Sanitation Lead

Location: Lemont

Sanitation Lead - Food Manufacturing (Leadership Opportunity)

Make an impact where quality and safety matter most.

We're looking for a hands-on Sanitation Lead to guide a high-performing team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. In this role, you'll play a critical part in protecting product quality, ensuring food safety, and driving operational excellence across the facility.

If you're a natural leader who takes pride in maintaining world-class cleanliness standards and enjoys coaching teams, this is your opportunity to step into a visible leadership role with cross-functional influence.

What You'll Do

As the Sanitation Lead, you'll lead by example while supervising and developing a team of sanitation technicians. You'll partner closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams to ensure every corner of the facility meets the highest safety and regulatory standards.

Your key responsibilities include:

+ Lead & Develop Your Team

+ Coach, train, and mentor sanitation technicians on best practices, safety, and chemical handling

+ Assign daily workloads and ensure tasks are completed thoroughly and on time

+ Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement

+ Drive Food Safety & Compliance

+ Enforce GMPs, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), and food safety protocols

+ Conduct sanitation audits and quickly resolve any gaps

+ Partner with Quality to implement innovative procedures and improve sanitation effectiveness

+ Ensure Operational Excellence

+ Coordinate sanitation activities across departments to minimize downtime and maximize efficiency

+ Oversee cleaning and sanitizing of production equipment, processing areas, and warehouse spaces

+ Maintain the Master Sanitation Schedule and all related documentation

+ Manage Equipment & Supplies

+ Monitor and maintain sanitation and chemical equipment, including proportioning systems

+ Ensure proper chemical usage, storage, and documentation

+ Track inventory and proactively communicate supply needs

+ Stay Hands-On

+ Perform sanitation tasks when needed, including equipment teardown, cleaning, and inspection

+ Conduct routine area assessments to ensure a safe and organized workplace

+ Identify opportunities for process improvement and communicate recommendations to leadership

What You Bring

+ High School Diploma or equivalent required

+ 1+ year of experience as a Sanitation Lead (2-3 years preferred) in manufacturing or production

+ Food industry experience with a strong understanding of food safety and quality standards is a plus

+ Knowledge of chemical handling and control processes

+ Comfort working with sanitation and analytical equipment

+ Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

+ A proactive, detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to safety and excellence

Why Join Us?

+ Leadership opportunity with visible impact on product quality and safety

+ Collaborative environment with cross-functional exposure

+ Chance to develop your team and advance your career

+ Work in a role where your attention to detail directly protects consumers and the brand

If you're ready to take ownership, lead a team, and make a measurable impact in food safety and sanitation, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lemont, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $24.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:  - Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital  - 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)  - Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)  - Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lemont,IL.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 7, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a Clearly Rated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity,…