Sanitation Lead

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Sanitation Lead

The Sanitation Lead is responsible for implementing and maintaining the bottling facility sanitation procedures and standards. The primary focus of the Sanitation Lead is to insure the sanitation systems protect food safety and quality of our beverages. The Sanitation Lead position reports into the Quality Manager for the bottling facility.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for daily activities for the cleaning and sanitation of the production line(s), ensuring product adheres to Niagara’s standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Assists Production Supervisor with daily activities of assigned shift, ensuring sanitation and product adheres to Niagara’s standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Communicates with previous shift regarding any challenges and opportunities on the production lines that could affect sanitation activities.
• Conducts walkthroughs throughout the shift to verify safety, housekeeping, sanitation and quality compliance.  
• Supports QA Manager with hourly and/or end of shift sanitation reports.
• The Sanitation Lead will implement, preform and maintain cleaning and sanitation procedures, policies and records for our production facility.
• Assist in problem solving sanitation, food safety and quality issues.  Provide direction to plant with product and/or process microbiological issues.   
• Evaluate the primary chemical suppliers for the plant with approval from Corporate QA.    Work with the bottling facility to establish the appropriate concentration/usage for all sanitation/cleaning chemicals. 
• Support the Sanitation Training Program for CIP, COP, and external cleaning/sanitation.  This should include, but not be limited to chemical safety, CIP/COP basics, external cleaning, sanitary maintenance oversight, etc.
• Provide an environmental oversight to the sanitation processes at the bottling facility.  Inform the QA Manager of any potential wastewater or discharge issues.
• Maximize the use of Niagara’s document control software and data software for sanitation/cleaning documentation and record keeping.
• Adheres to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.  
• Abides by Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Standards at all times.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or schedule as dictated by production demand.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 4 Years   – Experience in cleaning/sanitation for a beverage (Aseptic, hot-fill or CSD) and/or bottled water manufacturer required
  • 4 Years  – Experience in Position
  • 4 Years  – Experience managing people/projects

                *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6 Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 6 Years – Experience working in Position               
  • 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Demonstrated experience working with automated CIP systems.
• Experience in quality management systems.
• Experience in sanitation audits including equipment specifications and sanitary process design.
• Ability to make independent judgments on issues that impact sanitation/cleaning procedures, forms, policies, and standards.
• Capable of working with minimal amount of supervision.
• Effective at interaction with a