Sanitation Lead

We are currently recruiting for a Sanitation Lead who would love to join our enthusiastic DO & CO team and implement the best industry practices for our luxury airline catering operation within our New York, JFK unit.

In case you don't know who we are:

We have a passion for hospitality culinary delights on every banquet floor and in the sky. With the three business segments of Airline Catering, International Event Catering, and Restaurants, Lounges & Hotels, DO & CO offers gourmet entertainment all over the world. We operate in 31 locations, 11 countries and 3 Continents, maintaining the highest standard of quality in both our products and services. We refine the classics, develop the unknown and grow constantly - sometimes beyond our own expectations.
 
What you'll be doing:

Supervises the in-house sanitation employees/third party cleaning vendor to ensure all areas of the facility are maintained on a proper sanitation and cleaning schedule that meets DO & CO hygiene standards.

A day as a Sanitation Lead:

• Monitors the chemical inventory, PPE, & cleaning equipment.
• Keeps appropriate par levels of these items and informs necessary managers of orders needing to be placed.
• Enforces employee deployments and makes necessary changes based on operational needs. Assists in scheduling of sanitation employees.
• Addresses employees in terms of disciplinary actions/non-conformances.
• Verifies Chemical Titrations with Chemical Supplier (Quantitative) and Daily Chemical Concentration of dispensing equipment.
• Coordinate with vendors (Royal waste, Ecolab, KBS) to ensure functions are carried out.
• Assists in Analyzing sanitation data in order to identify trends and continual improvement opportunities.
• Provides support before/during customer audits, health department inspections, or any other scheduled or unscheduled audits/inspections.
• Implements and maintain daily sanitation schedules. Coordinates with Food Safety and Hygiene on Environmental Testing.
• Monitors hygiene training and development of sanitation staff directly and/or indirectly and provides coaching, direction, and leadership support to staff in the form of new hire orientation, retraining, annual retraining, etc.
• Partners with supervisors and HR to implement corrective action as needed when hygiene protocols are not followed.

Who you are:

• Proactive and self-organized
• Ability to manage through a substantial workload
• Capable to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to complete assigned tasks within the given time to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexibility (different shifts - night, weekends, holidays)
• Bilingual Preferred

What We Offer:

• Estimated pay rate: $20.50 hourly
• A wonderful workplace to call home, events, and fun colleagues
• A business where you can have a real impact, we're not afraid of new ideas!
• Genuine career development opportunities, both nationally and internationally
• The opportunity to work with and represent one of the most innovative players in the luxury global gourmet entertainment market
• Previous experience in sanitation
• Comprehensive understanding of internal sanitation program
• Bachelors Degree preferred
• Good Microsoft office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Diversity & Inclusion statement 

We want everyone to feel welcome, respected and we are committed to providing the best space, experience, and workplace for our teams - no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different and makes you. That's what makes our team so special.