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Sanitation Supervisor 3rd Shift

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Job ID 330733 Date posted 07/21/2026 Location : Nebraska City, Nebraska Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Salaried Full Time

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Sanitation Supervisor is responsible for effectively implementing the cleaning and sanitization of processing equipment, utensils and the entire plant environment. In this role, you will be responsible for the development and execution of the sanitation program. You will strive for continuous improvement by analyzing sanitation performance metrics, determining root causes and implementing effective corrective actions to meet safety and product quality standards.



Key Accountabilities

  • Oversee the cleaning and sanitization of equipment, surfaces, utensils and plant environment by providing direction, motivation and technical support to all sanitation employees to ensure sanitation process is completed effectively and on time.
  • Plan, effectively engage, communicate and provide direction on all sanitation related activities in all quality, safety, health, employee relations, operations and maintenance programs.
  • Run the master sanitation schedule by establishing priorities, scheduling, assigning work and communicating with sanitation staff and key stakeholders frequently and regularly to ensure tasks are completed effectively and on time.
  • Assist in the development and execution of training and certifications to meet all job requirements and ensure employee compliance with all company and regulatory requirements.
  • Measure and analyze sanitation performance metrics and lead a weekly cross functional sanitation meeting to review findings and assign investigation and corrective action responsibilities to drive continuous improvement.
  • Update the sanitation standard operating procedures and verify compliance by front line employees.
  • Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with email, spreadsheet, word processing and other software applications.
  • Minimum one year of directly related work experience.
  • Strong leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of industry related quality systems and inspection programs, cleaning systems and chemicals.
  • Knowledge of the sanitation process, cleaning chemistry, chemical storage, handling and dispensing systems and sanitary design principles.
  • One year of supervisory experience.

Position Information

• Position is based in Nebraska City, NE
• Relocation assistance is provided for this role

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet



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