Sanitation Manager - Food Manufacturing

Who We Are  At JonnyPops, our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day from producing high-quality, innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness one pop at a time.

We look for bright and ambitious individuals who seek out challenges, thrive in fast-paced and high-growth environments, align with our core values, and get fulfilment from seeing their work transform the world around them.    Based in Elk River, MN, JonnyPops develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets frozen novelties.

Retailers from coast to coast including Target, Costco, Publix, Kroger, Cub, along with thousands of regional and local grocers make JonnyPops part of their assortment.    Growing from a dorm room start-up in 2012, JonnyPops mission is to make "A Better Pop for a Better World!" JonnyPops leads the frozen novelties space in innovation and uses simple ingredients with no artificial dyes.

Every pop stick includes a kind deed, spreading kindness every day.   Joining JonnyPops is an exciting opportunity to be part of high-growth brand and have a direct impact on the company’s success.

Join our team and help us make “A Better Pop, for a Better World!”   Job Summary  As the Sanitation Manager, you will be responsible for sanitizing and ensuring cleanliness of the facility / equipment.

This role requires attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities  Develop and implement sanitation and sanitary design standards by creating guidelines for optimizing cleaning and disinfection processes, ensuring standardization across facilities, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs).  Provide technical support by offering deep subject matter expertise in sanitation and sanitary design to other teams within the organization.

Assess new equipment and processes :

• Ensuring that new or modified equipment adheres to sanitary design principles and regulatory requirements before purchase and installation.  Investigate non-conformities by collaborating with the cross functional team to determine the root cause of sanitation issues and recommend corrective actions.  Educating staff on proper cleaning practices and sanitation procedures is a critical part of the role.
• Stay current on emerging sanitation technologies, regulatory changes, and industry trends; proactively implement improvements to enhance food safety and operational efficiency.   Provide leadership and direction for corporate, fostering a culture of food safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop, mentor and support sanitation managers across locations through coaching and expertise to drive performance and engagement.  Direct sanitation team to meet the daily objectives for QA and production with a continued focus on plant wide CIP   Develops sanitation procedures according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), USDA and FDA regulations for all sanitation tasks.  Maintains GMP provisions and monitors employee practices that relate to cleanliness, sanitation and pest control.  Food Safety Responsibilities  Understand and follow hygienic zone and plant program requirements   Can perform ATP & allergen testing  Adhere to Standard Work requirements and properly use GMP apparel to protect food from cross-contamination and allergen cross-contact  Maintain a clean and organized work area, following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)  Verify food safety and quality records from sanitation operations, before submitting to QA team  Understand and effectively use PPE as needed  Physical Demands and Work Environment     Physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear, and reach with hands or arms.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee occasionally lifts and / or moves up to 50 lbs.
• Works comfortably in a variable temperature environment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on a manufacturing plant floor.   Work Environment :