Sanitation Director - US Operations

Mondelēz International•Remote Worker - New Jersey, USA, NJ

4d•$142,700 - $235,455•Hybrid

About The Position

To define, lead and improve sanitation programs across the Mondelez Manufacturing network. Act as liaison between plants and corporate technical teams to provide training on sanitation support to address specific sanitation and equipment hygiene design challenges. A sound knowledge of environmental and microbiological testing as well as preventative measures incl sanitary design. Defines KPI’s, monitors progress, trains/mentors/coaches and provide guidance to Manufacturing sanitation teams.

Requirements

Dairy and Plant based technology, manufacturing equipment, legislation FSMA)
Quality assurance / Food Safety and contribution to business strategy
Leadership, team management, project management
Sanitation methodologies, tools and performance management
Risk analysis & risk management
Technical Project Management
Bachelor's Degree
Food Technology knowledge
Food Safety knowledge
Micro and allergen knowledge
Minimum of 5 years of food plant operational experience
Quality tools including RCA/CAPA and Continuous Improvement
Thorough knowledge and experience with diverse sanitizing applications

Nice To Haves

Strategic vision, leadership
Resilience and prudence
Ability to take decisions, taking risks into account
Constant search for new solutions and technologies (external networking)
Interaction/communication with other departments
Optimism, “I-can-do-it” mindset
Accuracy and discipline
System thinking
Critical thinking: Ability to express complex issues in a simple and easy way

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a strategic sanitation program, policies, plans and processes to ensure sanitary performance meets Mondelez standards.
Support Manufacturing facilities, process engineering, environmental and Maintenance personnel in addressing sanitary design issues thru a risk-based prioritization of Capital projects related to sanitation and Food Safety addressing the main risks incl allergens / micro and chemicals
Provide Technical Leadership and guidance to Operations Quality and Manufacturing facilities in areas of Sanitation.
Provide support to R+I and Quality in the innovation / renovation process by defining the correct validation and sanitation protocols.
Conducting periodic sanitation audits against the consistent application and execution of procedures and related sanitation practices.
Implements Danone corporate standards & specifications for Sanitation and cleaning.
Develops and support plant sanitation operating procedures.
Interface with learning and development and plants to deliver sanitation program training for example Neptune, creating resource materials and SSOP’s.
Proposes and implements the improvements to increase the effectiveness of equipment and to reduce quality and food safety risks.
Participates in focus improvement teams for finished goods losses reduction and improving equipment and sanitation effectiveness.
Leverage Chemical vendor and other internal/external expertise to implement effective sanitation programs incl but NOT limited to, design and testing of new improved sanitation methods, best practice sharing between plants, Sanitation compliance / practices and identification of operational improvement opportunities.
Participates in quality / food safety incidents investigation and fosters a CI culture as it pertains to effective sanitary systems in ALL facilities.
Acts as an expert in cleaning parameters and related quality & food safety risks for Manufacturing HACCP teams.