Sanitation Supervisor

Company: Americold
Location: Sioux City
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

About Us

Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What You'll Do

Primary Responsibility:

Responsible for enhancing and enforcing good sanitation practices throughout the interior and exterior of the Plant.

Essential Functions:

Ensure budgeted revenues, expenses, and targets are met.
Monitor and maintain an effective Pest control program.
Keep and record data that is needed for sanitation and regulatory compliance.
Train and develop warehouse staff on proper use and care of sanitation equipment
Perform Weekly Sanitation Inspections
Remain involved in all aspects of HACCP program
Maintain and improve master sanitation schedule
Learn and understand the 1910 29CFR
Learn and understand regulated waste disposal
Control waste budget
Find new ways to reduce waste
Order sanitation supplies and maintain accurate inventory
Coordinate with 3rd party sanitation vendors and communicate with operations about work being done.
Drive productivity within the sanitation processes (standards)
Communicate weekly with operations on areas that do not meet our standards.
Set and achieve housekeeping standards that are a model of orderliness and cleanliness and meet standards and procedures for maintenance related functions.
Ensure compliance with all company policies, as well as all Federal, State and Local OSHA regulations.
Prepare operational schedules and coordinate activities. Establish priorities and sequences for products.
Provide a safe work environment through personal actions. Identify any safety concerns, as well as cost saving opportunities. Conduct quarterly safety training.
Support the Company Performance Management Program (PMP).
Inspect machines and equipment. Review operating reports. Resolve operational / maintenance issues.
Develop and/or revise standard operational and working practices. Observe workers to ensure compliance.
Ensure compliance with all transportation and safety regulations.
Manage the site sanitation program.
Report on-the-job injuries and accidents. Facilitate modified duty assignments.
Other duties as requested.

What Experience You Need

Qualifications & Experience:

3 years of experience
Associate's Degree (A.A.) preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with variety of individuals
Ability to reason, negotiate, instruct, persuade, or speak with others
Ability to pay close attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills and judgment in communicating with associates.
Willingness to develop a mentoring relationship in order to contribute experience and skills to employees for their development.
Receptive to management development suggestions and willing to seek additional knowledge to facilitate job growth.
Must have strong relationship skills, and be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: they must get along with others and respond appropriately to criticism.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to follow HR regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.
Ability to effectively solve problems.
Must have very strong customer service orientation with high sense of urgency in meeting objectives and deadlines.
Tools and Technology Required: Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel and Proficient with tools and technology pertinent to sanitation control and maintenance

Physical Requirements:

Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions
Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending
Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
May require travel by automobile and airplane up for business
May require a visit facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing
May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds
Requires the use of various electronic tools
Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes
Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

What Could Set You Apart

Ability to work in the cold.

What We Offer

Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

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