Sanitation Manager

Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced Sanitation Manager for frozen production with knowledge of USDA’s requirements, advanced cleaning programs, and chemical safety.
• Accountable for the cleanliness and inspection readiness of the facility, along with overseeing dishroom production and throughput.

Spending 80% of the time assigning and verifying completion of work. Training staff on new chemicals or equipment.

• Essential Functions
• Oversee and manage the sanitation supervisors and employees to ensure compliance with sanitation SOPs.
• Responsible for the porters and keeping the units clean to USDA, and HACCP standards, able to pass pre-op requirements.
• Dishroom quality and quantity of throughput. Be ready to pass any FSQ, USDA, and FDA regulatory audit.
• Ensure the dish machine is manned properly meets expected throughput and is staged in the proper location.
• Communicates with shifts and all internal departments to ensure required sanitation is complete at requested times.
• Knowledge of International trash procedures.
• Overseeing chemical and cleaning supply budget.
• Schedules shifts and manages employee hours including overtime.
• Follow up and update the master cleaning schedule.
• Understand temperature controls for both hot and cold.
• Ensures new hires are trained on all equipment thoroughly including cleaning the work area after use.
• Responsible for dishroom quality control of all shifts.
• Managing department projects and updating team as required
• Promotes safe working procedures daily for all employees to prevent accidents.
• Provides reports, and document monthly meetings with internal customers to get feedback on improving performance.
• Must attend all company meetings and training as well as communicate all related matters to shift personnel during the daily debriefings.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the manager. Skills and Qualifications
• 2 or more years of managerial experience as well as in-depth industry knowledge including logistical, operational, financial, and production.
• Knowledge of USDA, FDA, and OSHA guidelines
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Leadership skills like decision-making, motivating, and goal-setting
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Exceptional organization and time management abilities
• Conflict resolution skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate effectively
• Understanding the relevant health and safety regulations
• Comfortable with workplace technology and must be knowledgeable with MS Office (Outlook, Excel & Word)
• Must be reliable and professional
• English a must, Spanish a plus
• Supervisory Responsibility This position has supervisory responsibilities. Work Environment This job operates in a food manufacturing environment.

This role routinely uses standard warehouse equipment. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms to stoop, kneel, or crouch.

The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods as well as lift and / or move up to 30 pounds and is exposed to extreme cold from refrigeration.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time exempt position in a 24 / 7 / 365 manufacturing environment. Flexibility with weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.

Travel 0% Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Benefits Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit, retirement program 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and pet insurance