Sanitation Lead - Friday - Monday Shift - Starting at $25/hr

The Sanitation Lead is a working team lead who supports the Sanitation Supervisor in planning and executing all plant sanitation activities. This role directs and coaches sanitation technicians, verifies cleaning effectiveness, supports environmental monitoring, and keeps the facility compliant with FDA, SQF, NSF, customer, and 1440 Foods requirements. The Sanitation Lead also serves as backup to the Sanitation Supervisor.

Scheduled shift for this position is Friday - Monday, 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM. The pay rate starts at $25.00/hr.

• Clean and sanitize processing equipment, conveyors, mixers, packaging equipment, and facility infrastructure per SSOPs, including disassembly and reassembly.
• Execute Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) activities for production and non-production areas.
• Operate cleaning equipment (floor scrubbers, steamers, vacuums) and lift equipment (scissor lift, boom lift, forklift), including work at heights.

• Perform pre-operational and post-sanitation inspections to verify production readiness.
• Conduct ATP verification testing and environmental monitoring swabbing.
• Verify cleaning effectiveness of in-house teams and contracted sanitation providers; review results and initiate corrective actions.
• Escalate sanitation deficiencies, equipment concerns, and food safety risks to the Sanitation Supervisor and Quality.
• Support root cause investigations and internal, customer, NSF, SQF, and FDA audits and inspections.

• Provide daily direction and work assignments to sanitation technicians while working alongside them.
• Train and coach technicians on sanitation standards, GMPs, allergen controls, chemical safety, and food safety expectations.
• Serve as backup Sanitation Supervisor during absences.

• Monitor chemical usage, concentrations, storage, and handling.
• Keep sanitation supplies, tools, and chemicals stocked and maintained.
• Maintain accurate sanitation logs, inspection reports, ATP records, and environmental monitoring records.

• Knowledge of FDA, SQF, GMP, HACCP, and allergen control requirements.
• Experience with ATP systems and environmental monitoring programs preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with sanitation documentation and computer systems.

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Quality, or related field preferred.
• 2 to 3 years of sanitation, quality, food safety, or food manufacturing experience preferred.

Production facility setting.

• Must wear required PPE while in all manufacturing areas.
• Wet, cold, hot, and sanitation chemical environments.
• Moving parts and machinery are present in the plant.

• Ability to walk throughout the facility and inspect equipment and production areas.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders and work at heights.
• Ability to physically perform functions of repetitive motion, grasping, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping, balancing, and climbing.
• Noise levels will vary, higher noise levels exist while in the plant operations areas.