Manager Sanitation

'' • Plover, WI

2d • $81,600 - $108,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for sanitation, food safety, and facility hygiene programs in a 24/7 food manufacturing environment. Reporting to the Sr. Production Manager, this role ensures the facility remains safe, compliant, and audit-ready by leading effective sanitation processes, strengthening food safety practices, developing sanitation teams, and driving continuous improvement in partnership with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and corporate teams. The position is primarily first shift, with limited to no travel, and may require flexibility across shifts to support operational needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 5 years of experience with food safety regulations, sanitation procedures, quality control, and food production or processing environments.
• Previous management or leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to coach employees, manage performance, and build team capability.
• Working knowledge of food safety and sanitation programs, including HACCP, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, pest control, chemical handling, and sanitation documentation.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset and ability to analyze sanitation metrics and performance trends, solve problems, and improve processes.
• Digital-first mindset and ability to learn new equipment and systems and use digital tools for schedules, documentation, reports, data entry, and performance metrics.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to navigate difficult situations, resolve conflict constructively, and collaborate across functions.
• Strong attention to product quality, employee safety, food safety, sanitation standards, and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to work effectively in a 24/7 manufacturing environment and flex working hours as operational needs require.
• Ability to work in conditions that may include loud noise, temperature fluctuations, wet or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, moving equipment, vibration, elevated areas, and manufacturing and sanitation chemicals.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods, walk throughout the facility, use hands and fingers to handle tools, controls, or products, and occasionally climb, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in food science or a related discipline is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead sanitation, food safety, HACCP, food defense, pest control, and regulatory compliance programs to meet federal, state, customer, and McCain requirements.
• Maintain audit readiness through effective sanitation documentation, standards, procedures, corrective actions, and compliance practices.
• Lead day-to-day sanitation operations, shutdown cleanups, sanitary design projects, and facility hygiene improvement initiatives.
• Monitor sanitation KPIs and performance trends, identify improvement opportunities, and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and corporate teams to implement sanitation standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop sanitation employees, including managing performance, conducting reviews, and ensuring team competency through effective training.
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with PPE, chemical handling, fryer safety, and other workplace safety requirements.
• Manage sanitation budgets, chemical inventories, equipment upgrades, contractors, vendor services, and pest-control providers.
• Facilitate sanitation meetings and communicate performance, food safety, sanitation, and compliance expectations across internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Flex across shifts when needed to support the 24/7 manufacturing operation and provide leadership or resolve sanitation and compliance issues.

Benefits

• Health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Retirement savings benefits.
• Leave support, including medical, family, and bereavement leave.
• Vacation and holidays.
• Company-supported volunteering time.
• Mental health resources.
• Bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED