Position Title: Sanitation Supervisor
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 04
Requisition ID: 44773
Sanitation Supervisor
Coaldale, AB
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
This position reports directly to the Sanitation Manager and is a key member of the Plant Leadership team. Sanitation Supervisor has responsibility for ensuring a high standard of sanitation and good manufacturing practices within the sanitation program at the factory.
What you’ll be doing.
- Lead the sanitation department to ensure that all food safety guidelines are met while adhering to all human and chemical safety procedures.
- Be responsible for the training and effectiveness of the HACCP Sanitation Manual and ensuring it is kept current.
- Work closely with production, quality and maintenance in directing activities during sanitation days and daily sanitation activities, as well as working closely with the corporate quality department to implement new sanitation standards and reporting requirements.
- Be an active leader in the plant’s fryer safety program, which involves mentoring and training all fryer operators and supervisors to help eliminate fryer fire risk and improve overall operation of the equipment.
- Lead the Sanitation Team in safe working practices, including chemical handling, PPE, and other requirements.
- Develop and manage the annual chemical and sanitation budget.
- Liaison between McCain and third-party contractors for all chemical inventory, equipment upgrades and training requirements, Maintain plant pest-control program with our third-party pest control division.
- Ensure compliance with the McCain Foods’ sanitation guidelines, customer requirements and government requirements.
- Have a clear understanding of the manufacturing process and equipment function to ensure proper equipment sanitation.
- Participate in food safety audits in conjunction with Quality department.
- Annual performance management of Day Sanitation team and performs other projects and/or duties as assigned or needed.
- Incorporate sanitation goals into the plant continuous improvement programs (MDI, MSS, EMP etc.).
- Ensure all Sanitation team member safety trainings stay up to date. (WHMIS, Chemical Safety, Personal Protective Equipment, and Lockout Procedures, TDG, Forklift, Scissor/Boom Lift, Personal Fall Protection, First Aid, Confined Space).
- Manage parts and chemical stock and work with suppliers via Coupa.
- Create boilout PO’s and stage materials as needed in SAP.
- Manage all team HR functions via SuccessFactors and/or Ultipro.
- Complete GEMBA walks and Safety Interactions as scheduled.
- All other job duties as assigned
What you’ll need to be successful.
- Strong communications skills, ability to work in a team environment in a leading and participating role.
- Clear understanding of the sanitation processes and HACCP/GMP
- Self-motivated individual capable of leading new initiatives with little direct supervision
- Supervise, coach & provide direction to the employees in the sanitation department.
- Minimum 1-year experience in a production environment, at a supervisory level
- Ability to promote teamwork and good GMP practices throughout the factory.
- A good working knowledge of all the equipment in the facility
- Basic knowledge of microbiology
- Full understanding of the factory chemicals
- Support department relations
- Mechanically inclined
- Computer skills necessary to create/maintain cleanup Gantt Charts
About the team.
The Sanitation Supervisor reports directly to the Sanitation Manager and serves as a key member of the Plant Leadership Team. This role is responsible for leading the plant’s sanitation program, ensuring high standards of cleanliness, food safety, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are consistently maintained throughout the facility.
About McCain.
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Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
Compensation Package: $58,800.00 - $78,500.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know, and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Quality & Food Safety
Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale || CA - Canada : Alberta : Lethbridge
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
