Sanitation Lead I- 3rd Shift Req #10384 Romeoville, 1001 W. Crossroads Pkwy, Romeoville, Illinois, United States of America Apply Share Job Description Posted Monday, August 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM What We Want to
Give You:
We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:
- health/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- flex spending accounts
- short & long-term disability
- paid holidays and vacation
- bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.
).
Job Summary:
A Sanitation Lead monitors and reviews the activities of a team of sanitation operatives to ensure that all sanitation processes are completed in full and that sanitation standards for a given area are maintained during the production shift.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensuring that the team has the right number of resources with the appropriate skills, deploying a training plan and adopting appropriate people practices enabling them to deliver the master cleaning schedule. Create and present clear forward resourcing plant (people and materials) for cleaning, sanitation, environment and technical; adopt this in light of emerging circumstance to minimize food risk. Direct and monitor the team's delivery of the day-to-day sanitation activities, in line with the master schedule, to ensure operational integrity. Communicate, and validate the team's adoption of amendments to SOPs to ensure change is effectively implemented and improvements are made to functional sanitation performance and safety practices. Review equipment and highlight damage, escalating risks, to inform the preventative maintenance program. Ensure personal and team compliance with inventory controls to facilitate the timely replacement of materials. Provide appropriate information, in accordance with agreed procedures, to customers/regulatory bodies to ensure demonstration of process and procedures. Identify sanitation requirements by monitoring changes in the production environment developing and refining the SOP's and master cleaning schedule to ensure safe food is delivered in compliance with regulatory, customer codes and identified best practice. Coordinate the sanitation aspects of external audits. Ensure that a safe working environment exists for employees and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set in the SHE policy.
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED, with between 3-5 years of applicable experience. Results oriented, possess strong interpersonal skills, be a team player as well as an independent worker and have strong and effective verbal and written communication skills. Recognized as a leader capable of driving excellence. Possess leadership skills as well as an appropriate number of technical skills in a larger scale manufacturing environment. Computer literate in Word, Excel and other programs. Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment or similar industry and experience leading and working in a diverse workforce.
Starting Pay:
$23.15/hr., a shift differential is offered for 2nd and 3rd shift opportunities. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the 90 th day of employment. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply. Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Details Job Family Sanitation Pay Type Hourly Scan this QR code and apply! Download Romeoville, 1001 W. Crossroads Pkwy, Romeoville, Illinois, United States of America
