Sanitation Manager: Food Safety & Ops Lead

Mars; Bolton; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University

Company bonus

Learning & development

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Sanitation Manager to oversee sanitation in a pet food manufacturing facility in Bolton, Ontario. The role focuses on maintaining food safety standards, leading a team, and ensuring regulatory compliance across FDA/USDA guidelines.

Responsibilities include developing sanitation programs, coordinating with QA, Production, and Maintenance, and driving continuous improvement in cleaning methods and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Safety, Microbiology, Engineering, Sciences or relevant technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive sanitation programs and schedules for all production areas, equipment, and support spaces.
• Maintain accurate records of cleaning schedules, chemical usage, and corrective actions. Maintenance KPIs/reports for daily records, audits and management review.
• Oversee inventory and proper usage of cleaning chemicals, tools, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Identify and lead opportunities to improve sanitation processes, reduce downtime, and enhance overall facility hygiene.
• Recommend and implement changes in methods, equipment, systems and organization, as needed, to assure that the objectives of sanitation and pest control are met.

Skills

Team leadership

Food safety regs

HACCP/GMPs

Sanitation program

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Safety/Sciences/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Sanitation software

Job description

Mars is seeking a Sanitation Manager to oversee sanitation in a pet food manufacturing facility in Bolton, Ontario. The role focuses on maintaining food safety standards, leading a team, and ensuring regulatory compliance across FDA/USDA guidelines.

Responsibilities include developing sanitation programs, coordinating with QA, Production, and Maintenance, and driving continuous improvement in cleaning methods and efficiency.