Sanitation Lead

Kerry; Commerce (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry’s Commerce, CA site seeks a Sanitation Lead to direct the sanitation program, ensuring top-tier food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will partner with Production, Quality, and Maintenance to uphold an audit-ready environment and drive continuous improvements.

The role requires a strong background in food manufacturing sanitation, leadership, and familiarity with GMPs and SSOPs, along with experience using compliance systems like Intelex.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's in Food science or equivalent experience.
• Food Manufacturing Sanitation Certification.
• 3+ years in food manufacturing sanitation, quality, or related ops.
• Knowledge of sanitation programs, ATP testing, GMPs, SSOPs, allergen controls.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team coordination.
• Proficiency with MS Office and electronic recordkeeping systems.
• Experience with SQF, BRC, FDA, USDA, or GFSI programs.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership in manufacturing.
• Experience using Intelex or similar compliance systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate sanitation activities across the facility to ensure food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee cleaning and sanitation of production equipment, processing areas, and facility infrastructure.
• Conduct sanitation verification activities, including inspections, ATP testing, and corrective actions.
• Manage the site's sanitation programs, SSOPs, training, and Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Support customer, regulatory, and third-party audits while maintaining accurate sanitation records.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Maintenance teams to drive continuous improvement and strengthen food safety performance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

GMPs knowledge

SSOPs knowledge

Sanitation programs knowledge

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's in Food science

Food Manufacturing Sanitation Certification

Tools

MS Office

Intelex

Recordkeeping systems

GFSI programs

Job description

Requisition ID : 66264 Position Type (US)Full Time Workplace Arrangement

We Are Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Why Join Our Team

Our Commerce, CA location is part of our Taste Division. They are producing Liquid and Powder Flavors and Extracts, this can range from being in syrups to even pet food. The site tends to work will a lot of Sweet flavors, with that does come the sweet smells such as Chocolate and Cinnamon.

What You’ll Do

The Sanitation Lead is responsible for leading the site sanitation program at Kerry's Commerce manufacturing facility, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. This role serves as the facility's sanitation subject matter expert, partnering with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Operations teams to maintain a clean, safe, and audit-ready environment while driving continuous improvement across sanitation processes.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate sanitation activities across the facility to ensure food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee cleaning and sanitation of production equipment, processing areas, and facility infrastructure.
• Conduct sanitation verification activities, including inspections, ATP testing, and corrective actions.
• Manage the site's sanitation programs, SSOPs, training, and Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Support customer, regulatory, and third-party audits while maintaining accurate sanitation records.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Maintenance teams to drive continuous improvement and strengthen food safety performance.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in Food science, or added expertise is acceptable. In such cases we will assess candidate portfolios or supplement with other relevant experiences.
• Food Manufacturing Sanitation Certification.
• 3+ years of experience in food manufacturing sanitation, quality, production, or related operations.
• Working knowledge of sanitation programs, ATP testing, GMPs, SSOPs, allergen controls, and food safety requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team coordination skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic recordkeeping systems
• Experience with SQF, BRC, FDA, USDA, or GFSI food safety programs.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using Intelex or similar compliance management systems.

What We Offer

The hiring range for this position is $28.00 - $33.00 per hour. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on September 28 , 2026.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).