Job Description:
Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio, one of the largest regional fresh-cut processing companies in the United States is currently seeking a motivated Sanitation Manager.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing sanitation expertise to the entire facility through developing, managing, and continuously improving a comprehensive sanitation program that encompasses associate safety, equipment, infrastructure, and people development.
- Leads sanitation team to continuously enhance sanitation safety programs, chemical awareness, proper PPE, proper strengths, temperatures, and times for chemicals used in plant as well as enhancing sanitation programs.
- Primarily 3rd shift, but must be flexible to work other shifts.
- Develops and maintains a professional attitude at all times.
- Understands all environmental, safety, and hazard (HAZCOM) aspects of position and follows standard procedures.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Supervises equipment prep setup to ensure all actions are taken to achieve effective start-ups on a timely basis.
- Conducts team meetings and offers technicians the opportunity to express themselves on pertinent problems relating to their positions.
- Develops a sanitation talent pipeline.
- Directs sanitation personnel in sanitation procedures, safety, and good manufacturing practices (GMPs) as well as timely and proper execution of assignments.
- Develops training materials and train personnel on corporate food safety programs.
- Conducts HACCP, GMP, and chemical, sanitation training for all production and sanitation associates as well as new associates.
- Promotes safety through work procedures, orderly work environments, and associate programs.
- Ensures that all materials supplies and equipment are ready for use at the prescribed times in order for department personnel to perform their assignments.
- Ensures all paperwork (checklists) and good cleaning practices are being performed alertly and satisfactorily by technicians.
- Manages plant-wide sanitation and pest control programs and work with external chemical, pest control, etc. vendors to improve sanitation effectiveness.
- Develops relationship with Regulatory Inspectors.
- Regularly performs verification audits to ensure programs are working effectively.
- Develops and maintains the plant Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) Systems Control Manual which includes updating PIN charts, CIP drawings, and procedures with each CIP system or chemical change as well as conduct bi-annual audits of CIP circuits.
- Maintains documentation for regulatory compliance.
- Utilizes proper disposal of empty chemical containers.
- Maintains controls for sanitation chemicals including cost, utilization, testing, inventories, and proper labeling of containers.
- Performs pre-operation inspections to determine effectiveness of cleaning.
- Follows proper Lock Out, Tag Out policy and procedures.
- Reports and follows up to ensure that safety items are resolved within the chemical room.
Education:
- Four-year degree preferred in food science or related field
Qualifications:
- 2 plus years’ experience in plant quality/sanitation systems in a USDA facility preferred
- Experience with HACCP, GMP’s, and regulatory inspections.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Quality Management and Statistical Process Control.
- Proven expertise in cleaning chemistry and sanitary design.
