Sanitation Supervisor

Sanitation Supervisor
The Sanitation and Quality Supervisor provides leadership and guidance in sanitation, sanitary design, risk analysis, and HACCP.

This role is part of the Quality Department and reports to the Sanitation Manager.

The Sanitation Supervisor owns, manages, and leads sanitation programs and ensures all sanitation activities are executed effectively.

This position partners with sanitation quality team, operations at all levels, Corporate QA, third-party vendors, and R&D, and is a key contributor to the site's sanitation and food safety programs for Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Essential Functions:


* Provide expertise and functional leadership relating to the implementation and execution of Sanitation, Chemical, Pest Control programs and processes within the plant.


* Manage and lead the day-to-day Sanitation program, equipment inspections, Chemical, programs and documentation.


* Lead continuous improvement efforts within the plant to ensure sanitation programs are developed and implemented within the production organization.


* Drive knowledge and understanding of sanitation practices throughout the plant; provide best practices expertise surrounding cleaning practices, CIP systems and sanitary design of equipment and processes.


* Oversee the implementation of sanitation concepts to support hazard analysis, risk assessments, continuous improvement, system/process application while supporting regulatory inspections and customer audits.


* Continuously evaluate facility sanitary conditions, assessing risk based on food safety and public health principles, prioritizing corrective actions, and verifying sanitation activities and validation testing.


* Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations.


* Support site Quality Management team with other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:


* Bachelor's degree in Food science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or related field with Operations Management with 2+ years of food, beverage, dairy sanitation experience OR Associates degree in a comparable field of study with 3+ years sanitation experience OR High School Diploma and 4+ year of sanitation experience in a food, dairy or beverage industry.

Preferred Qualifications:


* Skilled in project management orientation and implementing organizational change related projects.


* Experience implementing leadership and leading people in a manufacturing/production environment.


* Uses explicitly defined visual processes to track and follow-up on assignments and take appropriate corrective action.


* Experience reading, analyzing, and interpreting complex documents and responding effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.


* Experience making effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to management.


* Knowledge of chemical usage and safety.


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