Sanitation Lead Hand

Wonderbrands (Formerly Weston Foods) is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including bread and rolls, donuts, pies, cakes, alternative breads, and others. We bake our products in more than 30 bakeries across Canada and the USA, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture. We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.

Wonderbrands, a division of FGF Brands, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are hiring to build a robust Talent and Development team to support our bakeries and Team Members.

Our bakery team is the heart of our company and plays an important role in keeping North America’s food supply going. Our Sanitation workers ensure adherence to the highest cleanliness standards at our facilities. They work hand in hand with our production team to ensure all equipment is routinely sanitized, facilities are maintained, and all products are produced in the most sanitary conditions.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Maintain cleanliness of facility through dry and wet cleaning Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and janitorial tasks
- Respond to any equipment breakdowns by providing sanitation support through the cleaning of major spills, ingredient(s), and/or equipment itself
- Providing production support in response to production demands
- Taking apart equipment for cleaning - must be able to lift weights of up to 50 lbs. Familiarity with production equipment is an asset
- Scrape down and wash all equipment as applicable - must be comfortable using a ladder, working at heights, handling chemicals and adhering to SSOPs
- Using compressed air to blow particles from equipment
- Collect all garbage and waste; empty all waste containers - must be able to stand for up to 8 hours at a time
- Use of EAM to schedule and close WOs
- Updating and reviewing of SSOPs on a regular basis and as-needed with the Sanitation supervisor/manager
- Familiarity with a Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) and regular reviewing the MSS with the Sanitation Supervisor/Manager
- Coordinating of Sanitation team members to ensure that tasks are completed in a safe and acceptable manner
- Training sanitation team members on SSOPs and daily/weekly/monthly/janitorial tasks
- Working with Sanitation supervisor/manager to maintain an inventory of sanitation items
- Any other duties as assigned by direct supervisor/manager

To be successful as a Sanitation Lead Hand, you will
- Be a lover of bread and baked goods
- Have previous experience in a manufacturing environment (even better if it was food manufacturing)
- Have previous experience in sanitation (even better if it is industrial sanitation)
- You are comfortable working with sanitizing agents and chemicals
- You’ve got really strong attention to detail and are able to meet cleanliness standards set by the company
- Like working in a fast-paced environment, be self-reliant, and be energized by opportunities to learn and grow, and be a steward of your own career
- You digest constructive feedback as an opportunity to listen, and improve your skills, abilities, and performance

**Hours: Night Shift: 11:00pm - 7:00am, Friday - Saturday (40 hours)**

**Staring wage: $19.50/hour + $1.00 (night shift premium)**

**Benefits**:

- Full-time job with competitive salary package
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Overtime opportunities
- Growth path to leadership roles across the network
- Quick, efficient, fair-minded hiring and selection process

Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct - it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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