Manager, Sanitation, NA

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.The Sanitation Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and leading sanitation programs across their assigned GG region. This leader will ensure all facilities meet regulatory requirements (FDA, USDA, SQF/BRC, etc.), customer, and internal standards for cleanliness, hygiene, and food safety. This is a newly created role with high visibility and impact.

This role will report directly to Sr. Manager Food Safety (Hubs or Regions). Key contacts and working groups will be with sanitation supervisors, Quality and Food Safety Managers, and Sr Compliance Mangers.

Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:

$90,000 - $120,000 Per Year

Benefits

Paid time off

401k, with company match

Company sponsored life insurance

Medical, dental, vision plans

Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance

Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter benefits

Employee Discounts

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Multi-Site Leadership: Oversee sanitation programs and teams across multiple units. Support cross collaboration with unit sanitation and maintenance teams.

Standardization: Develop, implement, and enforce consistent Sanitation and Maintenance SOPs, SSOPs, and Sanitation Schedules (SS) across all sites.

Support facility and equipment updates, construction, and hygienic design principles on new projects

Work with unit locations to implement sanitation (including were maintenance practices overlap with sanitation) best practices and improvements and roll out to other locations withing the area.

Risk Management & Compliance: Serve as the sanitation subject matter expert (SME) to reduce operational risks, meet regulatory requirements (e.g., PRP 8, PRP 13, FDA, USDA), and minimize audit findings.

Continuous Improvement: Implement a sanitation and maintenance metrics program (visual cleanliness, ATP swabs, environmental monitoring, documentation, audit results) to measure effectiveness and create feedback loops to MSS, CMS and SSOPs.

Gap Closure: Address and close existing SOP gaps, including but not limited to insufficient cleaning instructions for equipment and delineating departmental responsibilities (e.g., sanitation vs. maintenance tasks).

Training & Development: Build and maintain SSOP training plans to ensure sanitation teams meet the organization’s standards.

Incident Prevention: Proactively identify non-conformities and create corrective action plans (e.g., addressing incidents like the recent critical sanitation audit for elevated racking).

Chemical Management: Standardize chemical usage across units to reduce safety risks, environmental impact, minimize inventory levels, and improve consistency.

Vendor Relations: Build strong relationships with 3rd party sanitation vendors and ensure aligned goals

Staffing Strategy: Review staffing levels, recommend management structures, and optimize porter scheduling based on operational variables (unit size, flight volume, 3rd party cleaning involvement, etc.).

Support business objectives in maintaining a safe and sustainable working environment.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering or a related field is strongly preferred, or equivalent directly relevant experience. Work Experience: At lease five (5) years of progressively responsible sanitation leadership experience in food manufacturing, ideally with milti-site oversight. Proven ability to drive standardization, improve compliance, and reduce operational inefficiencies. Experience in building or improving sanitation programs and managing cross-functional teams. Willingness to travel regularly to multiple sites, approximately 50% of the time. Technical Skills, Certifications, Licenses and Registrations: Strong working knowledge of food safety programs Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards such as SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000. Sanitation certifications or equivalents. Proficiency in using safety software and Microsoft Office applications. Core Competencies Required: Ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage large, cross-functional initiatives.

We anticipate that this job will close on:06/15/2025

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