Sanitation Supervisor

About Us

Established in 1943, SK Food Group is a leader in the food manufacturing and wholesale food sales industry. We produce a complete line of products for many different market segments including retail, convenience stores, vending, and the transportation industry. We pride ourselves on our sub-contract manufacturing and private-labeling capabilities offered to customers throughout the United States.

We cultivate and embrace a diverse employee population, recognizing that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our global culture. We are a company where achieving extraordinary results and having a stimulating work experience are part of the same process.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct sanitation associates in performing job duties.
• Enforce, develop, and maintain safe working practices for all sanitation associates.
• Develop and train sanitation associates in their respective work areas.
• Provide guidance and input on career development.
• Counsel production associates on job performance and implement or make recommendations on disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Conduct performance reviews and other periodic performance feedback.
• Responsible for hiring, managing, disciplining, compensating, and terminating associates.
• Ensure that MSS (Master Sanitation Schedule) is followed on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Ensure associates comply with stated company policies and practices.
• Coordinate with Production and Quality Assurance departments in relation to food safety and sanitation; maintain MSS and SSOP files and other records.
• Ensure pre-operation sanitation inspection runs smoothly, ensuring the facility is ready for production in a timely manner; verify sanitation is effective by reviewing swab samples for micro-testing.
• Analyze trends for low-performing areas during sanitation and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor chemical mixes ensuring correct dilution, and fix when variances occur.
• Monitor associate labor hours, ensure efficiency in task completion. Review associate time punches in ADP.
• Maintain sanitation equipment in good condition, complete purchase requisitions when necessary.
• Initiate new procedures as determined by facility food-safety requirements.
• Communicate efficiently and effectively between departments; request assistance from other departments when necessary.
• Undertake annual assessment of all SSOPs and update these documents; participate in self-audits.
• Conduct monthly usage audits of chemical cleaning agents, and monitor par inventory levels performing inventory counts. Complete purchase requisitions for chemical acquisition.
• Enforce, develop, and maintain safe working practices for all associates.
• Schedule and track PTO, leaves, etc.
• Lock and secure the building as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this position is to directly supervise sanitation associates.

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified in Meat & Poultry HACCP.
• Certified in Seafood HACCP.
• Seafood Inspection Program certification.
• Good working knowledge in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Experience in preparing HACCP and SSOP Manuals.
• Fluently bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.
• Moderate mechanical skills a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Associate Bonus Programs
• Family & Friends Referral Bonuses
• DailyPay – Access Earned Pay Sooner
• 401k Retirement Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Dependent scholarship opportunities
• Educational Tuition Assistance