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Yamamotoyama · 1 week ago

Sanitation Production Coordinator

Pomona, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$24/hr - $28/hr

Yamamotoyama U.S.A. is dedicated to the art of traditional Japanese green tea and nori seaweed products. The Sanitation Production Coordinator is responsible for ensuring compliance with sanitation protocols, overseeing cleaning personnel, and maintaining high hygiene standards in food manufacturing settings.

E-CommerceManufacturingTea

Responsibilities

Establish priorities in accordance with given guidance and direction in areas that require attention

Establish and maintain acceptable work practices among employees

Works closely with assigned department employees to help improve sanitation performance

Provide suggestions regarding staffing needs, equipment, and materials needed to meet production demand and sanitation goals

Participate in the Fiscal Year End Inventory count

Develops a partnership with quality, operations, and maintenance to meet company’s objectives

Understands chemical specifications and their effectiveness/proper application for different processing and packaging equipment SSOP’s, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure

Coordinate, assign, and schedule the activities of the employees engaged in sanitation of food processing equipment, processing areas and general housekeeping of the premises

Update, implement and enforce Master Sanitation/Cleaning Schedule to ensure compliance with regulatory and company’s standards

Responsible for verification and recordkeeping and update of all sanitation documentations including Sanitation Signoff Logs, Work Order assignments, MSDS and Training Records

Provide cleaning crew with work assignments, schedules, training, feedback, coaching, support and development opportunities

Maintain the cleaning storage room including chemicals, cleaning tools and be organized and clean

Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations

Maintain detailed records of cleaning logs, training, corrective actions, and regulatory compliance

Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and following the production schedules

Verifies that all required materials and supplies are sufficiently stocked and that all the equipment is up to date, safe, and in proper working order

Assign/schedule employees to various areas of assigned department to ensure production needs are met

Investigate sanitation/pest control issues, implement corrective actions, and respond to spills or emergencies

Establish rounds during the sanitation periods to ensure that we are in compliance with the company's sanitation standards

Establish priorities in accordance with given guidance and direction in areas that require attention

Monitor procedures to ensure product is properly manufactured based on Product Specs. (If applicable)

Ensure quarterly cleaning, start up, changeover and end of the production period are done efficiently following procedures for sanitation cleaning and product changeover

Be familiar with established S.O.P.’s and assure implementation

Ensure that the departments perform sanitation activities within established S.O.P.’s, and results meet or exceed company goals

Maintain effective communication with supervisors concerning mutual problems

Discuss with the Direct Supervisor/Manager any situations that affect the Sanitation’s goal attainment and suggest solutions

Collaborate with the manager and upper management in assigned Production and/or sanitation continuous Improvement projects

Discuss sanitation objectives and issues arising in production and find innovative solutions

Perform a continuous improvement project

Keep sanitation costs to a minimum while producing quality products

Assure employees are always treated in a professional and respectful manner

Meet with department personnel in areas needing enhancement or modification

Establish and maintain acceptable work practices among employees

Ensure employees follow all company policies and procedures

Communicates departmental goals and objectives on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to assigned department employees. These goals will include production-related goals such as output, safety, etc

Covers/back up of Senior Supervisor when needed

Assist in the orientation, training, and coaching of employees

Be readily available to workers to answer/address questions/concerns respectively

Demonstrate excellent quality service for internal customers, which should be proactive, personalized, convenient and competent

Support all audits including product safety agencies and external auditors

Report on quality defect issues and help determine necessary corrective actions to eliminate repetitive failures

Ensure compliance with local, state and federal food safety laws including applicable parts of the Code of Federal Regulations, FDA Food Code and Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations, SQF system and industry best practice

Adhere to quality standards to ensure product quality and Food Safety by following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP s), standard operating procedures (SOP s)

Attends Food Safety/Quality training sessions

Ensures manufactured products meet customer requirements

Ensure cleanliness and upkeep of facilities by conducting daily & quarterly major cleaning

Make a minimum of six safety suggestions a year

Lead production team to zero incidents, through inserting the safety culture

Before starting your regular work, search your working area 360 degrees for any unsafe conditions. If you find any risks, fix them or look for a solution. Ensure the team follows this rule: “360 degrees for any unsafe condition"

Report and fix any production problem or safety risk

Create and maintain a safe working environment by implementing good housekeeping standards for a clean department

Enforce safety procedures, PPEs, food safety standards and company policies

Documenting all injuries/incidents and reporting to Human Resources and Director of Operations

Respond to workplace injuries by providing first aid for your crews or by taking employees to receive medical attention at our Medical Center

Participate in, and support all safety program elements, directed towards meeting the plant’s TIR (Total Incident Rate) goal established each year. This includes safety training, inspections, incident investigations, incentive programs, and any other safety-related activities

Comply with all company policies and procedures including safety rules

Support any emergency evacuation or safety emergency

Perform LOTO and PPE checks before starting the sanitation process of equipment and enforce the program with cleaning crew

During sanitation activities, monitor attendance of employees and submit absence requests and other pertinent payroll documents to Senior Management

Provide training for safe and productive equipment cleaning in a timely manner

Employee cross training within the department to ensure sanitation efficiencies are kept at optimum levels

Ensure employee training and development related to food safety, sanitation and specific SOP

Ensure compliance with plant wide regulatory employee training

Ensure employees are trained in how to use the software

Ensure Alchemy reports are accurate

Schedule regular meetings with employees so they can be informed of future events, work schedules, and allow time for any feedback or questions

Provide employees with work assignments, training, feedback, coaching, support, and development opportunities

Work closely with the Production Manager to execute projects

In occasion help clean, mop, sweep, and other general warehouse cleaning duties

Qualification

Food safety systemsSanitation Standard Operating ProceduresManufacturing PracticesManufacturing experiencePersonnel leadership managementTraining skillsBilingual-English/SpanishOrganizational skillsCommunication skills

Required

Must demonstrate the ability to follow instructions and adhere to safety guidelines given by the Area-Production Manager

Be able to accurately complete quality control forms and use a calculator to assist in tabulation of products

Must demonstrate to follow the Yamamotoyama safety rules

Strong knowledge of food safety systems and practices related to food hygiene, sanitation, SSOPs, GMPs

Manufacturing experience is required with general knowledge of manufacturing methods and equipment

Strong organizational, communication, and training skills

Occasionally, Ability to work nights/weekends

Identify and resolve conflicts in a timely manner

Personnel leadership management

Highly motivated person who is able to multi-task and handle a high volume of work with accuracy in a fast-changing environment

Self-motivated and passionate individuals, who has a high sense of urgency, thrives with a wide variety of work and can deliver consistent results on multiple priorities

Ability to be an independent thinker and find solutions to problems

Team oriented with good people and customer service skills

Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures which are beneficial to the Sanitation function

Interact with all levels of employees within the organization

Work within established organizational policies and regulations

Work safely without endangering self or others

Ability to show leadership to guide the work team

Warehouse environment: due to materials used, there is exposure to dusty materials; utilization of standard warehouse equipment which includes forklifts, and other warehouse equipment

As needed, employees must be able to use both hands to properly inspect and pack finished goods. Usage of hands will be constant

Up to 2 hours of continuous use of hands may be required, then employee will take mandatory work breaks and resume duties as a packer after break requirement has been fulfilled

At times, employees will be subject to extended standing