Senior Dairy Sanitation & Compliance Manager

Daisy Brand; Wooster (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Daisy Brand is seeking a Corporate Sanitation Manager to lead our sanitation strategy across all facilities, ensuring hygienic design and regulatory compliance to safeguard product integrity and consumer health.

This role oversees CIP/SIP validation, MSS development, phage monitoring, and training programs, coordinating with QA, Engineering, and Operations to sustain dairy manufacturing excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of sanitation leadership experience in food manufacturing, multi-site preferred.
• Strong knowledge of dairy processing, CIP/MSS management, phage monitoring, environmental testing, and dairy standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee corporate sanitation policies, procedures, and best practices across all facilities.
• Ensure adherence to FDA, USDA, and other regulatory requirements and industry standards for dairy manufacturing.
• Develop and deliver sanitation training programs for plant personnel, fostering cleanliness and accountability.
• Lead sanitation response efforts during contamination events or other food safety incidents.
• Oversee CIP/SIP validation protocols and optimization of cycles to reduce water, energy, and chemical usage.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Training programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

CIP systems

SIP systems

Job description

Daisy Brand is seeking a Corporate Sanitation Manager to lead our sanitation strategy across all facilities, ensuring hygienic design and regulatory compliance to safeguard product integrity and consumer health.

This role oversees CIP/SIP validation, MSS development, phage monitoring, and training programs, coordinating with QA, Engineering, and Operations to sustain dairy manufacturing excellence.