Sanitation Manager

This position will lead overall day-to-day cleaning and sanitizing system practices. This includes leading the implementation and ongoing program management of corporate Quality Assurance policies for ingredients, packaging materials, finished products, and other related initiatives. This position’s hours are flexible based on the sanitation and cleaning cycles of the organization.

This position reports to the QA Compliance Manager. The Sanitation technician directly reports to this position while production staff indirectly report to this position on the topics of cleanliness.

This position performs

• The technical liaison between the plant, management, and the chemical supplier
• Provides leadership and direction to the entire plant on all shifts including receiving, production, pasteurization, and packaging in cleaning processes including CIP, COP, and manual scrubbing

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Oversees and manages the daily sanitation operations
  • Assign duties to sanitation and production staff
  • Perform Pre-op & Post-op inspections
  • Perform cleaning verification and validation programs to prove the effectiveness of the Sanitation program.
• • Environmental
• • Perform Environmental testing and chemical titrations.
• • Documentation
• • Maintain and update all sanitation databases, records and generate daily reports.
  • Maintain Master Sanitation Schedule
  • Enhance the Master Sanitation Schedule and SSOPs in conjunction with the SQF Practitioner
• Manage and evaluate the Sanitation Staff
  • Performance management and employee development, etc.
  • Provide leadership and training to personnel performing sanitation procedures & chemical handling.
• Coordinate Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA) Initiatives
• Chemical Management
  • Develop and manage the department’s chemical budget.
  • Maintain and organize chemical storage and sanitation supply areas.
  • Act as liaison between personnel and outside contractors.
• Pest Control
  • Manage Pest Control Program
  • Work Closely with the Pest Control Company
  • Approve chemical usage to align with Organic Certification

• Experience working in a food manufacturing environment
• Experience in manufacturing and supervisory role
• Certified Sanitarian
• Knowledge of HACCP – Microbiology – Sanitation – Chemical Safety – Pest Control – and Quality Systems
• Understand and comply with government regulations relating to OSHA, FDA, USDA, ODA and EPA
• Knowledge of Pasteurization and HTST equipment
• Proven ability to deliver results
• Knowledge of the Dairy industry and sanitation
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to articulate effectively: both verbal and writing
• Highly personable, trustworthy
• Open to learn every single day
• Proficient in operating a computer and associate applications (MS Office)
• Ability to motivate staff about the importance of quality and sanitation.
• Ability to update and develop detailed spreadsheets and preset to staff
• Food Safety is everyone’s job.