Weekend Sanitation Lead

POSITION TITLE: Weekend Sanitation Lead

POSITION STATUS: Full-Time, Exempt

LOCATION: Liberty, SC

DEPARTMENT: Sanitation

REPORT TO: Sanitation Manager

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 2026

Cérélia's newly established Frozen Breakfast Business Unit – US Waffle – is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities, Liberty, SC, and Hazelwood, MO. US Waffle is seeking a dynamic and skilled R&D Manager to join our team in Liberty, SC.

The Weekend Sanitation Lead is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and oversight of sanitation operations throughout the facility during assigned weekend shifts.

This position coordinates sanitation personnel and activities to ensure production equipment, processing areas, and designated facility areas are cleaned and sanitized in accordance with established SSOPs, GMPs, food safety requirements, chemical handling procedures, safety requirements, and company standards.

The successful candidate will maintain an active presence on the production floor, monitor sanitation activities in real time, provide direction and coaching to sanitation employees, and ensure assigned areas and equipment are properly cleaned and prepared for Quality pre‑operational inspection and Production startup.

The Weekend Sanitation Lead serves as the primary sanitation representative during the assigned shift and maintains effective communication with Sanitation Management, Quality Assurance, Production, and Maintenance regarding sanitation status, staffing, equipment concerns, corrective actions, and operational needs.

This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring strong attention to detail, sound judgment, accountability, and the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced food manufacturing environment.

This position will report directly to the Sanitation Manager.

Weekend Shift
Friday - Sun
6AM - 6PM

• Direct, organize, and support sanitation employees throughout the assigned weekend shift.
• Assign employees to production lines, equipment, drains, floors, freezers, and other designated sanitation areas according to the sanitation schedule.
• Maintain an active floor presence and monitor sanitation activities while work is in progress.
• Ensure sanitation activities are completed safely, thoroughly, efficiently, and according to established procedures and schedules.
• Monitor employee performance and provide coaching, direction, and corrective feedback as needed.
• Ensure adequate workforce coverage and communicate staffing concerns to management.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, food safety, and safe work practices.

• Ensure employees understand and follow approved SSOPs for each piece of equipment and designated sanitation area.
• Verify proper equipment disassembly, cleaning, rinsing, sanitizing, reassembly, and inspection.
• Enforce GMP, allergen‑control, cross‑contamination prevention, and food safety requirements.
• Ensure sanitation practices effectively address potential microbial harborage areas, including drains, standing water, floors, framework, equipment niches, undersides, and other difficult‑to‑clean areas.
• Identify and immediately address conditions that may create a food safety or sanitation risk.
• Ensure required environmental swabs are completed accurately, properly identified, and documented.

• Ensure sanitation chemicals are properly prepared, labeled, handled, stored, and used in accordance with approved procedures and manufacturer requirements.
• Conduct and document required daily chemical titrations to verify proper chemical concentrations.
• Ensure chemical carts, hoses, foamers, containers, and related equipment are…