Sanitation Manager

Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WPSFresh in Minneapolis, MN, seeks a Sanitation Manager to lead sanitation strategy across multiple facilities, ensuring food safety, regulatory compliance, and ongoing operational excellence.

You will develop training, standardize SSOPs, manage audits, and drive cost-efficient improvements while building high-performing teams and ensuring audit readiness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 10+ years of sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, manufacturing, or related experience.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience, preferably managing multi-site sanitation operations.
• Experience in food manufacturing, beverage production, CPG, or a related industry.
• Experience leading regulatory inspections and third-party certification audits.
• Strong knowledge of sanitation programs, food safety systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SQF, GMPs, FSMA, and Preventive Controls.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in manufacturing and distribution environments and conduct facility inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a sanitation strategy across multiple facilities.
• Standardize sanitation procedures, SSOPs, cleaning methods, schedules, and best practices.
• Lead and develop facility sanitation managers, supervisors, and teams.
• Ensure facilities remain audit-ready and compliant with FDA, USDA, OSHA, EPA, local health department, customer, and third-party requirements.
• Monitor sanitation effectiveness through inspections, audits, KPIs, and trend analysis.
• Support HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, SQF, and environmental monitoring programs.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions related to sanitation, food safety, and audit findings.
• Identify opportunities to improve sanitation effectiveness, reduce costs, and minimize production downtime.
• Evaluate sanitation chemicals, equipment, technologies, and processes.
• Develop and deliver sanitation and food safety training programs.
• Monitor labor utilization, chemical usage, budgets, and sanitation performance.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Stay current on regulatory and industry trends and implement necessary program changes.
• Build a culture of safety, accountability, employee engagement, and operational excellence.
• Travel approximately between facilities and work weekends or alternate shifts (third shift) as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Team development

Strategic planning

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Environmental Health, Industrial Management, or a related field

Tools

HACCP

SQF

GMPs

FSMA

Preventive Controls

Job description

Lead Food Safety. Drive Excellence. Make an Impact Across Multiple Facilities.

WPSFresh is looking for an experienced Sanitation Manager to lead sanitation strategy and execution across multiple facilities. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who understands that exceptional sanitation is more than cleaning—it’s about food safety, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and protecting the quality of every product we produce.

If you’re a sanitation or food safety leader who enjoys building strong teams, standardizing processes, solving problems, and making a measurable difference across multiple locations, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

As the Sanitation Manager, you’ll serve as the subject matter expert for sanitation and hygienic operations, partnering with Operations, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Maintenance, Engineering, and Human Resources.

You will:

• Develop and lead a sanitation strategy across multiple facilities.
• Standardize sanitation procedures, SSOPs, cleaning methods, schedules, and best practices.
• Lead and develop facility sanitation managers, supervisors, and teams.
• Ensure facilities remain audit-ready and compliant with FDA, USDA, OSHA, EPA, local health department, customer, and third-party requirements.
• Monitor sanitation effectiveness through inspections, audits, KPIs, and trend analysis.
• Support HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, SQF, and environmental monitoring programs.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions related to sanitation, food safety, and audit findings.
• Identify opportunities to improve sanitation effectiveness, reduce costs, and minimize production downtime.
• Evaluate sanitation chemicals, equipment, technologies, and processes.
• Develop and deliver sanitation and food safety training programs.
• Monitor labor utilization, chemical usage, budgets, and sanitation performance.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Stay current on regulatory and industry trends and implement necessary program changes.
• Build a culture ofsafety, accountability, employee engagement, and operational excellence.
• Travel approximately between facilities and work weekends or alternate shifts (third shift)as needed.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a hands-on leader who can balancepeople, process, compliance, and results.

Required

• High school diploma or GED.
• 10+ yearsof sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, manufacturing, or related experience.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience, preferably managing multi-site sanitation operations.
• Experience in food manufacturing, beverage production, CPG, or a related industry.
• Experience leading regulatory inspections and third-party certification audits.
• Strong knowledge of sanitation programs, food safety systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SQF, GMPs, FSMA, and Preventive Controls.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in manufacturing and distribution environments and conduct facility inspections.

Preferred Education & Certifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Environmental Health, Industrial Management, or a related field.
• HACCP, PCQI, and/or SQF Practitioner Certifications preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Why This Role Matters

This position has a regional impact. You won't simply manage a sanitation department—you'll help shape how sanitation is performed across the organization.

You'll have the opportunity to:

Lead multiple locations → Develop high-performing teams → Strengthen food safety → Improve processes → Drive compliance → Reduce costs → Make a measurable operational impact

If you're ready to take ownership of sanitation strategy and help build a culture where food safety and operational excellence go hand in hand, we'd like to meet you.