Hygienist Supervisor

 

As the world leader in nutrition, health and wellness for children from birth to preschool, Gerber Products Company is committed to creating a strong future. We joined the Nestlé Nutrition family in 2007, and have been a partner in parenthood ever since. Our Anything for Baby team works closely with experts to create products that enrich and establish healthy habits for children, and are good for the planet as well. A career at Gerber provides meaningful opportunities to develop professionally, and nurture generations to come. Now is the time to define your future, and ours too.

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides the technical expertise and leadership necessary to establish and maintain procedures in GMP requirements, sanitation, food safety, good hygiene practices and pest control to assure compliance with all federal, state, existing regulatory and Nestle quality systems.  Responsible for having safe work instructions available for all positions, processes are run in accordance with SOP’s, SSOP’s and other documentation. All employees have the required level of safety training; all equipment and installations are well maintained with safety guards & devices and associates are using the appropriate PPE. Ensure activities being performed having an environmental impact are communicated and accomplished according to the environmental management systems.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Validation and Verification
• Metal detector, X-Ray, label scanner (QR Code and Barcode), other detection and rejection devices
• CIP, COP, manual cleaning
• Write up validation/verification protocol
• Organize swabs and swabbing paperwork
• Setup, manage, enforce and maintain programs and verification activities related to Pre Requisite Programs (PRP) (zoning, pest control, personnel hygiene, sanitation, allergen sanitation, sanitary design, environmental monitoring).
• Identify and interpret Pre Requisite Program verification activities and develop improvement initiatives.
• Communicate and provide guidance on implementation and sustainment.
• Acquiring support from the relevant expertise required.
• Demonstrate that PRPs are in place and managed as part of unit routines (supporting documentation, PRP verification & monitoring activities, PRPs robustness, and limited gaps under control) and act as subject matter expert for facility supporting HACCP.
• Owns/Organizes Master Sanitation, Factory Quality Grow Trainings, GMP Audit Program, External Uniform Supplier Audit, quality visual standards, PPP/PIP review/approval, and factory GMP PPE (hairnets, link roller, etc.)
• Serves as primary contact to third party hygiene technical resource representatives and drives accountability to contractual obligations
• Participation
• Food Safety Team Meetings
• MOC Team Meetings
• Maintenance Planning Meetings
• NUSA/NNUS Hygienist conference calls and 1:1 calls with NUSA Sr Quality Expert Industrial Hygiene
• Act as factory CIP Champion and Pest Control Champion
• Lead CIP Team Meetings
• Directly supervise 10 hourly employees in janitorial, pest control, and chemical operator roles, including scheduling and daily performance of tasks.
• Develop and maintain competences on Facility Prerequisite Programs: Zoning and associated programs, Nestle Good Manufacturing Practices and associated programs in the factory.
• Deliver/Develop new hire and plant classroom training
• Food Safety, HACCP, Hygiene, Pest Control, others as necessary
• Lead in identifying preventative and corrective actions for factory hygiene-related issues, including through use of data review and trending, with focus on loss analysis and factory operational objectives

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:

• BS Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or related field (preferred food science related).
• Will accept minimum 3-5 years of related Quality Experience. 
• Experience in the food or pharma industry highly preferred.
• Preferred qualification: registered sanitarian (by FDA, Public Health Service).
• Able to work flexible hours and cover all shifts when necessary. 

 

EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated Competence in food safety / HACCP, hygiene, and pest control to support business requirements:
• Experience in successfully implementing quality assurance programs
• Demonstrated capability to lead a group
• Participating in audit