Sanitation Manager

**Who we are**:
Challenger Services Group is a leading national provider of service solutions across critical industries, including commercial cleaning, security services, hospitality, food production, government, aged care and education. Our operations span across every State and Territory, where we are recognised for our excellence in quality, safety, and uncompromising environmental standards. Our clients include global tech giants and international hotel brands, renowned national aged care providers, state and local government as well as prestigious schools and vital community centers. Our purpose is to raise the bar on service excellence.

**About the role**:
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and results driven full time Sanitation Manager to join our team, overseeing our cleaning operations at a leading food manufacturer. A knowledge of cleaning delivery services within the food production industry, including high and low risks is desirable. In this hands-on largely autonomous role, you will be encouraged to take pride in your work and be committed to working to a high level of safety, delivering exceptional cleaning services based on our award-winning standards and our client needs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensure all site cleaning activities are completed in accordance with company standards, schedules, timeframes and sanitary/food hygiene control practices.
- You will need to be hands on in the cleaning process as well as coaching, monitoring and guiding team members in operational requirements to maintain and adhere to HACCP and WH&S requirements.
- You will need to drive productivity and attend, manage and follow up on all quality control and complaint handling processes with team members and clients, in line with Challenger policies and procedures.
- Ensure the effective storage, usage and handling of chemicals is completed in accordance with SDS and WHS requirements and company policies and procedures.
- Administrative duties including rosters, timesheets, leave approvals and co-ordination, recording of incidents, conducting toolbox talks, QA reporting, stock ordering and delivery.

**About You**:
We are looking for someone who has the following qualifications:

- proven experience in a similar role as a hands on site cleaning supervisor or manager
- understanding and knowledge of coaching, mentoring and leading a team;
- previous experience working in a role that requires you to prioritise tasks and ensure essential responsibilities are completed within required times
- demonstrated experience motivating your team to achieve the highest standards in a collegial and collaborative environment
- a solid understanding of HACCP, WHS obligations and safe work practices associated with food hygiene, manual handling, chemical handling and usage.

**Why join us**:

- ** Attractive industry salary paid on time every fortnight** - enjoy the confidence of working for a reliable and established national company that looks after its workers.
- ** Loads of additional benefits** - our people love their shopping vouchers and discounts from leading retailers such as Woolworths and Amazon.
- ** Enjoy early access to wages** - through our tailored app that allows you to be paid once your hours have been worked and ahead of pay day.
- ** Enjoy autonomy** - work autonomously and manage much of your workflow, to our certified and nationally accredited quality standards.
- ** Be part of a great team** - enjoy camaraderie as part of a dynamic and fun team environment.
- ** Be tech savvy**- we use cutting edge time and attendance software which allows us to be paper free and simplify your workload.
- ** Benefit from the highest standard in food hygiene processes**- being HACCP certified and accredited is only the beginning. You will also use the most developed and effective food hygiene processes in the market and be an industry leader in this field.
- ** Be diverse and multiskilled**- we work in multiple service areas such as hospitality, aged care, education, retail, government, facility services, food production and other areas and encourage cross training and development by allowing our people to work at different locations and business areas. You can build a broad skillset without the risk of boredom and burnout.
- ** Take advantage of real opportunities for promotion**- we promote from within with a structured pathway to enable you to progress your career. Our operations managers meet their performance targets by identifying team champions and putting them through set training programs designed to progress high achievers to their next level. If you want to get ahead, we are here for you.

If you're ready to join a great team and help build a positive workplace culture, we'd love to hear from you.