A global player in the Food Manufacturing space is seeking a specific talent to lead the Sanitation function within their state-of-the-art facility in the Bay Area. Reporting directly to the Quality Director, this individual will serve as a crucial member of the plant leadership team with a lot of visibility to the executive team as well.

The Plant Sanitation Manager will have the following responsibilities:

• Facilitate and promote a world-class sanitation-focused culture.
• Devise solutions to address and improve existing issues.
• Develop, implement, and uphold operational KPIs, SOPs, best practices, and processes to foster an effective Sanitation program.
• Manage chemical inventory level
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with other department heads such as Quality, Plant Leadership, Maintenance and Safety to drive synergy across sanitation schedule. Facilitate regular sanitation meetings to ensure alignment
• Ensure sanitation schedule is conducive to meeting production goals, maintenance shut downs and other schedules
• Address strategic and operational challenges by applying quantitative modeling and analysis to profitability assessment, supply chain engineering, transportation optimization, strategic network design, inventory management strategies, and warehousing/distribution operations.
• Apply industry best practices to ensure all company policies and procedures are aligned.
• Participate in audits as necessary to ensure best practices are upheld and operations align with company standards
• Operate with a high sense of urgency in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. Manage resources accordingly to meet all deadlines.
• Verify that procedures and materials meet safety requirements.

The ideal Plant Sanitation Manager candidate will have the following skill set:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a similar technical field preferred; years of experience might be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years progressive Sanitation experience in a fast-paced dynamic manufacturing environment
• Experience maintaining chemical inventory
• Experience with Swabbing and tests
• Pest control experience a plus
• Leadership or people management experience a plus
• Food Production, Food Processing, CPG, or similarly regulated industry experience
• Experience with CIP procedures and best practices
• HACCP or PCQI understanding
• Working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and similar government/regulatory best practices and standards.
• LEAN/Six Sigma Certifications are a plus.
• Proven track record of participating in successful sanitation audits.
• Root-cause analysis experience.