Critical Cleaning Lead (Day)

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally.

At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future.

The Critical Cleaning Lead guides a team of Sanitation Technicians under the Sanitation Manager to achieve departmental goals and support all sanitation functions. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness and a food-safe environment in the processing facility and equipment, performing daily sanitation of processing lines, and ensuring good communication with management, operations, and maintenance departments.

Pay Range: $18.00 - $21.00 /hr

Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

(Must be willing to work OT and weekends)

Schedule: Tuesday - Sunday

Location: Fresno, CA

Travel Requirements: None

Work Environment Available: On-site

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily activities of a team of Sanitation Technicians.
• Manage technician work schedules and assign work to employees as needed.
• Responsible for confirming sanitation records are compliant and filled out properly.
• Ensure that all equipment is properly cleaned, sanitized, and inspected for cleanliness while following lock-out/tag-out procedures and wearing proper personal protection equipment (PPE) per CIP Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures.
• Must ensure sanitation guidelines and equipment meets or exceeds FDA, HACCP and QA standards.
• Monitor cleaning chemical concentrations to ensure that they compliant with specifications.
• Ensure adherence to all safety and sanitation standards and regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Monitor and upkeep inventory of cleaning chemicals and supplies.
• Train and cross-train employees to comply with Standard Operating Procedures and to use chemicals including acids, chlorines, caustics and quats correctly and safely.
• Maintain open communication and working relationships with all departments, including QA/QC, Production and Maintenance.
• Makes recommendations to Manager regarding improvements to Sanitation Department's efficiency and/or effectiveness.
• Participate in the Lyons Escalation Procedure and communicate issues and important information to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
• Adhere to company policies and core values.
• Performs absence of allergen analysis.
• Performs clean equipment swabbing.
• May perform other duties as required.
• Overtime and weekends may be required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Self-Motivated.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and industry standard cleaning procedures.
• Knowledge of HACCP and allergens.
• Basic mechanical skills.
• Establish positive working relationships with Lyons’ management and senior support personnel.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent plus.
• 2+ years’ experience preferred within related fields.
• Must be a self-starter, highly motivated and results oriented.
• Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize high-demands tasks.
• Strong leadership or supervisory skills with experience supporting and motivating a team.