Sanitation Operations Leader - 3rd Shift

Baxters North America, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Baxters North America, Inc. seeks a Sanitation Operations Manager (3rd Shift) in Cincinnati, OH.

This full-time role leads sanitation across the facility, ensuring food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while directing staffing, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position requires 8–10 years in sanitation/food manufacturing with 3–5 years in leadership, and experience with USDA/FDA environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in sanitation, food manufacturing, quality, operations, or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage all sanitation operations to ensure compliance with USDA, FDA, GMP, HACCP, SSOP, OSHA, environmental, and company requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain sanitation programs, procedures, and standards that support food safety, quality, and operational objectives.
• Establish departmental goals, KPIs, and performance expectations and drive accountability for achieving results.
• Lead, coach, and develop Supervisors and sanitation team members, ensuring effective employee performance and development.
• Develop workforce plans and staffing models to support operational requirements while maximizing labor efficiency.
• Manage departmental budgets, including labor, chemicals, sanitation supplies, equipment, contracted services, and capital expenditures.
• Monitor and control departmental spending and identify opportunities for cost reduction and productivity improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sanitation effectiveness, labor utilization, equipment reliability, sustainability, and operational performance.
• Serve as the primary sanitation leader during customer, regulatory, third-party, and internal audits and inspections.
• Ensure all sanitation documentation and corrective actions are maintained per regulatory and company requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to investigate food safety concerns, contamination risks, and non-conformance issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to sanitation deficiencies and audit findings.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Warehouse, HR, and Safety teams to optimize facility performance.
• Evaluate sanitation equipment, systems, and processes and recommend capital improvements.
• Establish and maintain sanitation-related training programs to ensure employee competency and regulatory compliance.
• Review sanitation performance metrics and operational data to drive decision-making.
• Lead emergency response and recovery efforts related to sanitation or disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, and food safety requirements; promote safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

Sanitation

Operations management

Continuous improvement

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Team building

Data analytics

Problem solving

Communication

Decision making

Accountability

Job description

Baxters North America, Inc. seeks a Sanitation Operations Manager (3rd Shift) in Cincinnati, OH.

This full-time role leads sanitation across the facility, ensuring food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while directing staffing, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position requires 8–10 years in sanitation/food manufacturing with 3–5 years in leadership, and experience with USDA/FDA environments is preferred.