Sanitation Supervisor

Job Description

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is North America’s leading integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementines/mandarins, navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus farms more than 74,000 acres of fresh citrus and has supplier relationships around the world to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across the globe under our flagship consumer brands, Wonderful Halos Mandarins, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red Grapefruit.Job Description

Overview:

Supervises and coordinates the associates executing the sanitation program designed to provide consistent end of shift and operational cleaning that comply with regulatory, GFSI, customer, and internal requirements. Conducts audits of facility to ensure standards are being met and initiates any root cause analysis necessary to lead to the appropriate corrective actions. Leads the execution of any necessary corrective actions. The supervisor assists the sanitation manager in leading the continuous improvement of sanitation to deliver best in class performance in food safety, and yield loss due to spoilage while optimizing cost.

Here's what you'll do:

Supervises team of employees responsible for operational sanitation, and end of production sanitation in preparation for daily facility startup

Maintains and reviews sanitation records. Initiates any required corrective actions to observations from records

Verifies accuracy of SOPs and completes updates if necessary

Verifies MSS activities and completes updates to MSS based on results if necessary

Coach and inspire each member of their area to achieve a higher level of performance. Be a good role model in the department

Lead all safety meetings, incident investigations, follow-ups and audits as well as represent area in Safety committee meetings as a Safety Champion

Assist in the continuous improvement efforts at the facilities in Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Cost Productivity and Utilization

Monitor team member’s hours, breaks, lunch periods and schedules as efficiently as possible to minimize production downtime

In conjunction with the sanitation leads, coordinates and assigns work of sanitation employees each shift

Assists in the identification of annual goals for lead sanitation team members and provides the development and/or tools for the team members to achieve those goals

Conduct Safety and Food Safety audits to assure compliance to WC standards

Maintain audit readiness for Corporate, GMP, Government agencies, or other third party audits by ensuring all quality documentation is complete

Manage chemical and cleaning supply inventory by ensuring availability of cleaning supplies and makes purchase requisitions when needed

Completes disciplinary action as needed for non-compliant associates as needed in accordance with our employee manual and/or department standards and expectations

Maintains ATP results and microorganism levels within company standards and initiates any necessary corrective actions for repetitive failures

Provide timely and accurate reporting in compliance with quality and food safety programs including sanitation inspections, sanitation/food safety violations, and corrective actions to resolve deficiencies

Actively promote Wonderful Citrus continuous improvement activities

Assist the sanitation manager in conducting accurate and effective training to new and tenured employees.Qualifications

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

Bachelor’s degree in food science/engineering/chemistry or other relevant sciences with 3-5 years of quality/manufacturing/sanitation leadership experience. Multiple manufacturing environments preferred

Food processing sanitation experience

Knowledge of food safety and regulatory requirements

HACCP certified preferred

Experience with fresh produce preferred

Prior experience with automated packing equipment preferred

Must be capable of working independently and in a team-based environment

Communicate effectively orally and in writing

Able to make decisions within scope of job

Must possess effective analytical and problem-solving skills

Must have working knowledge in a manufacturing setting.

Pay Range: $70,000-$80,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Additional Information

Wonderful's dedication to you:

Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k

Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program

Paid sick, vacation and holiday time

Wonderful Giving -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA.

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit wonderful.com, or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit csr.wonderful.com.

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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