Sanitation & Qa Lead, 3Rd Shift

Requisition Number2143
Job TitleSanitation & QA Lead, 3rd shift
Job Description

Swedish Match North America LLC, develops, manufactures, and sells quality products with market leading brands such as ZYN nicotine pouches and other smokeless tobacco products. Our vision is “A world without cigarettes,” and our mission is to provide adult consumers with alternatives that are enjoyable, but have a lower risk than smoking. We are one of the fastest growing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) producers and ZYN is the number one selling nicotine pouch in the US. In order to continually promote and create innovative products that support our vision we are currently seeking a Sanitation & QA Lead I (3rd shift) for the Owensboro, KY facility.

 

Major Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Swedish Match master sanitation program.
• Coordinate and manager sanitation activities with contracted provider including scheduling, conducting pre-operational inspections, reporting deviations and driving SSOP continual improvement.
• Ensure compliance of contracted sanitation provider with established company rules, SOP's, and GMP's. Recommend and follow-up corrective action to ensure violations will bet be repeated.
• Maintain and continually improve SM sanitation program documentation.
• Conduct random internal facility inspections to mirror USDA inspections.
• Coordinate deep-cleaning or irregular cleaning schedules with Maintenance personnel.
• Develop and maintain sanitation KPIs.
• Remain current with FDA regulations.
• Investigate new sanitation technologies and provide recommendation regarding equipment and chemicals.
• Work with Engineering on projects through inspection and audits of activities, validation and verification of activities (IQ, OQ, & PQ), and release of equipment pending pre-operational inspections.
• Coordinate pest control program as needed.
• Conduct and support Quality Assurance functions such as product testing and submissions as needed.

 

 

 

 

Requirements

Education: High School diploma/GED required. Associate degree or equivalent work experience preferred.

 

Experience: A minimum of 3 years supervisory experience required. General knowledge of equipment operation within the food production industry.

 

Skill/Knowledge: 

• Must be able to work independently.
• Ability to design and prepare concise and accurate reports.
• Must be self-motivated, organized and have excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
• HACCP experience preferred.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, FDA regulations and cGMP, preferably in food.
• Tobacco experience is a plus.

Other: Must be able to work 3rd shift (7:00pm - 3:30am).

 

Benefits for New Hires:

Swedish Match offers competitive salaries, flexible benefits program, medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, paid bonding leave, tuition reimbursement, matching 401(k), profit sharing, adoption assistance, paid vacation, 12 paid holidays...and more!

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet