Hybrid Sanitation Manager bei Bridgetown Natural Foods
Bridgetown Natural Foods · Mt Juliet, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Mt Juliet
Job Summary: The Sanitation Manager is directly responsible for Plant Sanitation. This position is also the primary back up for the Sr. Quality & Food Safety Manager. The Sanitation Manager will lead and develop Sanitation Lead and Technicians and ensure the team is driving results in Food Safety, Quality, Sanitation.
Essential Functions:
- Develop and implement food safety programs and procedures as BRC Leader to ensure all aspects of food process, food safety, raw materials, finished food, and customer specifications are covered
- Develop and execute Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) to ensure excellent facility hygiene is maintained
- Support creation and training for SSOPs for production equipment in partnership with Operations team
- Ensure compliance with sanitation aspects of all regulatory, BRC, Third-Party Certifications (Organic, Gluten Free, Kosher) and Customer Food Safety standards and audits
- Execute procedures and comply with audit requirements including record review, facility review
- Conduct investigations for Environmental Monitoring Program.
- Manage Chemical Control and Sanitation Program and external vendor performance
- Manage sanitation supply and chemical inventories
- Train, supervise, and develop direct reports:
- Create, Train, and Verify SOPs for Sanitation teams for facility (MSS), drain, and equipment cleaning
- Conducts and creates sanitation department safety and cleaning training. Arrange for training through sanitation vendors as necessary
- Teach problem solving, critical thinking, and “Teaming with Production” to Sanitation teams
- Maintain proper departmental staffing levels and schedules, monitor overtime budget, and develop partners to succeed and grow
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures in area of people management
- Conduct Performance evaluations and administer disciplinary action as required
- Partner with Warehouse, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Finance Teams to:
- Be a presence on the production floor (80% of time is expected to occur on the production floor)
- Act as the main contact for day-to-day sanitation activities
- Drive facility sanitation improvements including partnering with Operations to utilize best cleaning methods and technique, evaluate SSOPs, cleaning effectiveness, cleaning order of operations.
- Ensure plant-wide compliance with all Sanitation programs via training, document and record review
- Accurately communicate with Supervisors and Managers of other departments
- Determine Corrective and Preventative Actions for deviations in procedures and processes
- Provide reliable and accurate departmental information to Finance to ensure that end of month closing schedules are met
- Maintain and enforce company standards. Coach and train employees on GMP’s.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biological Science or equivalent
- 7-10 years of experience in Quality Assurance at a food manufacturing facility
- HACCP certification, PCQI certification
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of production equipment in relation to sanitary design and disassembly, reassembly in relation to sanitation procedures
- Understanding and experience with Sanitation including SSOPs, chemical selection, and supply management
- Flexibility and the ability to remain organized, establish a plan and execute on Company priorities
- Commitment to steadily improving the organization and creating an outstanding performance-based work environment
- Experience with industry standards, regulations, and audits such as: FSMA, GFSI (SQF, BRC), HACCP
- Strong ability to train and engage other employees
- Establish credibility-excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to communicate and understand work instructions in English. Ability to manage communication using various styles (written, oral, symbolic) within a diverse team environment with multiple languages
Working Conditions/Physical Factors:
- Able to conduct work in adherence to BRC and Bridgetown Natural Foods policies
- Able to work in environment containing nuts, peanuts, milk, grains and other allergens
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to safely maneuver through a production and warehouse environment
- Ability to be flexible with work hours, shifts, and shifting priorities based on Production schedule