Vital Farms · 14 hours ago
Sanitation Lead - Springfield, MO
Vital Farms is a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. The Sanitation Lead plays a critical role in ensuring sanitary conditions and standards are upheld by leading the sanitation team, organizing workflow, and driving continuous improvement in waste elimination.
AgricultureFarmingFood and BeverageOrganic Food
Responsibilities
Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedule
Set daily / weekly / monthly objectives and communicate to employees
Lead and develop sanitation crew assignments, creating equipment and sanitation process ownership
Work directly with crewmembers, supervisors, and managers to ensure sanitary conditions and standards are upheld
Evaluate job performance of crew members
Ensure all personnel safety and food safety procedures are followed rigorously
Drive continuous improvement of waste elimination
Anticipate problems and make quick decisions under time pressure
Must be able to understand production process and be able to perform tasks related to maintaining sanitary conditions in the facility and be able to coach others in their work
Lead daily direction setting meetings when required
Provide verbal and/or written recommendations to supervisor concerning crew performance, problems, or issues
Qualification
Required
Must be able to speak, read and write in English for safety and food quality reasons
1 year of work experience in a sanitation manufacturing environment
You're able to frequently lift and/or move up to 60lbs
You're committed to following all personal safety requirements rigorously
Be flexible and execute other duties and sanitation tasks required
Basic math skills (adding, subtracting, basic division)
Able to work safely in an environment when exposed to wet conditions
Able to operate pallet jack
Proven experience in leadership / supervisory roles
Strong people skills and ability to deal with all levels of employee and management groups
Demonstrate strong accountability, consistency, and follow-through skills
Follow all Vital Farm's policies, procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices
You give a sh*t – You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of
You raise the standards – You know growth can be hard, but you strive to improve yourself and others each day
You can walk in someone else's boots – You seek to understand other's viewpoints and think that you get to better answers by sitting on the same side of the table
You don't walk on eggshells – You're not afraid to leave the bullsh*t behind and have honest conversations
Benefits
Holiday pay
Healthcare offered/starting the first day of the month following your start! (medical, vision, dental and life)
401K with a 3% company contribution starting day one!
Paid Time Off with your first paycheck!
Free Eggs
Fun team swag
Biweekly Crew Lunches and crew snacks
Company
Vital Farms
Vital Farms is a provider and manufacturer of pasture-raised eggs and poultry.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$194.45MKey Investors
Sunrise Strategic Partners
2020-11-10Post Ipo Equity· $151.25M
2020-07-30IPO
2019-07-01Private Equity
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