Production Assistant/Sanitation Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Production Assistant/Sanitation Manager. As a Production Assistant, you will support the production team in various tasks, ensuring smooth operations and efficient production processes. In addition, you will be responsible for overseeing the sanitation and cleanliness of the production facility, ensuring compliance with hygiene standards and regulations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide leadership and direction to assigned crew.
• Assist in the training of new employees as well as the retraining of existing employees.
• Ensure that assigned work is completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure plant cleanliness is within acceptable levels of quality, costs, and efficiency.
• Motivate employees to complete tasks while ensuring that productivity and sanitation standards are met.
• Regularly inspect production areas, equipment, and storage areas to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with cleanliness and sanitation regulations.
• Prepares and handles sanitation chemicals and equipment.
• Ensure correct mixing of chemicals or cleaning solutions needed to clean and sanitize equipment and the facility; reassemble equipment as necessary
• Interact daily with Quality Assurance and Production on sanitation activities and performance.
• Keep and maintain a clean and orderly workspace.
• Train and supervise staff on proper sanitary practices, including personal hygiene, equipment cleaning, and waste disposal.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are required to immediately report and assist in the elimination or control of any food safety issues they observe to their supervisor
• Monitors and enforces cGMPs
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite programs

Education, Skills & other Requirement:

• High school diploma/GED, equivalent or higher
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in food production, food safety and sanitation. 
• Minimum of 3 years' of supervisory experience 
• Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish)

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently lift and/or carry up to 50 Lbs.
• Frequently push/pull up to 50 Lbs.
• Occasionally carry and/or lift 50 Lbs..
• Must be able to work in a loud environment with appropriate hearing protection.
• Ability to walk through production areas.
• Exposure to temperature change.
• Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Wear proper footwear.

Schedule: 

• 2nd shift 
• Occasionally be available to work on weekends. 

Supervisor: Plant Manager 

Pay range: $80,000 - $85,000

FLSA Status: Exempt

Benefits: 

• Health insurance
• Dental
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Retirement Saving Plan