Sanitation Production Manager

Conagra Brands; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Wellness incentive program

Mental wellbeing support

Fitness reimbursement

Bonus incentive opportunity

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Career development opportunities

Employee resource groups

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Sanitation Director to lead the Sanitation Department across multiple gluten‑free bakery facilities. You will oversee sanitation operations, food safety compliance, pest management, and environmental monitoring while developing a 30+ person team and partnering with operations, quality, maintenance, and engineering.

Responsibilities include coordinating audits, leading root cause investigations, and implementing cost‑effective sanitation programs with KPI tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 7 years of related work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of food manufacturing experience in sanitation leadership roles.
• Knowledge of FDA, USDA, HACCP and other food safety regulations.
• Knowledge of sanitary design, sanitation systems and environmental monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead sanitation operations across four manufacturing facilities, ensuring compliance with sanitation procedures and food safety standards.
• Supervise and develop a team of 30+ sanitation employees with direction, training and resource planning.
• Partner with operations, quality, maintenance, engineering, and external service providers to drive sanitation performance and improvements.
• Manage sanitation, environmental monitoring and pest management programs with trend analysis and corrective actions.
• Lead investigations involving contamination risks, environmental findings or other sanitation issues using root-cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain cost-effective sanitation programs and KPIs with leadership reporting.
• Review equipment installations and capital projects for sanitary design compliance.
• Validate cleaning methods and sanitation plans for new equipment and facility changes.
• Conduct internal sanitation and pest management audits and support regulatory inspections.
• Support pest prevention and good manufacturing practices at the site.
• Foster a safety-focused culture with trained sanitation personnel.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven problem solving

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Pest management software

Job description

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead the Sanitation Department across two gluten‑free bakery manufacturing facilities. You will provide leadership for all sanitation operations, food safety compliance activities, pest management programs, environmental monitoring initiatives, and sanitation team development. You will oversee a team of more than 30 employees while partnering with operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, and external service providers to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Lead sanitation operations across four manufacturing facilities, ensuring compliance with company sanitation procedures, food safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and develop a team of 30+ sanitation employees, providing direction, training, resource planning, and technical leadership.
• Partner with operations, quality, maintenance, engineering, and external service providers to drive sanitation performance, continuous improvement, and business objectives.
• Manage sanitation, environmental monitoring, and pest management programs, including trend analysis, effectiveness evaluations, and corrective action implementation.
• Lead investigations involving contamination risks, environmental findings, reduced shelf life, customer complaints, or other sanitation‑related issues, utilizing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Develop, implement, and maintain cost‑effective sanitation programs, procedures, and best practices while monitoring key performance indicators and reporting results to leadership.
• Serve as the technical expert for sanitary design by reviewing equipment installations, modifications, capital projects, and new product introductions to ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Validate cleaning methods, sanitation plans, and verification procedures for new equipment, facility modifications, and operational changes.
• Conduct internal sanitation and pest management audits and support regulatory inspections and external audits.
• Serve as the site resource for pest management programs, facility repairs, and good manufacturing practices that support effective pest prevention.
• Foster a culture of safety by ensuring sanitation personnel receive appropriate training and follow established safety practices.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree or 7 years of related work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of food manufacturing experience in sanitation leadership roles.
• Knowledge of Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point requirements, and other food processing regulations.
• Knowledge of sanitary design, sanitation systems, environmental monitoring, pest management, food manufacturing processes, and food safety principles.
• Understanding of microbiological organisms and their impact on process design, sanitary design, sanitation programs, and product safety.
• Strong leadership, communication, relationship‑building, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Experience using performance metrics, trend analysis, and data‑driven problem solving to improve sanitation and food safety outcomes.
• Bilingual English and Spanish language skills are preferred.
• Be available to provide on‑call support as needed, including responding to operational issues, emergencies, or business needs outside of regularly scheduled working hours.

Physical Requirements

More information about essential tasks and the facility will be shared during the hiring process. This role may require you to be in our manufacturing facilities. When visiting these sites, the physical requirements below may apply: You may be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, or perform repetitive tasks that require hand‑eye coordination. You may be required to lift or carry materials that can vary in weight and size. This is a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment. Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary.

Location

#LI-Onsite #LI-MSL #LI-EB1

Compensation Pay Range

$82,000-$120,000 The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Anticipated Close Date

October 26, 2026

Our Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on‑demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid‑time off, parental leave, flexible work‑schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye, Slim Jim and Reddi Wip. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye, Slim Jim and Reddi Wip. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.