Sanitation Inspector
Location: Warren, RI, United States
Date Posted: May 8, 2025
Description
Bringing our love of food to families for five generations! Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer, and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including single-serve grab-n-go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entrées in grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and restaurants. Help us create the finest food experiences including those with specialty certifications that include organic, gluten-free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for growth, success, and a satisfying career!
Summary: Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in duties concerned with sanitation programs in food processing at designated facility. This position interfaces with the Sanitation Management and Quality Assurance. In the event of absence, the position will be filled with an equal level position, or appropriately trained Inspector designee.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cleans and inspects all process equipment for conformity to federal and state sanitation laws and plant standards in an efficient manner.
- Perform Pre-Op inspection on sanitation state with QA and/or USDA personnel.
- Directs cleaning of equipment and work areas, including periodical checks of CIP equipment that does not get broken down daily, to check for effectiveness of cleaning.
- Inspect premises for unsanitary practices and conditions.
- Maintains and keeps updated all chemical cleaning procedures.
- Works closely with Quality Assurance and Sanitation mgmt regarding any sanitation concerns.
- Confers with management on sanitation problems, and recommends changes in equipment, plant layout, lighting, ventilation, or work practices to improve sanitation standards and effectiveness of process.
- Provides weekly review reports regarding regular inspections, sanitation violations, and steps taken to resolve deficiencies.
- Other responsibilities w/ similar skill and work conditions as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
- Experience with process equipment sanitation. Including exposure to all requirements of Microbial control and chemical and workforce safety. Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals