**Job Description** We are hiring a **Sanitation Supervisor** to join our Country Fresh team in Grand Rapids, MI. In this role, you will lead sanitation operations to ensure compliance with company standards, OSHA regulations, and food safety requirements. You’ll oversee a dedicated team, drive efficiency, and support quality assurance through coaching, mentoring, and continuous improvement. This position reports to the Quality Assurance Manager. **Shift: 3** **rd** **, Sunday - Thursday** **Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:** + Schedule, assign and monitor work, and provide clear direction to the sanitation team to meet the needs of the business. Ensure effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action, and performance management. + Train and instruct employees regarding sanitation standards, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), and objectives. Oversee instruction, implementation, and enforcement of policies as they relate to employees. + Implement and maintain sanitation programs and ensure compliance with company standards and directives. + Collaborate with other supervisors to coordinate activities to identify, solve, and prevent problems affecting sanitation. + Conduct audits of sanitation and clean-in-place (CIP) processes to ensure compliance with SSOP’s. + Recommend measures to continuously improve sanitation methods, equipment performance, and quality of products produced and distributed by the facility. + Validate SSOP’s annually or when systems are modified. + Manage relationships with outside vendors (e.g., chemical supplier). + Working cross functionally and collaboratively with DFA operations, QA&C and chemical supply vendors, develop, implement, and continuously improve on sanitation programs, policies, and key performance indicators (KPI’s). + Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues. + Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements. **Requirements** + Undergraduate degree in food science or related curriculum (or equivalent combination of experience and education). + 2 to 5 years sanitation or related experience coupled with demonstrated leadership attributes or team leadership experience; supervisor experience preferred. + Ability to understand technical documents, dilutions, percentages, and basic mathematical formulas for chemical concentrations. + Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with facilities, regulatory agencies, and customers. + Proficiency with MS Office Suite with the ability to learn new systems quickly. + Certification and/or License – may be required during course of employment. **Benefits:** + Health and Welfare benefits begin 1 st of the month after start date + 401(k) with company contribution + Competitive pay + Paid vacation and holidays + Career growth opportunities – we promote from within! + Comprehensive healthcare benefits + Service recognition and employee rewards + Employee referral program + Tuition reimbursement + Work for dairy farm families An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans