Bowman Enterprises, Inc. is adding additional supervision to the team! Will it be you?
Night Shift Sanitation Supervisor
Food Manufacturing | Hands-On Leadership Role
Location: Joplin, MO
Pay: $20.00–$21.75 per hour, based on leadership and industry experience
Schedule: Night Shift | 4/5 Rotation
Hours: Week 1 – 40 hours | Week 2 – 50 hours
Overtime: Applies on any hours worked over 40
Schedule Flexibility: Must be willing to adjust to plant demands
Position Overview
Bowman Enterprises, Inc. is seeking an experienced Night Shift Sanitation Supervisor to lead two sanitation teams in a major food manufacturing environment.
This is a hands-on leadership position — not a desk or office job. The successful candidate will lead from the floor, work alongside the sanitation team when needed, and ensure the plant is properly cleaned, sanitized, and prepared for production each day.
We are looking for someone who understands the demands of a high-standard food manufacturing facility and has the leadership ability to maintain a safe, productive, accountable, and service-minded sanitation team.
The right candidate will have previous experience in food manufacturing, food safety, industrial sanitation, or a closely related environment and should be comfortable working within established GMPs, SSOPs/SOPs, LOTO procedures, chemical safety requirements, and audit standards.
This position works closely with the customer's production operators, maintenance personnel, quality team, and management. A service-minded attitude and professional approach are essential. Our sanitation teams are an important part of the customer's operation, and the Supervisor must understand that success comes from working with the plant — not simply working in it.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for a proven working leader who can:
- Lead and motivate two night-shift sanitation teams
- Maintain accountability without creating unnecessary conflict
- Address attendance, performance, and employee issues professionally
- Coach employees and provide direction when standards are not being met
- Work alongside the crew when the workload or circumstances require it
- Understand the importance of food safety and sanitation in a production environment
- Communicate effectively with production, quality, maintenance, and plant management
- Maintain a professional, service-oriented relationship with the customer
- Recognize problems before they become larger operational or food-safety issues
- Prepare the plant and sanitation team for internal, corporate, and third-party audits
- Maintain consistency and stability on the night shift
Leadership Responsibilities
- Supervise and lead two night-shift sanitation teams
- Assign daily responsibilities and ensure work is completed properly
- Monitor employee attendance, performance, productivity, and conduct
- Coach employees and administer corrective action when necessary
- Train and develop sanitation employees
- Establish clear expectations and hold team members accountable
- Assist with employee onboarding and job-specific training
- Communicate shift conditions, concerns, and completed work to management
- Work closely with production and plant leadership to address sanitation needs
- Ensure adequate staffing and respond to changing production demands
- Maintain a clean, organized, and professional sanitation operation
Food Manufacturing & Sanitation Responsibilities
The Supervisor will oversee and personally participate in sanitation activities throughout the manufacturing facility, including:
- Sweeping, scrubbing, and edge-mopping floors, hallways, stairs, and rails
- Cleaning mezzanines, silo platforms, mill tower areas, and other elevated work areas
- Working safely around multiple flights of stairs and elevated platforms
- Operating portable foamers and high-pressure hot-water hoses
- Operating T5, T12, T17, and S20 floor scrubbers and sweepers
- Cleaning and sanitizing production equipment, forklifts, tools, and other plant equipment
- Performing Micro Defense sanitation procedures following positive QA swab results
- Responding sanitation needs on production lines
- Managing chemical mats and replenishing cleaning supplies
- Properly labeling and maintaining chemical containers
- Maintaining organized chemical and sanitation supply areas
- Supporting cross-contamination prevention procedures
- Cleaning break rooms, restrooms, and other facility areas as required
- Working safely in varying plant temperatures and production environments
Food Safety & Compliance
The Supervisor must understand that sanitation is a critical component of food safety.
Responsibilities include:
- Enforcing plant GMPs and SSOPs/SOPs
- Following established LOTO and safety procedures
- Maintaining proper chemical handling and storage practices
- Ensuring sanitation procedures are performed according to established standards
- Monitoring cross-contamination prevention practices
- Responding appropriately to QA swab results and corrective-action requirements
- Conducting or assisting with pre-operational inspections
- Ensuring sanitation documentation and verification records are completed accurately
- Preparing plant areas and sanitation teams for internal, corporate, SQF, ISO 22000, or similar audits
- Immediately communicating food-safety, equipment, safety, or sanitation concerns to the appropriate management personnel
The Customer-Service Component
This position requires more than technical sanitation knowledge.
Our sanitation team works directly alongside the customer's production operators, quality personnel, maintenance teams, and management. The Supervisor is expected to build positive working relationships while maintaining sanitation standards and accountability.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Professional and respectful
- Service-minded
- A strong communicator
- Comfortable receiving direction from plant leadership
- Willing to work cooperatively with production and maintenance
- Able to address problems without unnecessarily escalating situations
- Focused on solutions rather than blame
- Capable of representing Bowman Enterprises professionally every night
Required Experience
Strong candidates will have:
- Previous supervisory or lead experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Previous food manufacturing, food-processing, food-safety, or industrial sanitation experience
- Experience managing employee attendance, performance, coaching, and corrective action
- Working knowledge of GMPs and SSOPs/SOPs
- Understanding of food-safety sanitation practices and cross-contamination prevention
- Ability to work effectively in a high-standard manufacturing environment
- Ability to communicate professionally with plant management and customer personnel
- Willingness to work alongside the sanitation team rather than simply supervise from an office
Strongly Preferred:
- Experience preparing for corporate or third-party food-safety audits
- Experience working under SQF, ISO 22000, or comparable food-safety programs
- Previous experience supervising sanitation crews in a food manufacturing facility
- Experience with chemical sanitation systems and industrial cleaning equipment
- Familiarity with LOTO and manufacturing safety procedures
Physical & Working Requirements
This is an active, physically demanding manufacturing position.
Candidates must be able to:
- Work a night-shift schedule with a 4/5 rotation
- Work 10-hour shifts as scheduled
- Climb multiple flights of stairs throughout the shift
- Work safely on mezzanines, platforms, and elevated areas
- Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds with assistance
- Work around high-pressure hot water and industrial cleaning equipment
- Work in varying temperatures throughout the manufacturing facility
- Remain active and on their feet for extended periods
- Perform sanitation duties alongside the crew when required
What Success Looks Like
The successful Supervisor will help create a night-shift sanitation operation that is safe, consistent, accountable, and audit-ready.
You should be the type of leader who can walk onto the floor, see what needs to be done, communicate expectations clearly, help the team accomplish the work, and make sure the plant is ready for production when the shift is complete.
If you have successfully led sanitation or production-support teams in a food manufacturing environment and understand the standards required to protect food safety, we want to hear from you.
Benefits
- 96 hours of PTO in Year 1
- 6 paid holidays
- Monthly health insurance allowance
- Retirement plan with savings match
- Referral bonuses
- Weekly pay with direct deposit
- Opportunities for advancement
Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Bowman Enterprises, Inc. is looking for a leader — not simply someone to fill a position. If you have the food manufacturing experience, leadership ability, work ethic, and service-minded approach to lead a sanitation team in a demanding production environment, we encourage you to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $21.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
