
Sanitation Manager
- Massillon, OH
- $88,000-110,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Achievement of established business unit/plant goals in sanitation compliance, effectiveness, safety, quality, and cost efficiency
- Provides leadership and guidance to hourly Sanitation Laborers, Leads/team, Janitorial team, chemical supplier reps., and outside pest control operator.
- Monitors all weekly sanitation records for compliance and follows-up to ensure adherence to programs and established limits to ensure food safety.
- Leads plant sanitation improvement projects, automation, and expansion projects.
- Directs and reports on overall plant sanitation programs including PSS, RSS, PIC/PEC, expansion, and extended runs.
- Develops, participates, and reports on monthly plant KPI’s.
- Partner with business leaders on implementation of process improvement (Six Sigma / Lean/Kraft Heinz Global Production System (HGPS)), including leading change initiatives, planning, and facilitation.
- Manage and evaluate the Sanitation staff including but not limited to performance management and employee development, etc.
- Oversees, tracks, and reports chemical usage and supply control programs to ensure proper levels of utilization and optimize costs.
- Directs and coordinates the sanitation environmental control programs like clean equipment swabs, environmental monitoring, and pathogen testing as needed.
- Coordinates and conducts full sanitation audits including equipment tear downs to ensure effectiveness of equipment cleaning procedures.
- Monitors plant infrastructure for compliance and develops action plans for continuous improvement.
- Communicates closely with all functions and levels of the plant organization, including corporate quality, production, and sanitation.
- Leads sanitation training for operators and maintenance.
- Trains, develops, and maintains plant sanitation SOWI’s, sanitation programs and reports.
- Manages sanitation tool, brush, and bucket programs to ensure proper tools for the job and compliance with plant color code policies.
- Member of plant food safety team participating in FSSC certification and HACCP validations.
- Active participant in sanitation and Pest control KHMS programs
- Supports R&D trials, plant commercialization, and A-1 sanitary design for projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in food science or equivalent education and experience to know sanitary production of food and government regulations regarding food operations.
- 2+ years’ experience in Quality, Laboratory, or Production experience with emphasis on Quality Control
- Certified Sanitarian or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer preferred.
- Knowledge in HACCP, Microbiology, Sanitation, Chemical Safety, Pest Control, and Quality Systems.
- Understand and align with government regulations relating to OHSA, FDA, USDA, and EPA.
- Computer skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Work schedule is primarily 3rd shift but be able to periodically change shifts for business needs.