Sanitation Supervisor

Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Pendergrass, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pendergrass, GA

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the sanitation team and ensuring compliance with cleaning and sanitizing processes in a poultry processing facility. This role involves coordinating daily activities, enforcing safety regulations, and mentoring staff to maintain a food-safe environment while adhering to company and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day activities to ensure that all sanitation employees follow cleaning procedures for production lines and the facility to meet/exceed Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), USDA and FDA guidelines.
• Partners with Quality Assurance to ensure a food safe and sanitary environment following all specifications and USDA requirements.
• Assures strict enforcement of all safety, OSHA, FSIS, USDA and HACCP regulations.
• Partners with Sanitation Manager and other departments/shifts ensuring departmental and location goals are met or exceeded.
• Mentors, coaches and trains/cross-trains employees to encourage career development; provides consistent feedback concerning strengths and opportunities for improvement.
• Administers performance improvement plans and disciplinary actions on a fair and consistent basis.
• Assists in performing regular housekeeping, SQF and regulatory audits.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, present to appropriate leader, and implement, lead or participate in solution implementation.
• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in all areas where mandatory and ensure others adhere to safety practices helping to promote a zero-accident culture.
• Perform additional relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent; Associate's degree preferred.
• HACCP Certification preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years applicable experience in food manufacturing environment; poultry experience preferred.
• Demonstrated three (3) years' leadership experience including knowledge of timekeeping requirements, policy adherence, conflict resolution and the ability to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and their interactions and potential hazards.
• Working knowledge of poultry processing, food safety regulations, OSHA guidelines, GMP and HACCP.
• Good computer skills with ability to input and review information.
• Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization in a timely and professional manner; multi-lingual strongly preferred.
• Must possess a strong customer-centric attitude, high energy level and a strong sense of urgency.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in poultry processing is preferred.
• Multi-lingual skills are strongly preferred.