Team Leader Sanitation - Kitchener, Canada - Wonderbrands

Wonderbrands

Verified Company

Kitchener, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Posting:

In a typical day you will:

Supervise and assign daily tasks of crew in accordance with training and staffing levels
Perform random inspection during sanitation time to ensure proper and detail cleaning.
Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly sanitation records
Perform GMP and Internal Inspections of the facility, to communicate results and followsup completion of corrective actions.
Oversee the development and execution of the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) through the scheduling of labour to clean and sanitize equipment, surfaces and plant environment to accomplish sanitation practices according to Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP's).
Measure and analyse sanitation performance metrics and participate in weekly meetings (as required) to review findings and assign investigation and corrective action responsibilities to drive continuous improvement.
Promote the company's health and safety program, maintain a safe working environment and ensure continued compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and JHSC recommendations
Train & Coach the sanitation team to ensure clear communication and understanding of the job requirements
Effectively provide feedback to employees regarding positive work performance and opportunities for improvement
Establish a strong culture of Food Safety with all team members and ensuring all are educated on compliance, legal requirements and food safety standards, policies and protocols
Complete and Maintain appropriate documentation to identify all tasks completed, or required future actions
Establish Strategic planning to improve efficiency and overall job flow and sanitation effectiveness
Coordinate with QA and production departments to ensure best cleaning/sanitizing practices are being implemented on daily basis
Participate in capital projects planning, new equipment installations and new product lines by providing sanitation recommendations and expertise
Manage and ensure cleaning program are effectively proceeded within the cleaning time frame.

In order to be successful in this role, you should:

Be a lover of bread and baked goods
Have 25 years of Supervisory experience in sanitation department in Food manufacturing setting (even better if it is Bakery environment)
Have knowledge of HACCP/FSMA, Food industry GMP's, BRC standards, WHMIS, first aid, Food safety, Basic food microbiology, lock out and tag out and OHSA
Be able to work in cold, hot, humid or wet manufacturing environment conditions
Have got really strong attention to detail and are able to meet cleanliness standards set by the company
Like working in a fastpaced environment, be selfreliant, and be energized by opportunities to learn and grow, and be a steward of your own career
Be able to lead, Coach and mentor team of 2025 team members including temps and permanent employees
Have mindset of continuous improvement and passionate about sanitation and understand its importance to safety and quality of manufactured food products.
Proficient in computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook), previous experience with EAM, SAP and Kronos an asset.
Be flexible to work at different schedules including Friday night shifts
Proficient in computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook), previous experience with EAM, SAP and Kronos an asset.
If you're excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply_