Senior Sanitation Manager

Senior Sanitation Manager 

Factor_ a brand of HelloFresh is seeking a Senior Sanitation Manager. The Sr Sanitation Manager will work to continually improve the sanitation processes, to ensure the processes are sound across Factor, to meet operational goals and objectives, and to ensure adherence to safety and GMP regulations. The Sr Sanitation Manager coordinates activities and provides coaching and guidance to sanitation managers at each DC.  The Sr Sanitation Manager works alongside the team, stepping in as needed to ensure maximum productivity.  The Sr Sanitation Manager will be responsible for the cleaning process at our RTE Meal Kit facilities.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Continually improve the sanitation process for Factor 75
• Responsible for monitoring performance and reporting out sanitation KPI’s
• Ensure compliance in all facets of FDA, SQF, CCOF, Gluten and regulatory guidelines.
• Assist all Factor locations with any Sanitation needs.
• Responsible for directing and supervising a group of employees involved in inspection and sanitation procedures. 
• Develop and/or adapt inspection equipment to meet sanitation control standards, make suggestions regarding procedures, standards, and equipment to facilitate work and maintain product safety.
• Analyze facts or circumstances surrounding individual problems to determine what action should be taken within the limits of standard practices.
• Responsible for compilation and maintenance of sanitation reports and records.
• Investigate and determine the cause of faulty work and consult and advise other departments as to corrective measures.
• Provide all employees with necessary tools, proper training, and corrective direction.
• Interact with site leadership to ensure food safety of product and DC.
• Maintain discipline, morale, and harmonious relations among subordinates.
• Investigate and adjust personnel problems within the area of responsibility.
• Effectively recommend as to hiring, promotions, wage adjustments and terminations.
• Report food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Understand and enforce requirements of SQF Quality Code and ensure that all staff is aware of their responsibilities / accountability as it relates to the SQF Quality Code

Competencies

• Leadership: train and develop a large group of employees, ongoing process improvement         
• Performance Management: for assigned production lines, hiring, promotions, performance reviews
• Problem Solving/Analysis: professional, confidential.  
• Results Driven
• Communication Proficiency: speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
• Time Management: tracking/monitoring production and maintaining productivity
• Technical Capacity: Sanitation, food safety & quality, computer literacy
• Learning Orientation: able to take direction and relay information to employees

Manager Responsibility

This position provides guidance to employees by coordinating work and resolving problems.  The Sanitation manager’s performance is evaluated by their leadership of the sanitation employees, productivity and prioritization of their designated team, quality/quantity of information reported each shift, and ability to guide employee performance on the team.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a manufacturing and assembly environment and is regularly exposed to cool and/or cold temperatures (10º - 40º). The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, reach and lift for a minimum of 10 to 12 hours with or without reasonable accommodation. The employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects and/or tools. The employee is required to talk or hear with or without reasonable accommodation. 

The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are varied according to shift and production schedule. The employee is expected to work no less than the designated 40 hour work week. Significant weekend work depending on production schedules.

At a minimum, you have...

• 5yrs of sanitation management experience 
• Preferred multi-site experience.
• Preferred minimum of 3-5 years of experience in sanitation in a food manufacturing environment.
• HS diploma or GED required
• 4-year degree preferred or equivalent work-related experience
• Intermediate computer skills requirement – data analysis/creation, Microsoft office and google equivalent
• Preferred food safety certifications SQF, BRC, HACCP is a plus

You’ll get…

• Competitive hourly rate, 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation, & team bonus opportunities
• Generous PTO and flexible attendance policy 
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
• Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)   
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that are open to all employees, including those pertaining to BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ+
• Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.