Description
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for assisting the Sanitation Supervisor ensuring that the company adheres to the state sanitation protocols. The Sanitation Lead assures that all company sanitizing policies are being met, perform daily inspections, and be in leadership of the sanitation staff duties. Will work with management to ensure efficiency and safety.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Must ensure compliance with all standard operating procedures. This includes all third-party audits and regulatory inspections.
• Responsible for collaborating with Quality Control and Production to resolve food safety issues.
• Train all Sanitation team members properly in all facets of the department policies and procedures prior executing task.
• Keep sanitation personnel encourage to accomplish company objectives.
• Ensure the team adheres with SSOPs.
• Responsible for supervising assigned employees, ensuring effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action, and performance management.
• Ensure facility maintenance through general housekeeping practices, keeping freight secure, and maintaining the assets to the facility.
• Create a structured, orderly chemical storage and sanitation supply area.
• Document plant procedures related to cleaning chemicals and cleaning schedules.
• Maintain records and daily logs. Prepare periodic activity and reports for review.
• Monitor stock of supplies and maintain records of supplies used.
• Plan and direct plant sanitation procedures, programs and regulatory requirements to ensure all plant equipment and facility is clean and safe for production.
• Monitor stock of supplies and maintain records of supplies used.
• Promote safe working conditions/practices, ensure proper use of equipment and chemicals, report conditions unsafe to employees or product.
• Have knowledge of the manufacturing process and equipment to ensure proper sanitation.
• Will be involved with food safety activities.

Other Responsibilities and Duties:

• Must always wear employee badge ID inside the facility.
• Follow the chain of command.
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize work to meet assigned deadlines.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Weekend shift must be assigned as needed.

Skills/Perform Standard/Abilities:

• Communication - Communicates information in a way that can be easily understood by employees and supervisor. Actively listens to fellow employees and supervisor.
• Member Service - Exhibits a professional demeanor toward others. Unselfishly assists others in a prompt and effective manner while following company procedures. Ability to identify problems, finds solutions, and makes sound decisions.
• Self-Motivated - Well-organized and able to prioritize, multi-task, and adhere to deadlines while working efficiently and independently with minimal supervision. Accepts responsibility for his/her choices and decisions. Always maintains a positive attitude.
• Team Player - Cooperates well with a variety of personalities and individuals and participates in a professional manner to accomplish the business goal. Willingness to perform tasks assigned by supervisors and to assist others as needed.
• Flexibility - Adjusts positively to change in direction or assignment. Ability to do more than one task during a work shift. Willingness and ability to comply with new programs, methods, practices, and procedures.
• Goals-Accomplishments of annual goals established by supervisor and management.

Demonstrate and Enforce Health and Safety:

• Follow a company policy and safety rules.
• Ensure personal protective equipment is properly utilized.
• Report any noncompliance issues or unsafe situations/equipment to supervisor immediately.
• Must follow company Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Enforce and actively participate in general housekeeping duties.

Physical Demand and Work Environment :
The physical demands must be met by the employee to successfully perform all function of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job responsibilities and demands.

• Physical demands : While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; stand, use hands and arms. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust and focus. Able to communicate Talk and hear.
• Working Conditions : Ability to work flexible shifts, such as morning or evenings, including Saturdays and Sundays. Ability to work with vibration, wide variety of noise, heat, cold and moving parts. Must be able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Ability to be punctual and reliable. Commitment to safety. Employee must be able to work on Extreme cold.
• Active Listening : Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking : Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Strong problem-solving abilities.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Medrano Produce provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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