Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Food Safety Sanitation Supervisor – 2nd Shift

Shift- 2nd shift is from 3:30pm-11:30pm, Mon-Fri

Location: Secaucus, NJ

Reports to: Sanitation Manager

Comp Range: $65,000–$72,000

Summary

Lead second-shift food safety sanitation operations, support Production, and drive food safety compliance. Own SSOP updates, testing, documentation, and team performance while keeping the site audit-ready.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, train, coach, and supervise the sanitation team to reduce food-safety risk and meet performance targets.
• Verify/validate sanitation effectiveness; recommend method/process improvements that raise results and lower cost.
• Update SSOPs; recommend schedule/procedure/sanitation -practice changes for manager review.
• Run the Sanitation Master Schedule; confirm on-time completion; maintain a daily reports archive.
• Implement and report corrective actions from internal inspections and pre-op reports.
• Perform monthly inventory of sanitation supplies.
• Follow up on pest-control observations; conduct internal walk-throughs; maintain records.
• Verify equipment cleaning; perform ATP, AllerSnap, GlutenTox Pro tests as needed; keep files current.
• Inspect machinery parts to prevent damage or food-safety issues.
• Prepare for BRCGS (or other GFSI) audits; maintain files/programs in compliance and the facility “inspection-ready.”
• Coordinate schedules/expectations with other departments.
• Conduct safety, sanitation, and GMP compliance inspections; maintain the sanitation schedule and daily documentation.
• Supervise the 2nd-shift crew; close the building and verify secure access after a daily walkthrough.
• Enforce the visitor policy and confirm the visitor log is completed daily.
• Promote safety; support and enforce facility safety and regulatory programs.
• Perform and train LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication.
• Organized, detail-focused, discreet with confidential information.
• Self-driven; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Adequate command of English and Spanish preferred.

Education & Experience

• Associate’s/Bachelor’s in Food Science, Business, Chemistry, or related field required.
• 2–5 years relevant food safety or sanitation leadership/training experience.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, AIB, SQF, BRCGS, chemical handling, and environmental testing required.
• Proficient with standard computer skills.

EEO Statement

Equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants considered without regard to protected characteristics.

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