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Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10years in a row. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD.

Sanitation Supervisor

Location:             Little Chute, WI                                                                                   

Division:              Bel Brands USA - Little Chute                                      

Department:      Manufacturing                                                              

Reports to:         Production Manager                                                       

Job Description Summary

This position is responsible for the planning, instructing, and directing overall cleaning and sanitation of the Little Chute location. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead and direct Sanitation team of approximately 10-13 hourly employees, includes training, assigning work and employee development and coaching.
• Manage and follow all GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) to maintain and improve the cleaning of the facility and the production equipment.
• Maintain and improve sanitation program in order to comply with Federal and State inspections, including maintaining the proper paperwork required by state and federal sanitation regulations.
• Follow, maintain and update SSOPs (Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures) in order to comply with OSHA regulations.
• Lead Bel’s continuous improvement process for the Sanitation team to improve efficiency and develop corrective actions.
• Manage chemicals, pest control and sanitation of equipment for facility.
• Maintain sanitation supply inventory.
• Provide back-up support as needed to Production Supervisors.
• Perform ATP testing.
• Monitor the proper functioning of the CIP process.
• Keep all equipment used for cleaning in optimal working order.
• Keep records and document tasks.
• All other duties as assigned.

Safety, Environmental and Quality

• Follows all safety rules and procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
• Follows all environmental protocols as applicable to the job.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
• Follow all food safety procedures.
• Maintains a sanitary and safe work area; performs housekeeping duties as necessary and/or required.
• Detects potentially hazardous conditions and problems and takes appropriate action to report and/or correct.

Knowledge and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Industrial Management or other related field with at least 1 year of experience in sanitation supervision is preferred.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, requires a High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with a minimum of 5 years of food or dairy industry experience, with an emphasis in sanitation.  
• Experience working with chemicals, pest control and sanitation equipment preferred. Including knowledge of clean in place (CIP) and clean out of place (COP) equipment, manual foamers, basic hand tools, operation of production equipment, basic electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment knowledge.
• Intermediate computer skills required with SAP and MS Office/Excel experience a plus.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• 3rd shift work required including Sunday work. Hours of work may vary depending on business need.

Competencies and Abilities

• Ability to communicate and develop good working relationships with team members.
• Strong management skills with the ability to clearly communicate expectations and motivate peers, and other interested parties.
• Excellent communication skills; understands audience and adjusts communication to drive desired results.

Must be able to accurately and efficiently perform all job duties with a sense of urgency

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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