Sanitation Manager

GRUMA•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Maintenance Operations Director, this role serves as a member of and resource to the Operational Recovery Mission (STORM) Team. The Sanitation Manager conducts hands-on training with plant personnel and directs the coordination of the Sanitation department functions to ensure compliance with the Company’s Vision and Mission Statements. This role promotes plant safety through participation on the Safety Sub-committee, education of employees, compliance to safety programs and incentives, and is responsible for the completion of all monthly Safety Training and weekly 7-Minute Training by production supervisors prior to deadlines. The position also promotes Food Safety through participation in the Food Safety Sub Committee, Food Defense Team, HACCP, Internal Auditing, and Traceability Team. The Sanitation Manager conducts weekly Safety and Sanitation inspections, maintains documentation, and ensures permanent solutions are implemented for re-occurring problems. Additionally, this role participates, promotes, and trains Sanitation Leads in the use of Lean manufacturing tools to continuously improve process activities, improve overall quality by reducing risk of yeast and mold counts, reducing costs of both production and maintenance, participating in changeover downtime reduction, and increasing the overall efficiency of each department by maximizing the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). The Sanitation Manager participates, promotes, and trains Production Supervisors and Leads in the 5S methodology and leads the deployment of these practices into the Production culture. This role is responsible for bringing World Class Manufacturing initiatives to the Production Department and creating a culture of continuous improvement through employee performance measurement in key activities. The Sanitation Manager will develop, implement, and follow-up plans to accomplish departmental goals and provide service to the operations of the plant. This role provides support and necessary safety and food safety training to keep the sanitation department in compliance with OSHA and AIB standards. The Sanitation Manager performs safety and sanitation audits, provides support in training when needed to plant employees to better develop overall Plant Safety and Food Safety, and collaborates in the development and accomplishment of the department budget. This role produces or assists in preparing written reports for management or Corporate needs, purchases all materials required for the operation of the department including safety equipment, and enforces all company policies, procedures, and regulations. The Sanitation Manager develops and implements improvements and changes in work instructions, job descriptions, and training needs. This role must be able to keep administrative paperwork current regarding schedules, inspections, inventories, and management reports. The Sanitation Manager keeps employees informed on factors relating to their work assignment, work progress, and opportunity for advancement. This role is responsible for evaluating, as deemed necessary by the company, the performance of introductory employees, regular employees, and employees who are being terminated, and schedules vacation for Sanitation Department Employees. The Sanitation Manager develops and maintains the master sanitation schedule, participates in Safety Committee meetings, accident reviews, conducts monthly safety training meetings, and special safety requirements. This role also leads the food safety committee and prepares monthly and weekly food safety reports for management.

Requirements

High School diploma, GED or equivalent required.
5 years’ experience in Maintenance with a specialty in Sanitation in a CPG Food manufacturing environment preferred (baking industry desired); any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above.
Computer Skills
Communication Skills
Good math Skills
Training Skills
Technical experience in processing or packaging of tortilla and fried products
Able to travel up to 80% of the time.

Nice To Haves

College Degree preferred.
Preferred certifications include Six Sigma, TPS, ISO, TPM and Lean Manufacturing.
Bilingual (Spanish / English) preferred.

Responsibilities

Directs the coordination of the Sanitation department functions to ensure compliance with the Company’s Vision and Mission Statements
Promotes plant safety through participation on the Safety Sub-committee, education of employees, compliance to the safety programs and incentives
Responsible for the completion of all monthly Safety Training and weekly 7-Minute Training by the production supervisors prior to the deadlines
Promotes Food Safety through the participation of Food Safety Sub Committee, Food Defense Team, HACCP, Internal Auditing, and Traceability Team
Conducts weekly Safety and Sanitation inspections maintains documentation and ensures permanent solutions are implemented for re-occurring problems
Participates, promotes and trains Sanitation Leads in the use of Lean manufacturing tools to continuously improve process activities improve the overall quality by reducing risk of yeast and mold counts, reducing costs of both production and maintenance and participating change over downtime reduction and increasing the overall efficiency of each department maximizing the through put (OEE).
Participates promotes and trains Production Supervisors, Leads in the 5S methodology and leads the deployment of these practices into the Production culture.
Is responsible to bring to the Production Department World Class Manufacturing initiatives and create a culture of continuous improvement through employee performance measurement in key activities.
Develop, implement and follow-up plans to accomplish departmental goals and to provide a service to the operations of the plant.
Provide support and the necessary safety and food safety training to keep the sanitation department in compliance with OSHA, and AIB standards.
Perform safety and sanitation audits.
Provide support in training when needed to plant employees to better develop overall Plant Safety and Food Safety.
Collaborate in the development and accomplishment of the department budget.
Produce or assist in preparing written reports for management or Corporate needs.
Purchase all materials required for the operation of the department including safety equipment.
Enforce all company policies, procedures and regulations.
Develop and implement improvements and changes in the work instructions, job descriptions, and training needs.
Keep administrative paperwork current regarding schedules, inspections, inventories, and management reports.
Keep employees informed on factors relating to their work assignment, work progress, and opportunity for advancement.
Evaluating, as deemed necessary by the company, the performance of introductory employees, regular employees, and employees who are being terminated.
Schedule vacation of Sanitation Department Employees.
Develop and maintain the master sanitation schedule
Participate in Safety Committee meetings, accident reviews, conduct monthly safety training meetings, and special safety requirements.
Lead the food safety committee
Prepare monthly and weekly food safety reports for management