Sanitation Supervisor

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

The construction of fairlife's manufacturing facility in Webster, NY is underway. This state-of-the-art, 750k sq ft, greenfield plant is expected to be operational in late 2025 and will lay the foundation for fairlife's next phase of growth as the leading dairy nutrition provider. While coupling the industry’s latest technologies and fairlife's operational excellence to build this world-class facility, fairlife plans to hire 250 new employees and bring in approximately 5 million lbs. of milk a day, with room to grow over the coming years. 

job purpose:

The Sanitation Supervisor will be part of the management team within fairliife, LLC. reporting to the Quality Control Manager. Under limited supervision, the supervisor schedules, coordinates, administers, and provides assistance for all state & regulatory activities within the  production facility. The Supervisor monitors and adheres to operating policies, and procedures in accordance with established company policy.

responsibilities:

• Assigns and monitors plant wide sanitation areas of responsibilities for all shifts.  Provide direction to Operators performing sanitation responsibilities.
• Manages and is accountable for Sanitation department budget – material cost control, chemical costs, labor dollars, sanitation chemical supplier exchanges and all applicable metrics.
• Responsible for compliance with all local, state and federal regulations related to sanitation. Adhere to and administer company policies and procedures. Establishes and implements SSOP’s for processes.  Conduct audits to assure the consistent application and execution of SSOP’s and all related sanitation practices.
• Ensures compliance with all food safety policies and procedures. Ensures plant in proper sanitary condition at all times, including allergen control.
• Manages pest control program including oversight of 3^rd party service.  Acts as key contact/point person and maintains strong working relationship with provider.  Evaluates effectiveness of services rendered.  Works closely with on-site technicians to ensure issues are addressed.
• Leads and manages cross-functional teams to conduct self-inspections of facility, assessing risk based on food safety, public health principles, and customer requirements.  Assigns and prioritizes corrective and preventive actions.
• Works closely with Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to identify capital expense needs and ensure appropriate sanitation programs are utilized.  Acts as sanitation lead in the process of assessing and mitigating food safety risks associated with construction, major maintenance and purchasing of new equipment.
• Understands automation related to CIP systems and is able to troubleshoot system issues with Maintenance.
• Sets the direction for ongoing sanitation verification activities and validation testing.
• Maintains and updates master cleaning schedule.
• Accountable for proper execution of CIP/COP/SIP/SOP protocols as well as working closely with operators to ensure consistency.
• Oversees collection of weekly environmental samples for monitoring of sanitation effectiveness and pathogenic organisms in the plant environment. Monitors and charts results and develops appropriate corrective actions.
• Actively involved in plant HACCP team.
• Stays up to date in MSDS protocols and current industry standards.
• Engages technical experts from the industry, chemical/equipment suppliers, and waste management/recycling to troubleshoot any sanitation challenges and identify technologies and methodologies that improve sanitation and waste management/recycling effectiveness.
• Develops and implements all sanitation related training for sanitation and plant employees as needed.

skills/qualifications required:

• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Knowledge of CIP systems operation and trouble shooting.
• Knowledge of chemical systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
• Skill in examining and re-adjusting to changes in operations and procedures.
• Understanding and ability to apply basic microbiological principles. 
• Knowledge of food borne pathogens.
• Expertise in HACCP and Sanitation principles,
• Thorough understanding of FDA regulations, AIB standards, and other audit schemes
• Knowledge of FDA, local, State, Federal regulations for a dairy manufacturing facility.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to make procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive, confidential issues.
• Ability to analyze and assess training and development needs.
• Ability to supervise and train staff, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of computerized information systems used in quality assurance applications.
• Employee development and performance management skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of federal and state environmental laws, regulations, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
• Knowledge and understanding of employment and union avoidance practices.
• Tolerance of ambiguity.

A Bachelor's degree in Food Science or a related discipline preferred or a Minimum of 5 years of food safety/sanitation experience in a consumer foods manufacturing environment. Prior supervisory and management experience.

food safety requirements:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Regulatory requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processing, packaging, warehousing, quality system, preventive maintenance, and safety systems.
• Contain further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been addressed.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

position location: Webster, NY

reports to: Quality Control Manager

exempt/nonexempt: Exempt

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email careers@fairlife.com.