compensation, Health & Welfare Benefits including Vision & Dental and flexible options at competitive premiums
• 401k matching program
• Discount program - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement

Primary Responsibilities:

• Follows GMP’s, Food and Health and safety regulations and compliance with internal practices and external policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Performs all job responsibilities under the strictest guidelines of the BRC food Safety Standards.
• Lead by example and foster an environment of mutual respect and create an open open-door policy with the ream members.
• With support from Corporate Sanitation Leader, communicates plans and initiatives to effectively gain team member cooperation.
• Conduct pre shift Huddles and provide goals for the shift, provide feedback to the team members. Assist in fostering a team environment by clearly defining and communicating to Sanitation team members their impact on individual and team performance.
• Coordinates all Sanitation activities to accomplish sanitation practices according to sanitation standard operating Procedures (SSOP’s) and training of team members.
• Maintain daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual and yearly sanitation records. To include pandemic records and Master sanitation checklist, documentation list and record keeping of Sanitation program.
• Provide appropriate coaching and training received by Sanitation personnel. Provide team members have adequate tools to perform their tasks safely and correctly.
• Provides input on staffing levels and participates in sourcing and interviewing candidates.
• Must demonstrate clear decision making with team members.
• Knowledge of company’s workers compensation process for the processing of injuries and illnesses.
• Assists and monitors labor requirements to balance staffing levels and overtime costs.
• Compliance to all safety and environmental regulations are achieved and provides direction to team to accomplish these goals.
• Maintains SSOP’s on a quarterly basis and yearly training. Yearly chemical training conducted by chemical supplier. Yearly GMP, Safety, and FGF policy training for all team members.
• Assists in the auditing of Sanitation SSOP’S, Master sanitation schedule and all internal and external audits.
• Assist in new product development huddles and launches.
• Trains team members on chemicals, how to and when to wear PPE and how to disassemble, clean and reassemble equipment in sanitary manner.
• Performs Pre-Op inspections on all equipment, to verify cleaning effectiveness, sign-off and release back to Production.
• Assists with the inspection on Plants and Warehouse to ensure compliance with internal sanitation and safety procedures and programs and to comply with state and federal laws.
• Ensures all sanitation paperwork is completed on a timely basis.
• Ensure company polices, quality procedures and GMP’s are understood and followed by team members.
• Leads the Sanitation team to meet or exceed regulatory or customer expectations in regard to food safety or quality.
• Backup to Corporate Sanitation Leader to meet or exceed regulator or customer expectation in regard to food safety or quality.
• Performs essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Schedule the team members schedule for the week and make changes to schedule when needed. Communicate to effected team members.
• Ensures all chemicals used in cleaning processes are mixed with the proper solution according to suppliers’ specifications and that all chemicals are locked, and inventory completed weekly.
• Perform evaluations and disciplinary action for sanitation team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Management Team.
• As need dictates, both assigned shift and work location may be changed by management.

Requirements :

• 1-5 years of experience in sanitation environment (food/bakery experience is desirable) or related field/
• 2-3 years of experience in a managerial role (preferably in a food manufacturing environment)
• Must have interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, able to demonstrates a desire to lead and motivate a team environment
• Exposure to GMP’s, SSOP’s HACCP, SQF BRC, OSHA, city regulation and familiarity in food manufacturing setting
• Accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to detect the presence of a sanitation issue or concern
• Familiar with internal and external audits to include City and state inspections
• Ability to manage difficult people
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Flexible to workdays, afternoons, nights, weekends and holidays if needed
• Knowledge of Workers Compensation, EEOC and employment laws
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Multi-tasking and attention to detail skills required
• Post-secondary education an asset
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred

What is the recipe for a great career at FGF

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! FGF is a leading North American bakery company with facilities across the USA and Canada with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including naan, muffins, croissants, donuts, cakes, artisan breads and flatbreads.

As an innovative company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit that encourages all our Team Members to use their own creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

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