Senior Sanitation Manager, Food Safety & Ops

Compass Group USA; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly Bonus Opportunity

Job summary

Fresh & Ready Food Group in Lenexa, KS, is seeking a Sanitation Manager to lead our facility's sanitation program, ensuring Ready-to-Eat product safety and compliance with USDA and customer requirements. You will oversee environmental monitoring, chemical management, and hygienic design, partnering with Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering.

This leadership role requires 7+ years in sanitation/food manufacturing, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of sanitation and/or food manufacturing experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of Ready-to-Eat food manufacturing, microbiological controls, environmental monitoring, sanitation chemistry, and pathogen prevention.
• Expertise in SSOPs, GMPs, HACCP, sanitation verification, ATP/allergen/protein testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to interpret environmental monitoring data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
• Knowledge of sanitary equipment design, cleaning validation, USDA requirements, and sanitation operating costs.
• Proven leadership, coaching, employee development, and performance management skills.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the Master Sanitation Program.
• Establish sanitation standards, SSOPs, cleaning frequencies, verification requirements, and accountability measures.
• Manage and develop sanitation supervisors, leads, technicians, and associates.
• Partner with Quality and Food Safety to oversee environmental monitoring and pathogen-control programs.
• Analyze sanitation and microbiological trends; drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead investigations involving environmental positives, ATP failures, and sanitation-related issues.
• Ensure effective hygienic zoning, sanitation controls, and chemical management programs.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to improve hygienic equipment design and eliminate harborage risks.
• Review facility and equipment changes for sanitation and food safety impacts.
• Lead sanitation-related activities during USDA, GFSI, customer, and third-party audits.
• Develop training programs and KPIs related to sanitation effectiveness, labor efficiency, environmental results, and compliance.
• Manage sanitation budgets, staffing, succession planning, and overall department performance.

Skills

Leadership

Sanitation expertise

Communication

Team development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SSOPs

GMPs

HACCP

ATP testing

Pathogen testing

Job description

Fresh & Ready Food Group in Lenexa, KS, is seeking a Sanitation Manager to lead our facility's sanitation program, ensuring Ready-to-Eat product safety and compliance with USDA and customer requirements. You will oversee environmental monitoring, chemical management, and hygienic design, partnering with Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering.

This leadership role requires 7+ years in sanitation/food manufacturing, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and strong communication.