Weekend Sanitation Lead

About the Role

Cérélia's Frozen Breakfast Business Unit – US Waffle – is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities, Liberty, SC, and Hazelwood, MO. US Waffle is seeking a dynamic and skilled Weekend Sanitation Lead to join our team in Liberty, SC. This position is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and oversight of sanitation operations throughout the facility during assigned weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Direct, organize, and support sanitation employees throughout the assigned weekend shift
• Assign employees to production lines, equipment, drains, floors, freezers, and other designated sanitation areas according to the sanitation schedule
• Maintain an active floor presence and monitor sanitation activities while work is in progress
• Ensure sanitation activities are completed safely, thoroughly, efficiently, and according to established procedures and schedules
• Monitor employee performance and provide coaching, direction, and corrective feedback as needed
• Ensure adequate workforce coverage and communicate staffing concerns to management
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, food safety, and safe work practices
• Verify proper equipment disassembly, cleaning, rinsing, sanitizing, reassembly, and inspection
• Enforce GMP, allergen-control, cross-contamination prevention, and food safety requirements
• Identify and immediately address conditions that may create a food safety or sanitation risk
• Conduct and document required daily chemical titrations to verify proper chemical concentrations
• Train and coach employees on proper chemical handling and application procedures
• Conduct sanitation inspections before requesting Quality pre-operational inspection
• Assign employees to reclean affected areas and verify completion of corrective actions
• Ensure required sanitation, chemical, inspection, corrective action, environmental monitoring, and training records are completed accurately and on time
• Communicate sanitation status, deficiencies, incomplete work, staffing concerns, equipment issues, maintenance needs, and other operational concerns to relevant departments
• Coach and train sanitation employees on proper cleaning methods, SSOP requirements, chemical applications, equipment cleaning, food safety expectations, PPE, and safe work practices
• Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions related to sanitation performance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous sanitation, food manufacturing, or related experience required
• Previous lead or leadership experience preferred
• Working knowledge of SSOPs, GMPs, food safety, sanitation, and allergen-control practices
• Ability to safely work with approved sanitation chemicals
• Ability to effectively lead, train, coach, and communicate with sanitation employees
• Ability to identify sanitation deficiencies and ensure corrective actions are completed
• Basic documentation and computer skills
• Ability to work independently and make appropriate decisions during weekend sanitation operations
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple sanitation priorities
• Dependable attendance and willingness to work assigned weekend shifts, extended sanitation shifts, and additional hours as required by plant operations

Core Competencies

• Drive High Performance: Establishes clear expectations and accountability for sanitation results
• Collaborate: Builds strong working relationships with various departments
• Can-do attitude: Demonstrates a positive, solution-focused approach
• Innovate: Identifies opportunities to improve sanitation methods and processes
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Demonstrates precision and thoroughness in sanitation tasks
• Leadership & Accountability: Leads by example and holds team members accountable

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
• Ability to bend, reach, climb, push, pull, squat, kneel, and perform sanitation-related activities
• Ability to work around wet floors, water, cleaning chemicals, moving equipment, and production machinery
• Ability to work in hot, cold, humid, and refrigerated environments as required
• Ability to wear all required PPE
• Ability to work weekends, extended sanitation shifts, holidays, and additional hours as required

Performance Expectations

The Weekend Sanitation Lead is responsible for helping ensure that weekend sanitation activities are completed safely, thoroughly, accurately, and on schedule. The Lead is expected to maintain an active floor presence, provide effective direction and coaching to sanitation employees, ensure compliance with SSOPs, GMPs, food safety and safety requirements, and verify that production equipment and designated areas are presented to Quality in acceptable sanitary conditions for pre-operational inspection and subsequent Production startup.

Location: Liberty, SC
Shift: Friday - Sunday, 6AM - 6PM