Willis Sanitation - Overnight Total Store Sanitation Lead - Full time

About the Role

As a Total Store Sanitation Lead, you'll serve as the subject matter expert for sanitation and food safety, and lead the team with a total Store mindset. You'll perform supervisory responsibilities, such as scheduling work, and training and developing Partners.

Responsibilities

• Provides work direction and training to other departmental personnel
• Directly supervises 3 to 4 employees in the department
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
• May help prepare work schedules for the department
• May serve as backup to department manager; typically works opposite shift to manager
• Ensures food safety and sanitation standards are achieved by following SOPs and overseeing daily process execution; ensures other Partners comply as well
• Communicates recaps, needs, process improvements, problems, or solutions to Store Leaders
• Performs duties of Total Store Sanitation team frequently
• Maintains department cleanliness and safety with a sense of urgency and prioritization
• Deep cleans/disinfects processing areas and departments, including equipment, fixtures, coolers, floors, and drains
• Maintains proper documentation and certification of chemical handling and sanitation verification functions
• Uses H-E-B chemical program and correctly organizes/maintains stock in maintenance room
• Applies basic knowledge of product, product handling, and food preparation processes
• Applies basic knowledge of assembly and use of department equipment for sanitation purposes
• Applies knowledge of different types of insects or rodents and placement/use of pest control traps
• Provides excellent customer service
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems
• Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections

Requirements

• 18+ years of age
• 6+ months of related experience/training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 1+ years of experience as a Sanitation Specialist and leader, or equivalent experience (preferred)
• Knowledge of OSHA Guidelines
• Basic knowledge of product, product handling, and food preparation processes
• Basic knowledge of assembly and use of department equipment for sanitation purposes
• Strong verbal/written communication skills
• Time-management skills
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks; attention to detail
• Ability to learn to operate equipment from various Store departments
• Ability to take initiative and do what needs to be done; ability to work under minimum supervision
• Ability to work with a team mindset
• Ability to work late evenings and overnight schedules
• Ability to identify types of insects or rodents and place/use pest control traps
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of Partners or customers
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Customer service-oriented

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, or 6+ months of related experience/training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Completion of Company Orientation, Basics of Safety, Annual Food Handler, basic HAZMAT/Chemical Safety, and Certified Food Manager certifications - upon hire

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Constantly walk, reach at waist, grasp
• Frequently push/pull with arms
• Occasionally stand, reach overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, crawl, climb stairs, climb ladders, pivot, twist, pinch, perform fine motor movements
• Occasionally be exposed to cold, ambient temperatures, loud noise and wet conditions
• Demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, and manage in excess of 50 lbs

Measurements noted are generally defined as: Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day. Partners must never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy, the Partner must break it down or ask for assistance.