Ops Mgr – Sanitation - DICP

Wells Enterprises • City of Dunkirk, NY

1d • $94,500 - $132,300

About The Position

Responsible for day-to-day execution of sanitation activities in a manufacturing environment, including the cleaning of both equipment and the facility. Ensures all Sanitary and Food Safety requirements are satisfied and coordinates all required transitions between the shut down, sanitation, and start up of production lines. In addition, this role works cross functionally with QA and Production to assure cleaning, sanitation, and set-up programs and practices are appropriately applied throughout the facility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, Food Science, or Engineering preferred. May be substituted for with demonstrated experience with food or nutritional products sanitation, cleaning or manufacturing, and/or quality programs required).
• Five (5) years demonstrated experience in a in a medical product, food or nutritional product manufacturing setting
• Previous experience in an FDA / USDA regulated industry.
• Previous experience in a leadership capacity

Responsibilities

• Directs / executes plant cleaning and sanitation programs and practices. Develops and administers necessary programs and systems that ensure operability and cleanliness while driving a culture of peer to peer accountability for Safety, Quality, Costs, and Customer Satisfaction. Serves as the principal liaison with the current WDI Sanitation / Chemical and Pest Management contractor.
• Oversees maintenance of sanitation, ancillary, and production support equipment. Develops and administers necessary programs and systems that ensure operability and cleanliness.
• Develops and institutionalizes Master Sanitation Schedules, SOPs and Standard work for Sanitation and Set Up processes. In conjunction with Document Control, assures that only the most current and approved versions of these control documents are available to those responsible for cleaning, sanitation and set-up duties. Oversees relevant chemical, sanitation and pest management training for the plant.
• Ensures sanitary compliance with all HACCP, PMO, and SQF guidelines and policies. In conjunction with Hygienist, investigates product and environmental out-of-limits situations, documents these investigations and implements sustainable corrective actions as required using established change management practices.
• Executes labor planning and scheduling that supports business needs, which includes operational, financial and employee interests.
• Supports and maintains a continuous improvement (CI) culture across assigned work teams; serves as a leader of change across the function. Actively seeks opportunities to optimize performance and identifies opportunities for improved efficiencies.
• Maintains an engaged workforce by effectively coaching training and motivating team members. Utilizes various techniques and tools that focus on building capability, promoting teamwork and emphasizing communication.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager