Responsibilities
- Understanding local regulatory requirements and Irca policies related regulatory, sanitation and plant hygiene.
- Ability to validate, troubleshoot and be proactive concerning CIP systems.
- Perform regular follow-up on application of CIP and sanitation schedules.
- Optimize sanitation SSOPs to achieve a higher level of effectiveness and efficiency as well as a lower environmental impact.
- Monitor adherence to sanitation program policies, procedures in the plant environment and ensure the cleaning regime is in place and adhered to. Report discrepancies to plant management.
- Help facilitate master sanitation schedule
- Maintain and validate effectiveness of sanitation SSOPs.
- Maintain pre-operational documentation
- Conduct daily sanitation GMP inspections of the facility and participates in the monthly and annual reviews.
- Responsible for plant and production equipment cleaning and record keeping.
- Perform sanitation requirements in accordance with regulatory and company needs.
- Promote improvement efforts in sanitation.
- Work with the plant leadership team (Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Warehouse) to review all sanitation training programs to ensure they are understood and completed by fellow sanitation personnel and/or plant personnel in a safe and efficient manner.
- Make suggestions regarding improved techniques for the control of plant cleanliness.
- Coordinate and direct the activities of the sanitation department to maximize productivity while maintaining quality.
- Train and supervise sanitation and/or plant personnel in sanitation SSOPs, as well as conduct refresher training to ensure employees are trained on updates and modification to SSOPs as needed.
- Meet with new employees that perform critical SSOPs as part of their job and discuss the importance of this activity and how to adequately perform it.
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action plans on any event that could be caused by/related to sanitation.
- Responsible for plant relationship with chemical products supplier to ensure timely and effective technical support.
- General support of plant production and quality assigned by plant leadership.
- Train in the HACCP program in order to identify critical steps and other instructions critical to effective implementation and maintenance of the food safety plan.
- Support for SQF System.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3-5 years Sanitation or Quality related experience in a food production environment.
- 2 years in a Lead role.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams. Strong interpersonal, communications, coaching.
- Ability to read piping and instrumentation diagrams (or show potential to learn it).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
- Detail oriented and ability to work independently.
- Demonstrate organizational skills.
Nice to Have
- HACCP certified Preferred. Knowledge of food safety systems
- Previous experience with automated CIP system a plus.
- Demonstrate understanding of root cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions.
Work Arrangement
On-site
Additional Information
- Salary Base Range of $26.00-$28.50 per hour for Employees Located in Illinois.
- Irca group reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography.
- Irca group conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.
- Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program.
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Community Service Day
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) matching
