Sanitation Manager - 3rd Shift

Johnsonville Sausage, LLC; Sheboygan Falls (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus potential

401k with company match

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

Onsite clinic and fitness center

Job summary

Johnsonville Sausage, LLC in Wisconsin seeks an established Coach for Sanitation to lead a high‑performing team, drive continuous improvement, and ensure USDA‑compliant sanitation programs. The role focuses on coaching, capital budgeting, and delivering safe, quality products.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in leadership roles, sanitation knowledge, and a track record of influencing others through Lean methods. Relocation not specified; shift is 3rd with flexibility across shifts.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience guiding a team to higher levels of responsibility.
• Experience applying Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Promote Johnsonville Way and develop members’ talents.
• Manage performance reviews and engagement surveys.
• Aim for zero incidents in Health and Safety.
• Lead sanitation programs and pre-operational swab compliance per USDA standards.
• Oversee capital planning, budgeting, and strategic sanitation planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Customer Service.
• Develop hiring, training, and onboarding for sanitation team.
• Identify and track metrics of sanitation success.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Budgeting

Capital planning

People development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Requisition ID53823-Posted -Sanitation

At Johnsonville, our Members are responsible for everything! If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, our processes, our communities and each other better. As part of our manufacturing leadership and support group, you’ll help ensure sanitation Members have the resources and support needed to work safely and efficiently. The group will also ensure the products we produce are of only the highest quality and ready for consumers to enjoy.

Position Overview

An established Coach who demonstrates and lives the Johnsonville Way, engaging members to build their God-given talents to achieve business results. This position will leverage your leadership expertise and experiences in the areas of continuous improvement, project management, and building people to develop strategies and tactics that ensure successful execution and achieve the required results. This will be accomplished by asking rich questions that guide members to take ownership and utilize their talents to achieve their vision of the best company in the world.

Responsibilities

• Exemplify and advocate the Johnsonville Way every day by promoting and instilling a culture of personal learning and professional development of oneself, Team Leaders, and Members within the department or facility
• Accountable for member performance issues, annual reviews, performance development commitment (PDC's), and Member Engagement Survey Results
• Develop a culture where all members, practices, and systems are directed towards the pursuit of zero incidents in Health and Safety
• Lead continuous improvement programs around the facility master sanitation schedule, pest control program, best practices, environmental swabs, and pre-operational swab compliance to ensure compliance with USDA standards
• Develop, manage, and execute capital planning, budgeting, and strategic planning for the Sanitation area
• Lead innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the critical end states (Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Customer Service)
• Develop and maintain a world-class hiring, training, and onboarding program for new and existing members to achieve a high performing Sanitation team
• Lead efforts to identify and implement metrics of success as it relates to our sanitation practices ;

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required (experience and business knowledge will be considered for internal candidates)

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years experience in a leadership/coaching role with proven expertise in developing Members to higher levels of responsibility required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in sanitation principles preferred
• Knowledge, experience, and successful execution in budgeting, capital planning, and productivity improvements preferred
• Prior Sanitation Leadership experience preferred
• Experience in the food industry is preferred
  

Skills

• Commitment to personal growth as well as the proven ability to develop those around you to higher levels of responsibility
• Proven ability to motivate others and affect change, with the ability to "widen the circle of engagement" and ownership
• Success in the development of other's personal and professional competencies utilizing influential leadership
• Demonstrated success and experience in Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement disciplines
• Demonstrated drive and execution of business results
  

Other Requirements

• Shift: 3rd Shift 9:00pm – 5:00am with flexibility to work across shifts as needed
• Travel: 10% of your time

Benefits and Compensation

Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, and onsite medical clinic! Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave‑able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.