Sanitation Supervisor at Wegmans Food Markets summary:
The Sanitation Supervisor at Wegmans Bakeshop oversees the cleanliness and sanitation of a food manufacturing facility, ensuring compliance with food safety and regulatory standards. They manage and develop a sanitation team, coordinate with department managers to implement best practices, and maintain operational efficiency and quality. The role requires leadership experience, knowledge of food safety protocols, and strong communication skills to support production and safeguard product quality.
Schedule: Full time
Availability: Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Overnights (Includes Weekends).
Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older
Location: Rochester, NY
Address: 1500 Brooks Ave
Pay: $62,360 - $65,000 / year
Job Posting: 09/14/2025
Job Posting End: 10/14/2025
Job ID:R0258339
The Wegmans Bakeshop is a state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility that produces quality breads and baked goods to stock our stores. As a Sanitation Supervisor at the Bakeshop you will oversee the day-to-day sanitation operations of the facility and cleanliness of the equipment, ensuring that food and human safety guidelines are being met, as well as standards of product quality and operational efficiency. You will provide guidance, support, and training to your sanitation team members, leading by example to uphold Wegmans high standards.
What will I do?
- Manage and develop team of employees, engage in meaningful conversations, build trusted relationships and provide the resources, feedback, and development opportunities they need to be successful
- Partner with Department Managers to develop tactical plans, implement best practices, and find ways to continuously improve procedures
- Ensure compliance with regulations (SQF, HACCP, OSHA, HAZCOM, LOTO and SSOP’s), proper use of equipment, food & human safety, simplification, and company policies & procedures
- Demonstrate and ensure Good Manufacturing Practices and exercise due diligence in protecting our products
- Identify critical situations, escalate to appropriate stakeholders, and partner with Department Managers to find solutions
- Perform essential tasks for department operations, including ordering, scheduling, managing payroll, delegating tasks, and empowering team members to take on new challenges
- Ensure tasks are prioritized and completed efficiently, proactively responding to ad hoc requests with urgency
- Communicate and execute sanitation schedules within the agreed-upon timeframes to support daily production needs
- Complete audits and documentation to ensure equipment is cleaned, sanitized, assembled and disassembled according to regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices
- Communicate and interact with various support teams as a subject matter expert
Required Qualifications:
- 2 or more years’ experience leading a team
- Experience with Food Safety
- Computer skills, Microsoft Office skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience managing a team in a food manufacturing environment
- Experience with manufacturing systems, processes and/or regulations
- Bilingual skills
At Wegmans, we’ve always believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a wide range of meaningful perks is just the beginning of what defines a rewarding career at Wegmans.
Comprehensive benefits*
- Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
- Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
- Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
- Retirement plan with a 401(k) match
- A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
- LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
Our employees have put us high on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list every year since it was first produced in 1998. Discover what it means to work for a mission-driven, values-based company where YOU make the difference.
*Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied, and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
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At Wegmans, we’ve always believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a wide range of meaningful perks is just the beginning of what defines a rewarding career at Wegmans.
Comprehensive benefits*
- Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
- Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
- Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
- Retirement plan with a 401(k) match
- A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
- LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
Our employees have put us high on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list every year since it was first produced in 1998. Discover what it means to work for a mission-driven, values-based company where YOU make the difference.
*Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied, and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
Keywords:
sanitation supervisor, food safety, team management, quality control, HACCP, OSHA compliance, manufacturing sanitation, Good Manufacturing Practices, employee training, food manufacturing
