Sanitation Manager: Lead Food Plant Hygiene & Compliance

New Horizons Baking Company; Norwalk (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401K with match

Paid vacation

Employee appreciation lunches

Development & advancement

Job summary

New Horizons Baking Company, a long-standing producer of ready-to-eat hamburger buns and English muffins, seeks a Sanitation Manager to lead sanitation teams and ensure food safety compliance across multiple facilities in the region.

You will collaborate with Maintenance, FSQA, and vendors to ensure sanitary design and regulatory compliance, while driving cost-effective sanitization practices and audits. This role requires strong leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of BRC, SQF, GMP and other food safety standards including HACCP.
• Experience with chemicals used in food plant cleaning and sanitation.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and other computer-based applications (iPad, OneNote, etc.).
• Familiarity with unions.

Responsibilities

• Direct and train Plant Sanitation Supervisors and Sanitors in daily sanitation activities.
• Ensure on-time starts meet all food safety requirements and coordinate with Maintenance, FSQA, and vendors.
• Validate equipment can be cleaned and sanitized to acceptable microbial levels.
• Collaborate with sanitation chemical providers to optimize costs and technical expertise.
• Develop and manage the sanitation department budget.
• Lead sanitation verification and auditing processes and address deficiencies.
• Lead projects for more effective sanitation and monitoring with cost-saving initiatives.

Skills

Food safety compliance

Office software

Sanitation knowledge

Union familiarity

Tools

Microsoft Office

iPad

OneNote

Job description

New Horizons Baking Company, a long-standing producer of ready-to-eat hamburger buns and English muffins, seeks a Sanitation Manager to lead sanitation teams and ensure food safety compliance across multiple facilities in the region.

You will collaborate with Maintenance, FSQA, and vendors to ensure sanitary design and regulatory compliance, while driving cost-effective sanitization practices and audits. This role requires strong leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.