Job Details
For our future state-of-the art 600+ person Lubbock, TX cheese and whey manufacturing facility, Leprino is seeking a Sanitation Supervisor. We take pride in our vision to be the "world's best", it's why we work harder, invest more, and continually innovate.
Leprino Foods broke ground on the $1 Billion facility in the summer of 2022. The plant will be operation in 2024 with Phase 1 and will become fully operational by 2026 with Phase 2. You will play a crucial role in creating a healthy work environment for our employees, thereby fostering positive working relationships and teamwork.
Job Duties
- Educates plant personnel on, and ensures plant compliance with Sanitation Systems, including recordkeeping, laboratory execution and product grading, Sanitation Alert effectiveness, hold and release protocols and COA compliance.
- Oversees sanitation program effectiveness to ensure food safety standards are met for the facility HACCP Food Safety systems, SQF, etc.
- Communicate directly with plant personnel to follow up on customer issues (complaints, audit responses, customer queries, etc.)
- Implement and maintain 5S standards and critical safety rules.
- Drive problem solving with respect to plant sanitation, environmental, and audit related issues.
- Operates as a local subject matter expert in applicable sanitation, audits, and environmental policies, programs and systems.
- Assists in driving core people development processes (hiring and promoting for success, technical/functional training, leadership development, and performance management) within Sanitation
- Builds and fosters strong working relationships, collaboration within their team & across the plant - and a positive work environment.
- Work as a business partner with Production by actively helping them identify and solve quality opportunities and providing assistance with implementing systems to prevent recurrence.
- Help to lead the required training process - Ensures team employees have completed all required training.
- Assist in developing communication strategy for employee questions and concerns.
- Leads the daily Sanitation floor operations to ensure production standards and quality parameters are set.
- Ensures the plant level preparedness for customer and regulator inspections. Coordinates all customer and regulator audits and follow-up activities including Corrective and Preventative Actions.
- Ensures plant compliance with pest control and sanitation systems, including recordkeeping, SSOP s, Master Sanitation Schedules, CIP effectiveness, and chemical safety.
- Drives & executes standards for safety involvement and accountability in the department and leads by example.
You Have At Least (minimum qualifications)
- College Degree in Food Science, Dairy Technology, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience in food manufacturing environment, additional education may substitute experience where applicable
- 1+ year of experience leading, mentoring, and/or delegating work to others
We Hope You Also Have (preferred qualifications)
- Technical background in food technology, food science, dairy science, microbiology, or chemistry
- Dairy/Cheese manufacturing experience
- Previous supervisory experience in manufacturing environment
- Proficient computer knowledge, with familiarity or ability to learn SAP or other manufacturing computer systems
- Knowledge of and passion for quality methods and techniques, including HACCP concept for food safety, quality assurance standards, food laboratory testing methods and operations, and statistical process control techniques
Leprino Foods embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Offering you in return:
A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino Foods could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries, tuition assistance, vacation, holiday, dedicated sick time, matching 401(k), annual merit increases and bonuses, as well as our annual Profit-Sharing plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.
Our Story:
Leprino Foods history dates back over 65 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the World s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company. To help us achieve that bold vision, we re looking for our secret ingredient: You. A motivated team member who is the best at what you do. Three people in a small corner grocery store in the early 1950s have now grown to over 4,300 employees throughout 16 global locations. Will you join us on our journey?
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