Sanitation Manager

Fresh Express•Columbia, SC

11d

About The Position

The Sanitation Manager will strategically develop, maintain and improve the sanitation programs in all food manufacturing plants ensuring that all processing areas including equipment and infrastructure and storage areas are in full compliance with all Federal, State and Local regulatory standards including CGMP's (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) and meet or exceed customer expectations.

Requirements

Sanitation experience within the food manufacturing industry
Working with FDA and USDA experience required
Ability to prioritize duties in a changing environment to satisfy business objectives
Ability to communicate well in both written and verbal form, in both small team and large public venues
Effective presentation, and public speaking skills
Experience in Environmental Monitoring and pathogen testing protocols
Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
5+ years of managerial experience with sanitation programs required
4+ years' experience in quality assurance or process control with 2 to 4 years as a manager

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field preferred
Agriculture or specific produce experience is preferred
HACCP Certified
Experience with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)- PCQI Certification
Certification in Quality disciplines (i.e. ASQ CQE, CQA, etc.) preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategic sanitation programs and procedures ensuring the highest levels of sanitary performance that meets or exceed required company, regulatory and customer standards.
Manage In House and/or 3rd party sanitation employees to ensure safe work practices including PPEs, chemical handling, times/temperatures, lock out tag out procedures
Partner with the Director of Food Safety and Product Quality to develop methods and techniques to verify and validate the effectiveness of all sanitation initiatives
Ensure compliance with daily cleaning requirements and Master Sanitation Schedule
Develop and implement equipment and infrastructure sanitary design expectations and procedures working in conjunction with a cross-functional team of internal and external partners
Investigate and follow up on all sanitation issues which could result in contamination, reduction of shelf-life, customer complaints and rejection of products
Conduct inspections, and verification of all equipment to be cleaned and sanitized (i.e. pumps, valves, systems)
Develop KPI's to measure sanitation goals and effectiveness
Evaluate, recommend and implement measures to improve facility sanitation procedures and methods, production equipment cleanup practices
Work closely with the chemical suppliers to ensure proper chemicals are in use to achieve sanitation results while maintaining the budget goals
Ensure resources are in place to adequately support quality and business needs