Sanitation Manager

Sanitation Manager

Highland Baking Company – Northbrook, IL
Full-Time | Management

Position Summary

Highland Baking Company seeks an experienced Sanitation Manager to lead and oversee sanitation operations in our fast-paced food manufacturing facility.

The Sanitation Manager ensures our production equipment, production areas, and facility meet the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety, and regulatory compliance. This position provides hands-on leadership to the sanitation team and works closely with Production, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance to keep operations safe, sanitary, and efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, train, develop, and manage the sanitation team, including performance management and employee development. 
• Maintain and complete the Master Cleaning Schedule and sanitation cleaning procedures. 
• Ensure sanitation employees follow all SSOPs, SOPs, GMPs, and food safety requirements. 
• Maintain compliance with SQF, HACCP, FDA, OSHA, EPA, and applicable local, state, and federal requirements. 
• Conduct routine inspections and follow-up to ensure sanitation work is completed thoroughly and on schedule. 
• Identify sanitation deficiencies, recurring issues, and process bottlenecks and implement corrective actions. 
• Perform and oversee environmental, ATP, and allergen swabbing and ensure results and corrective actions are properly documented. 
• Review and update SSOPs and sanitation procedures as operational needs change. 
• Maintain chemical inventory and applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDS). 
• Ensure chemicals are properly stored, handled, labeled, and used according to established safety procedures. 
• Partner with Quality Assurance, Production, and Maintenance to address sanitation, food safety, equipment, and operational concerns. 
• Coordinate sanitation activities around production schedules, startups, shutdowns, cleanouts, washouts, and changeovers. 
• Ensure employees are properly trained on sanitation procedures, chemical safety, equipment cleaning, food safety, and safe work practices. 
• Enforce safety requirements, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures. 
• Monitor sanitation performance and continually identify opportunities to improve cleaning effectiveness, efficiency, and food safety. 
• Maintain accurate sanitation records, work orders, training documentation, attendance records, and other required departmental documentation. 
• Communicate significant sanitation or food safety concerns to Plant Management promptly. 
• Provide leadership and accountability to ensure sanitation standards are consistently maintained across the facility. 

These responsibilities reflect the internal job description's emphasis on the Master Cleaning Schedule, environmental/ATP/allergen swabbing, SSOPs, chemical inventory, training, safety, and cross-functional coordination. 

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of sanitation experience in food manufacturing, commercial baking, or a similar environment. 
• Minimum 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience. 
• Strong knowledge of food manufacturing sanitation practices and cleaning processes. 
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, FDA, SQF, and chemical safety requirements. 
• Proven ability to lead, train, coach, and hold employees accountable in a fast-paced production environment. 
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and follow-up skills. 
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to identify sanitation and food safety risks. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and other departments. 
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, as necessary to support production and sanitation operations. 

These experience and scheduling requirements come directly from Highland's current Sanitation Manager job description. 

Why Join Highland Baking Company?

Highland Baking Company is a growing commercial bakery committed to producing high-quality products while maintaining strong standards for food safety, employee safety, and operational excellence. We are looking for a Sanitation Manager who is comfortable being visible on the floor, leading employees, following up on cleaning standards, and owning sanitation results.

Highland Baking Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000