Lead, Bakery-Sanitation

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun Farm Bakery. With 15bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Training all sanitation new hires and providing continuous refresher training for all employees.
• Receive train the trainer training, from a CFS-trained sanitation manager
• The employee will be required to demonstrate they can safely execute all sanitation responsibilities
• Reinforce department clear and concise expectations, about the importance of cleaning in a facility that produces allergen and non-allergen foods
• Create and share weekly progress reports with trainees, supervisor,s and manager
• Standardized and structure the best timelines for cleaning responsibilities, then train employees to consistently achieve them
• Train, coach, encourage, and empower all trainees about our CFS clean is clean and there's nothing in between concepts
• Reinforce, monitor, and follow up to ensure the road map for becoming a successful food sanitation professional is shared and understood, by all sanitation employees
• Handle the day-to-day functions of the department.
• Assure all scheduled persons are present; note absences on the attendance sheet and, reassign work from absent workers
• Check schedule for production equipment needs, have equipment ready for QC and maintenance
• Check the Bakers feed and inform the warehouse when a pick is required
• Check cardboard compactor and trash compactor for issues.
• Start of shift walk thru and assign additional duties as needed.
• Account for all personnel that is in-house. In case of an emergency
• Follow up on all assigned tasks to insure work is executed to expectations and completed in a timely manner.
• Maintain safety awareness within the department. People safety and food safety are our top priorities in this bakery
• Make sure silos, bases, containments, and grounds are checked and cleaned every day/shift daily.
• Insure trashcans have liners and Bakery feed bag holders have rolled on hangers; make sure hand sanitizer and soap stations are stocked and in good working condition.
• Perform a daily inventory of supplies and inform sanitation supervisors of items needed to order. Never put us in a situation where we run out of chemicals
• Upon completion of weekend cleanings responsibilities, inspect and ensure all equipment has been thoroughly cleaned and ready for swabbing. Goals are 96% or higher with first-pass quality, ATP swabs and post opts
• Perform ATP training to ensure team members are properly trained to perform this responsibility to expectations
• Validate and document the pros and cons of all team members' performances, especially during the end-of-the-week environmental cleanings. Therefore, we can assist them with continuously improving and achieving expectations
• Is seen and respected as a leader in the department and plant, by team members and staff, due to the example they role model
• Consistently insures and encourages team members to manage their time properly. Time management is critical to the success of food sanitation professionals.
• Consistently demonstrates pride of ownership and commitment to insuring the department is operating, with a high level of efficiency!
• Fully support and embraces the department's stretch goals and empowerment visions. Being audit-ready at all times, green startups, and sustaining a highly trained team of sanitation professionals
• Ensures that all sanitation tasks and responsibilities are performed and completed with the highest levels of quality possible!
• Assist the team in operations and warehouse, whenever necessary, in order to insure facility cleanliness!

Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
• Bilingual English and Spanish is preferred.
• The ability to communicate in both English and Spanish is desirable.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Previous experience in the baking environment is beneficial, not essential.

Shift: 1st

Hourly Range: $26-$27

Aspire Bakeries LLC values the contribution each Team Member brings to our organization. The final determination of a successful candidate's starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to location, shift, education, skill, and experience within the job or the industry. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed In this specific job description. Additional pay may be determined for those candidates that exceed these specified qualifications and requirements. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.