Regional Sanitation Manager

Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC•Minneapolis, MN

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

WPSFresh is looking for an experienced Regional Sanitation Manager to lead sanitation strategy and execution across multiple facilities. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who understands that exceptional sanitation is more than cleaning—it’s about food safety, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and protecting the quality of every product we produce. If you’re a sanitation or food safety leader who enjoys building strong teams, standardizing processes, solving problems, and making a measurable difference across multiple locations, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
10+ years of sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, manufacturing, or related experience.
5+ years of progressive leadership experience, preferably managing multi-site sanitation operations.
Experience in food manufacturing, beverage production, CPG, or a related industry.
Experience leading regulatory inspections and third-party certification audits.
Strong knowledge of sanitation programs, food safety systems, and regulatory requirements.
Working knowledge of HACCP, SQF, GMPs, FSMA, and Preventive Controls.
Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in manufacturing and distribution environments and conduct facility inspections.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Environmental Health, Industrial Management, or a related field.
HACCP Certification.
PCQI Certification.
SQF Practitioner Certification.
Lean Six Sigma Certification.
Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead a regional sanitation strategy across multiple facilities.
Standardize sanitation procedures, SSOPs, cleaning methods, schedules, and best practices.
Lead and develop facility sanitation managers, supervisors, and teams.
Ensure facilities remain audit-ready and compliant with FDA, USDA, OSHA, EPA, local health department, customer, and third-party requirements.
Monitor sanitation effectiveness through inspections, audits, KPIs, and trend analysis.
Support HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, SQF, and environmental monitoring programs.
Lead investigations and corrective actions related to sanitation, food safety, and audit findings.
Identify opportunities to improve sanitation effectiveness, reduce costs, and minimize production downtime.
Evaluate sanitation chemicals, equipment, technologies, and processes.
Develop and deliver sanitation and food safety training programs.
Monitor labor utilization, chemical usage, budgets, and sanitation performance.
Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership.
Stay current on regulatory and industry trends and implement necessary program changes.
Build a culture of safety, accountability, employee engagement, and operational excellence.