Team Leader Sanitation (Waterloo)

This position supervises the daily plant sanitation and pest management functions and employees. This function supports ConAgra s Food Safety, Quality and Sanitation Improvement processes within his/her plant. This position is responsible for the effective use of cleaning and pest management chemicals, cleaning and pest management applications, maintaining sanitation equipment, developing and implementing plant sanitation procedures in compliance with ConAgra Enterprise Quality policies and procedures, developing and driving sanitation assurance initiatives, performing internal sanitation and pest management audits, and driving sanitation and pest management improvement initiatives within the plant.Position Responsibilities1. Supervision: Plans and directs the plant sanitation and pest management plant staff in the general day-to-day sanitation and pest management activities. Meets strategic plant business needs by being involved in cross-functional teams to provide key inputs for sanitation, pest management and sanitary design. Determines and allocates plant sanitation and pest management resources and provides technical guidance and leadership to plant management. 2. Technical Support: Advise management on effectiveness of routine plant sanitation and cleaning programs. Guide plant during special plant sanitation issues including microbiological and environmental control. Ensure follow up of Pathogen Environmental programs to detect and eliminate sources of contamination. Participate in plant projects to provide sanitary design recommendations for new and existing equipment. Work with cleaning and pest management partners to assure cost effective and plant effective programs are implemented and maintained. 3. Start-Ups: Provide sanitation input into project sanitary design reviews, sanitation plan and verification procedures during the opening of new or remodeled plants, new equipment start-ups, new product introductions, movement of equipment within the facility, or new product introductions to prevent problems resulting from inadequate sanitation/sanitary design planning. 4. Cost Effectiveness: Develop and maintain cost effective programs and practices that are still are compliant with Enterprise Quality policies and procedures. Work closely with internal and outside sanitation vendors to improve sanitation performance and costs. 5. Problem Solving: Proactively utilize process metrics and experience to prevent problems that could affect product quality and safety. Investigate sanitation issues, which are resulting in product contamination, reduced shelf-life, or customer rejection of products. Aid in the identification of root cause and corrective actions. 6. Service Providers: Work closely with sanitation chemical providers and others to maximize technical expertise, optimize supplier products, information, equipment, research new cleaning technologies and techniques and coordinate trials. 7. Education and Training: Seek educational and seminar opportunities for Plant Sanitation Leaders. Attend technical meetings and training to continually update knowledge in advances in sanitation and pest control. Conduct internal sanitation and pest control audits. 8. Equipment: Provide recommendations for equipment and machinery-based change (new equipment, retrofits or design modification of existing equipment sanitary design reviews). Work closely with Engineering and equipment vendors to assure that new equipment meets sanitary design and regulatory design requirements prior to installation. 9. Policies & Procedures: Develop plant policies and procedures that are in compliance with Enterprise Quality policies and procedures. Implement sanitation procedures within the plant that are in compliance with Enterprise Quality policies and procedures and track / measure the effectiveness via sanitation Key Performance Indicators. Help establish sanitation and pest management manning requirements for plant based on needs. 10. Pest Control: Manage and guide all pest management functions including the purchase, storage, inventory, use and disposal of restricted use pesticides and other hazardous substances. Work with Pest Management Partners to assure pest control practices are effective and in compliance with Enterprise Quality procedures. 11. Hands-on-Coverage: Spend 80% of time on the plant floor observing process workflow, equipment operations, and that sanitation guidelines are being followed.Position Qualifications B.S. Degree or Work Experience Minimum 5 years of food industrial experience in operations and sanitation roles. Excellent knowledge of FDA, USDA and HACCP. Excellent knowledge of sanitary design, sanitation and pest management in food processing. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal). Excellent knowledge of food manufacturing processes. Excellent understanding of food safety. Excellent knowledge in using a full range of statistical and analytical tools and fundamentals. Excellent relationship building skills. Excellent understanding of microbiological organisms and their impact on process design, sanitary design and sanitation. Good experience with government regulatory requirements in the processing of food.To apply for this position, please Click Here Job Title: Team Leader Sanitation (Waterloo)Company: ConAgraLocation: US-IA-WaterlooStatus: Full TimeJob Category: Quality Assurance/SafetyReference Code: 12638BR