Sanitation Manager - Third Shift

Dairy Farmers of America
United States, Ohio, Toledo
Apr 11, 2025
General Purpose Support and provide direction, training, and education to operations and quality assurance in the areas of sanitation and food safety regarding company and regulatory policies and programs. Develop effective relationships to function as a principal internal consultant for sanitation related food safety risk mitigation and adverse event management. Provide sanitation systems gap assessments and audits in operations. Support corrective action to enable compliance to DFA policy and standards. Job Duties and Responsibilities Provide advanced technical support and guidance to manufacturing and/or other sites as it relates to wet and dry cleaning, sanitization, integrated pest management, zoning, and environmental monitoring Participate in development of corporate level standards and facility systems to include Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) and other systems Write validation protocols and lead validations of SSOP's for operations processing, filling, and closing equipment and environment Assist in the development of site level partnership objectives with third-party service suppliers and operations to drive continuous improvement in sanitation programs and KPIs Review sanitation programs across business units and deliver a prioritized sanitation improvement plan for each site. Provide technical and organization direction for site level gap closure Provide direction, education and facility-specific technical support to ensure effective deployment and implementation of sanitation standards, food safety policies, and procedures. Ensure the facility sanitation leader and subordinates have the systems, knowledge, capabilities, and practices to comply with all pertinent food regulations, company programs, procedures, and customer requirements to include the following: effective sanitary design education, hygiene preventive controls for FSMA compliance, cGMP's, microbiological and allergen monitoring systems for performance measurement, pest controls, zoning design and traffic control, robust MSS schedules, effective internal self-audits, continuous improvement methods and statistical tools for priority analysis Conduct periodic sanitation audits or assessments to identify gap basis to the DFA comprehensive practice standard. Provide technical guidance and support to close prioritized audit related gaps. Provide reporting to advise leadership of status for each manufacturing location against the DFA comprehensive practice standard Work closely with operations and engineering to identify capital expense needs to mitigate food safety risks associated with infrastructure and sanitation equipment concerns Provide site leadership for resolution of special plant sanitation issues and adverse events The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required Education and Experience Undergraduate degree in food science, food technology, food engineering, chemistry, microbiology, or related curriculum (or equivalent combination of experience and education) 8 or more years of sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, or related experience to include the following: Single site level quality systems, sanitation, or pre-requisite program development and execution experience; multi-plant or facility experience in systems development and execution preferred Multi-plant or facility quality/food safety, sanitation or technical project leadership experience Experience monitoring and controlling environmental pathogens and allergens Leadership for compliance of GMP, FDA, and USDA regulatory requirements in a plant role Leadership or participant experience with HACCP, hazard analysis, risk assessments with teams Auditing and team corrective action process experience Pest control experience to include stored product pest management Knowledge of equipment design for effective sanitation, sanitary design for regulated foods preferred Investigation techniques to identify cause for reduced shelf life or pathogen risk preferred Corporate level sanitation standards development preferred Development and delivery of sanitation for food safety related training preferred Leadership of teams to problem solve or control variability with CI tools preferred Certification and/or License - certification in professional field preferred (e.g., REH/RS,CQA,CQE) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Understanding of wet and dry cleaning /validation and verification processes to include COP, CIP, soil identification/chemical selection, dry clean methods An orientation to incorporate human safety and sustainability into all sanitation systems Able to collaborate with teams to develop validated and verifiable SSOP's Able to demonstrate critical thinking, strategic aptitude, and independent leadership Able to help develop and/or execute strategic plans to meet departmental and organizational goals while complying with regulatory and customer requirements Able to work collaboratively in a team environment with facilities, regulatory agencies, and customers Able communicate technical information well, both orally and written Able to understand and analyze issues involving food manufacturing, project management, statistics, technical, and legal documents Able to understand issues in relation to product manufacturing operations and their impact Able to provide guidance, effective training, and counsel to others Able to independently and effectively organize, coordinate, and execute Able to understand food and environmental regulations and their impact on the organization and our customers Must be able to read, write and speak English An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans