Director, Sanitation Operations

Overview

This position is primarily 3rd shift, with occasional need to accommodate 1st shift hours and/or meetings.

Description Summary Oversee and implement company-wide Sanitation Program across all Sugar Creek locations. Work with Plant and Corporate FSQA teams to standardize sanitation programs, SOPs, and training company wide. Serve as key point of contact for the Plant and Executive Management when it comes to key performance indicators (KPIs) and overall performance of the Sanitation Program across the organization. Work with chemical vendors and equipment manufacturers to ensure compliance with personnel safety requirements, sanitary/hygienic design, and sanitation requirements.

• Design, implement and improve Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), equipment-specific cleaning procedures, and other programs across all facilities to ensure proper sanitation standards are maintained on a regular basis.
• Ensure all required sanitation and safety training is being performed consistently and in a timely manner for all sanitation personnel.
• Work with cross-functional leadership teams at the corporate and plant level to drive continuous improvement and manage various projects, equipment moves/installs, investigations for micro/spoilage concerns, and other sanitation initiatives as needed.
• Examine and assess current job tasks to ensure they do not compromise employee/contractor safety.
• Work with Plant/Corporate Management to perform sanitary design assessments for new equipment, equipment modifications and changes to plant infrastructure.
• Accompany third-party auditors or regulatory inspectors (USDA, FDA, OSHA) during plant audits/inspections, providing information on sanitation practices and policies as requested.
• Improve sanitation process by identifying more efficient uses of resources (i.e. water, wastewater, chemicals, labor) whenever possible.
• Oversee and manage budgets at the plant and corporate level for sanitation needs including, but not limited to water usage, chemical usage, new technology/equipment needs, wastewater treatment, PPE and consumables.
• Manage relationships with chemical vendors and review service metrics for each campus to ensure expectations are met or exceeded.
• Standardize and work with the facilities to manage and continuously improve Master Sanitation Schedules (MSS), including Periodic Equipment Cleaning (PEC) & Periodic Infrastructure Cleaning (PIC) to ensure the programs are effectively maintaining sanitary conditions within each facility.
• Work with Plant Management and FSQA Management teams at each location to investigate and remediate any concerns with Pathogen Environmental Monitoring (PEM), spoilage in finished products, etc. to perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Work with external equipment manufacturers and internal Engineering Team and cross functional teams on maintaining food safety standards and sanitary design standards during new equipment design, construction events, and any additional modifications that may affect food safety within the processing environments.
• Assist with each plant’s pest control program as needed.
• Coordinate internal audits of Sanitation Programs and Procedures to ensure proper sanitation methods, procedures and guidelines are being followed and implemented at all locations.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures and regulations.
• Support all safety, food quality and sanitation initiatives and policies.
• Follow Sugar Creek safety rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or Microbiology preferred
• Experience:
  
  Five Years' experience managing Sanitation Teams within USDA or FDA micro-sensitive environments preferred.
• Certification or Licensure Requirements:
  Safe Quality Foods (SQF) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Certification preferred.

• Pofsess expert knowledge of sanitation principles, preventative programs, allergens, food zoning and related subjects.
• Able to use logic and reasoning to…