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Sanitation Supervisor Mustang Custom Foods LLC Dallas, TX Job Details Full-time $40,000 - $55,000 a year 17 hours ago Qualifications Food and beverage product quality management Spanish Managing cleaning or sanitation teams Food processing plant experience Operational management English Food allergen management Manufacturing facility experience Supervising experience Titration HACCP Crew management Manufacturing company experience GFSI Food safety auditing FDA regulations
Full Job Description Sanitation Supervisor Company:
Mockingbird Food Group LLC Location:
2520 Weir Street, Dallas, TX (on-site) Reports to:
Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Shift:
2nd shift / sanitation (schedule flexes with production calendar, including 6th-day peak weeks) Position Summary The Sanitation Supervisor owns the cleanliness and food-safety readiness of a multi-room refrigerated and frozen co-packing facility producing ready-to-eat meals, snack trays, and handheld items for national CPG brands and retailers. This role directs the sanitation crew, executes the Master Sanitation Schedule, validates allergen changeovers, and releases lines to production each day.
It is hands-on and accountable:
when the first production shift arrives, the plant is clean, verified, and audit-ready, or it is the Sanitation Supervisor's job to know why and fix it. This is a working supervisor role in a wet, cold, chemical-intensive environment. Success requires equal parts technical sanitation expertise and the ability to lead, train, and hold a crew accountable. Key ResponsibilitiesSanitation Execution Own and execute the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) across all production rooms, packaging areas, coolers, freezers, drains, overheads, and warehouse. Direct daily pre-operational, mid-shift, and post-production cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and lines (tray sealers, fillers, conveyors, MAP equipment, etc.). Manages sanitation SOPs and manual equipment teardown, cleaning, and reassembly. Validate allergen changeovers between runs; document cleaning verification and confirm clean status before any line is released. Maintain drain, floor, wall, and overhead sanitation to control environmental risk. Supervision & Crew Leadership Lead, schedule, and develop the sanitation crew; manage timekeeping, labor coverage, and performance. Train crew on SSOPs, sanitation chemistry, chemical handling, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, and GMPs — in both English and Spanish. Assign and verify work; hold the crew accountable to standards and timelines. Food Safety & Compliance Perform and oversee pre-operational inspections, ATP swabbing, and allergen verification swabs ; release lines to production. Maintain SSOPs and sanitation records to GFSI (SQF / BRC) standards . Support the Environmental Monitoring Program (Zones 1-4; Listeria/Salmonella), including sampling, trending, and corrective action. Participate in internal, customer, and third-party audits; own sanitation-related corrective and preventive actions. Ensure compliance with USDA, FDA, and Texas DSHS requirements. Chemical & Safety Management Manage sanitation chemical inventory, titration / concentration verification , dispensing systems, and the chemical supplier relationship (e.g., Ecolab / Diversey).
Maintain chemical safety standards:
SDS access, secondary containment, PPE compliance, and proper labeling. Enforce LOTO and safe equipment-cleaning procedures. Documentation & Systems Complete, review, and verify all sanitation logs, MSS sign-offs, pre-op records, and verification documentation. Use digital operations and monitoring tools to record and track sanitation activity and equipment/zone status. Required Qualifications 3-5+ years of sanitation experience in food or beverage manufacturing , including 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role. Bilingual English/Spanish (required) — able to train, instruct, and document in both languages, verbally and in writing. Demonstrated technical experience , including: Sanitation chemistry (caustics, acids, sanitizers; concentration/titration) CIP/COP systems and manual equipment teardown, cleaning, and reassembly Working knowledge of GMPs, SSOPs, HACCP principles, and allergen control Familiarity with GFSI schemes (SQF or BRC) and audit expectations. Ability to work overnight shifts and flex hours to match the production schedule, including peak-week sixth days. Physically able to work in wet, cold (refrigerated and freezer), and hot environments; stand for a full shift; lift up to 50 lbs; climb, bend, and reach. Preferred Qualifications HACCP certification; SQF/BRC practitioner experience. Experience in a refrigerated, frozen, or MAP ready-to-eat food environment. Experience standing up or improving a sanitation program in a new or growing facility. Forklift / reach-truck familiarity. Comfort with digital documentation and monitoring systems. Work Environment Food manufacturing plant with refrigerated production rooms, freezer storage, and warehouse. Exposure to water, cleaning chemicals, hot water/steam, cold temperatures, noise, and moving equipment. PPE required at all times. Mockingbird Food Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
