Sanitation Manager – Night Shift (Food Production)

JobSquad; Buckner (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Vacation and holidays

HSA and FSA

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

JobSquad is seeking a Sanitation Manager – Night Shift (Food Production) in Buckner, KY to lead the sanitation team of about 30 people and ensure compliance with food safety standards.

The role drives sanitation programs, collaborates with QA and operations, manages budgets and inventories, and oversees internal and external audits, including SQF/BRC, FDA, and customer audits. Salary range $100,000-$110,000.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and manage the sanitation team to ensure a safe, engaged, and high-performing workforce.
• Direct all sanitation activities to meet company, regulatory, and food safety requirements.
• Plan, prioritize, and allocate labor, equipment, and resources to support production schedules and sanitation objectives.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve sanitation programs, procedures, and standards.
• Monitor sanitation performance using key metrics and implement corrective actions.
• Investigate sanitation issues, determine root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Lead audits and ensure timely resolution of findings with QA and cross-functional teams.
• Oversee budgets, inventory, and procurement of sanitation supplies.
• Deliver sanitation training to ensure regulatory compliance.

Job description

The JobSquad Solutions Team is currently looking for a Sanitation Manager – Night Shift (Food Production) to work at a food company located in the Buckner, KY area! Job Title: Sanitation Manager – Night Shift (Food Production) Job Location : Buckner, KY 30010 Salary: $100,000-$110,000 base Schedule: 2:00AM-10:00AM - Monday–Friday

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Summary: The Sanitation Manager provides strategic leadership for all sanitation operations across the facility, ensuring processing and packaging equipment and facilities consistently meet company, customer, regulatory, and food safety requirements. This role is responsible for managing, coaching, and developing the sanitation team, ensuring production readiness through effective sanitation practices, driving continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing labor and operating costs, and maintaining compliance through successful internal and external audits. The Sanitation Manager will be supervising a team of 30 (27 sanitation employees, 2 leads, and 1 supervisor).

Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead, coach, develop, and manage the Sanitation team to ensure a safe, engaged, and high-performing workforce. Direct all sanitation activities to ensure equipment and facilities meet company, customer, regulatory, and food safety requirements. Plan, prioritize, and allocate labor, equipment, and resources to support production schedules and sanitation objectives. Develop, implement, and continuously improve sanitation programs, procedures, and standards across the facility. Monitor sanitation performance through key metrics (including SE, PEM, and MSS), identify trends, perform gap analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Investigate sanitation-related issues, determine root causes, and partner with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable solutions. Partner with Quality Assurance to validate sanitation effectiveness, evaluate environmental monitoring results, and ensure continuous compliance. Lead and support internal, customer, SQF/BRC, FDA, and other regulatory audits, ensuring audit readiness and timely resolution of findings. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and R&D to support new equipment installations, product commercialization, and sanitary design initiatives. Manage the sanitation operating budget, inventory, and procurement of sanitation supplies. Develop and deliver sanitation-related training to ensure compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements. Perform all other duties as assigned.

Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements:

Must wear all required personal protection equipment associated with specific manufacturing work environment and job duties as stated in the Employee Handbook, posted policies, or as assigned by leadership personnel. Maintain clean and safe working environment and follow all safety policies and procedures, such as lock out/tag out, safe lifting techniques, and all others as instructed. Inform Management of any food safety or quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements. Food Safety: Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required. Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas. Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company. Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system. Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system. Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been correct.

Food Safety:

Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required. Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas. Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company. Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system. Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system. Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been correct.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Vacation (paid time off), holiday pay, etc.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance

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