Sanitation Assistant Operations Manager

Location: Swedesboro

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Wonder is the mealtime platform built to feed every craving in one order. With Wonder, you can mix and match hundreds of dishes from 20+ exclusive restaurants in a single order, so everyone gets exactly what they’re craving. Enjoy everything from tacos to Thai with $0 delivery fees, plus dine-in or pick up at a Wonder location near you. Each dish is made to order on-site by our culinary team and served hot.

Behind the scenes, Wonder owns and operates every step of the dining experience, from recipe development to the technology that powers our experience, allowing us to deliver quality, variety, and consistency n us as we work to make great food more accessible.

About the role

The Sanitation Assistant Operations Manager supports the daily execution of sanitation operations within a high-volume food production and distribution environment. This role is responsible for ensuring the facility, production equipment, and work areas are cleaned and sanitized in accordance with company standards, food safety requirements, regulatory expectations, and established sanitation procedures.

The Sanitation Assistant Operations Manager provides hands-on leadership to frontline sanitation teams, coordinates daily staffing and workload, verifies completion of sanitation activities, and partners closely with Operations, Food Safety & Quality, Safety, Maintenance, and People/HR teams.

This leader plays a critical role in ensuring the facility is safe, compliant, and ready for production while building a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and operational excellence.

This role operates within a culinary production facility and warehouse environment where associates are exposed to food preparation equipment, refrigerated storage areas, and fast-paced production workflows. Strict adherence to safety, sanitation, and food handling standards is required.

Responsibilities Sanitation Operations Support the daily execution of sanitation activities across production, warehouse, equipment, storage, and common work areas

Lead sanitation teams in completing required cleaning and sanitation activities safely, accurately, and within established timelines

Coordinate sanitation schedules based on production requirements, equipment availability, staffing, and operational priorities

Ensure sanitation activities are completed according to established Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and food safety requirements

Verify completion of sanitation tasks prior to releasing areas and equipment back to production

Conduct routine floor walks to assess cleanliness, sanitation execution, equipment condition, and team compliance

Identify sanitation deficiencies and ensure corrective actions are completed promptly

Coordinate shift transitions and provide clear handoffs regarding outstanding work, risks, and operational priorities

Escalate issues that may impact production readiness, food safety, employee safety, or operational continuity

People Leadership Provide direct leadership, coaching, and support to frontline sanitation team members and leads

Establish clear expectations related to safety, quality, productivity, attendance, conduct, and sanitation standards

Conduct pre-shift meetings and communicate daily assignments, safety requirements, production priorities, and sanitation expectations

Provide timely coaching and feedback to reinforce strong performance and address performance gaps Partner with the Operations Manager and Human Resources on attendance, performance management, employee relations, and other people-related matters

Support onboarding, training, certification, and cross-training of sanitation employees

Ensure team members understand proper sanitation procedures, chemical handling requirements, equipment usage, and required personal protective equipment

Support employee development and identify team members with potential for expanded responsibilities

Food Safety & Quality Partner closely with Food Safety & Quality teams to ensure sanitation practices meet company and regulatory standards

Reinforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and established food safety requirements

Ensure sanitation documentation is completed accurately, consistently, and within required timelines

Support pre-operational inspections and address sanitation findings before production begins

Participate in investigations related to sanitation, environmental, food safety, or quality…