Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

• Job ID:
• Date:10/28/2008
• Location:Dothan
• State:Alabama
• Degree:B.S./B.A.
• Major:Food Science
• Salary:Not Specified   Why?

Job Types:

Sanitation - Supervision

Ralcorp, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is the leading producer of a variety of value brand and store brand foods sold under the individual labels of various grocery, mass merchandise and drugstore retailers, and frozen bakery products sold to in-store bakeries, restaurants and other foodservice customers. Through a recent merger with Post Cereals, Ralcorp is now also a leading producer of branded cereals. Ralcorp's diversified product mix includes: ready-to-eat and hot cereals; nutritional and cereal bars; snack mixes, corn-based chips and corn snack products; crackers and cookies; snack nuts; chocolate candy; salad dressings; mayonnaise; peanut butter; jams and jellies; syrups; sauces; frozen griddle products; frozen biscuits and other frozen pre-baked products.

We have emerged as a solid and powerful organization focusing on newly energized and highly motivated teams. Today we also emerge with a heightened commitment to expand our presence through new product development and through the acquisition of allied store brand businesses. Through operations in over thirty plants within the United States and Canada we employ about 9,000 people with sales boasting of $3 billion. Every location offers an environment that values each of its employees!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for the departmental and overall sanitation and housekeeping functions of the plant in order to comply with any government and/or internal inspection.

• Evaluate, modify, and design sanitation policies and procedures to ensure product quality and integrity. To create, maintain, and reassess written sanitation procedures that will effectively accomplish the task of ensuring product safety at all times.
• Maintain and ensure the safety of all employees through proper training, enforcement of safety rules, and following proper procedures and knowledge of Safety Compliance.
• Maintain a good working relationship with other departments to ensure no interruption in business and a fair but strict implementation of all working company rules.
• Understand and enforce all company policies and procedures as well as good manufacturing practices.
• Act as BFG – Dothan, Nutcracker’s liaison with chemical vendors. Order chemicals and maintain chemical inventories.
• Ensure constant communication with all levels of management regarding sanitation issues.
• Promote and maintain teamwork among employees through regularly scheduled departmental meetings and daily leadership practices.
• Originate, plan, and implement cost savings projects.
• Plan and initiate cross-training of all employees with proper documentation of performance so that the objectives of the Sanitation Department can be met at all times.
• Ensure on-time start-ups of production lines; making sure all departments and lines are cleaned and sanitized in a timely fashion.
• Maintain the Master Cleaning Schedule.
• Perform bi-monthly departmental sanitation inspections to help ensure all deficiencies are corrected and documented.
• Assist in conducting sampling for bacteria, yeast, and mold count testing.
• Train non-sanitation employees in chemical safety who perform line cleanups where chemical usage is necessary.
• Discipline employees within company guidelines and in conjunction with the Human Resource Department.
• Order chemicals, departmental supplies and/or repair parts in order to maintain the daily operation of the Sanitation Department.
• Any authority as delegated by the Quality Systems Manager to ensure proper operations and personnel matters.
• Implementation of new sanitation procedures.
• Adherence to yearly departmental budget and daily monitoring of sanitation labor costs.
• Any other reports or duties as assigned by the Quality Systems Manager.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: College degree in a Food Science discipline strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in Sanitation or Sanitarian background, preferably in the food industry.
• Must be detail-oriented and have successful experience in supervising, leading, and training employees.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to function well under pressure deadlines.
• Mechanical aptitude a plus.
• Physical ability to work in a production environment with frequent bending, stooping, reaching, climbing, and lifting.

To apply, please visit www.ralcorp.com. Ralcorp is an equal opportunity employer.

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