Sanitation Manager

The Marzetti Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Sanitation Manager to oversee sanitation activities within its production facility. This role entails ensuring compliance with FDA standards while leading a team dedicated to maintaining high cleanliness and food safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field, extensive experience in sanitation practices, and strong leadership skills. This position requires communication with various teams to promote a safe and effective workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the food industry focused on sanitation.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Broad knowledge of food safety regulations including FSMA, HACCP, GMP.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sanitation standards across the facility.
• Lead employee training on sanitation protocols.
• Collaborate with audit teams to ensure food safety compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Sanitation Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s in Food Science, Microbiology

Job description

Overview

The Sanitation Manager, will drive the daily core sanitation activities while leading a team of hourly and salaried associates. Responsible for the efficient sanitation of production equipment, machinery, physical plant and grounds in accordance with all government, customer and company policies and procedures.

Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 PM to 8:30 AM. Schedule may evolve based on business needs.

Responsibilities

Building Capability - Marzetti Values: Be Perceptive-see work through your customers’ and consumers’ eyes, winning is just the Beginning, Continuous Improvement

• Conducts annual training and development needs assessment.
• Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to employees.
• Responsible for meeting established objectives pertaining to plant goals and performance
• Develops and monitors spending against the departmental budget.
• Promotes integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members, customers & vendors.
• Acts as a business partner to management team to develop and implement initiatives to support overall mission of facilities.
• Works with direct and indirect reports on skill building activities.

Associate Engagement – Marzetti Values: Work Safely, Communicate, Communicate, Communicate, Respect Each Other, Be Positive-You Can Make it Happen, Act with Integrity, Be Accountable –stand behind what you do

• Develop and maintains proactive employee relations programs.
• Use modern management techniques to promote team building and to allow decision making at the lowest level.
• Effectively communicates verbally and written with Team Members, Management, Customers & Vendors and ensures compliance to this.
• Works respectfully with all team members to ensure the Safety, Quality, production and support of our products and goals on a daily basis.
• Responsible for & maintains positive employee, corporate and community relations along with appropriate interface with customer service.

Safety & Quality – Marzetti Values: Work Safely

• Ensures a disciplined and safe work environment.
• Maintains highest standard of Safety for all functions and ensures compliance for self and others to OSHA standards.
• Performs daily inspection of all PPE required including but not limited to SLIP-RESISTANT/STEEL-TOED SHOES, safety glasses, gloves, shields & and aprons to ensure good overall condition of items that provide optimal personal safety & protection while working in the production area.
• Performs proper housekeeping, uses appropriate personal protective equipment for tasks and ensures compliance for department.
• Ensures compliance by providing a safe working environment including compliance with company policies, state, local and federal policies, and regulations.
• Ensures company standards for cleanliness, food and equipment safety and efficient productivity.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety, Food Defense, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer, and government standards.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy sanitation standards and ensure consistency of procedures throughout the site
• Develop and implement a master sanitation program for all processing and packaging equipment and storage vessels in accordance with company and FDA standards.
• Set standards and maintain key metrics to identify continuous improvement opportunities that mitigate risk
• Lead employee training and coach on proper protocols and on-going maintenance of programs.
• Educate and provide technical support to assure effective implementation of sanitation and food safety standards
• Provide guidance and develop technical expertise of appropriate personnel regarding sanitation and hygienic design and controls
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to implement and improve sanitation programs, procedures, and metrics
• Work with Corporate Food Safety audit team on elimination of Food Safety concerns.
• Actively participate in internal and external audits including FSQS, BRC, Customer, Federal and State agency audits.
• Liaise with Pest Control provider

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Food Science, Microbiology, or another technical field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the food industry with technical knowledge of core sanitation services, equipment, and methods including wet, dry, COP and CIP, validation, and verification of sanitation systems.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Broad knowledge of food manufacturing programs (HACCP, microbiology, pest control and quality systems)
• Knowledge of food safety regulations and requirements (FSMA, HACCP, GMP, USDA)
• Ability to work and communicate across all levels of the organization

Competencies

• Directs Work
• Courage
• Manages Complexity
• Plans and Aligns
• Decision Quality

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in an office and manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, hear, sit, stand, walk, and occasionally bend while moving about the facility. The employee is occasionally exposed to cold, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the office is quiet and moderate in the plant. Hairnets are required in the plant in accordance with GMP and safety standards.