Sanitation Manager

The Sanitation Manager will strategically develop, maintain and improve the sanitation programs in all food manufacturing plants ensuring that all processing areas including equipment and infrastructure and storage areas are in full compliance with all Federal, State and Local regulatory standards including CGMP's (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) and meet or exceed customer expectations.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement strategic sanitation programs and procedures ensuring the highest levels of sanitary performance that meets or exceed required company, regulatory and customer standards.
• Manage In House and/or 3rd party sanitation employees to ensure safe work practices including PPEs, chemical handling, times/temperatures, lock out tag out procedures
• Partner with the Director of Food Safety and Product Quality to develop methods and techniques to verify and validate the effectiveness of all sanitation initiatives
• Ensure compliance with daily cleaning requirements and Master Sanitation Schedule
• Develop and implement equipment and infrastructure sanitary design expectations and procedures working in conjunction with a cross-functional team of internal and external partners
• Investigate and follow up on all sanitation issues which could result in contamination, reduction of shelf-life, customer complaints and rejection of products
• Conduct inspections, and verification of all equipment to be cleaned and sanitized (i.e. pumps, valves, systems)
• Develop KPI's to measure sanitation goals and effectiveness
• Evaluate, recommend and implement measures to improve facility sanitation procedures and methods, production equipment cleanup practices
• Work closely with the chemical suppliers to ensure proper chemicals are in use to achieve sanitation results while maintaining the budget goals
• Ensure resources are in place to adequately support quality and business needs

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Sanitation experience within the food manufacturing industry
• Working with FDA and USDA experience required Ability to prioritize duties in a changing environment to satisfy business objectives
• Ability to communicate well in both written and verbal form, in both small team and large public venues
• Effective presentation, and public speaking skills
• Experience in Environmental Monitoring and pathogen testing protocols
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field preferred
• 5+ years of managerial experience with sanitation programs required
• 4+ years' experience in quality assurance or process control with 2 to 4 years as a manager
• Agriculture or specific produce experience is preferred
• HACCP Certified
• Experience with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)- PCQI Certification
• Certification in Quality disciplines (i.e. ASQ CQE, CQA, etc.) preferred

Other Information:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.