Sanitation Pest Control Manager

Summary/Objective:

Responsible for managing, supervising, and coordinating activities with food safety and sanitation, and Pest Control programs. Responsible for the management of plant cleaning, sanitation, and compliance with GMP’s, Good Safety Practices, sanitation policies and procedures.

Sanitation/Pest Control Responsibilities: Tulare Plant

· Track and budget labor and departmental supply usage expenses.

· Supervises adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices regarding sanitation procedures,

· Monitors and audits, adjusting as necessary to processing and packaging equipment cleaning.

· Conduct annual IPM assessment.

· systems/procedures to ensure optimal cleanliness.

· Schedule cleaning activities per the master sanitation schedule and frequency.

· Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory sanitation food quality and food safety standards.

· Works closely with management and production personnel on sanitation problems; recommending changes to improve sanitation policies, procedures, and cleaning effectiveness.

· Performs comprehensive sanitation audits on each unique production process to determine sanitation effectiveness.

· Direct, monitor and motivate Pest Control technicians to be efficient within the Pest Control program.

· Coordinate/schedule with facility leadership annual pesticide fogging of the facility up to 5x year as needed per Pest Control trends and monitoring activities.

· Provide continuing, up to date training to technicians to assure that our policies and programs remain in compliance with State and local requirements.

· Communicates reports/trends/issues regarding inspections, sanitation deviations, and steps taken to resolve deficiencies.

· Conducts training programs for all sanitation and Pest Control procedures and is responsible for the development and training of sanitation and Pest Control personnel, understands chemical specifications and their effectiveness/proper application for different processing/packaging equipment SSOP’s.

· Conducts scheduled sanitation validation audits including dismantling and inspecting critical processing and packaging equipment to ensure proper clean ability/sanitization.

· Responsible for the scheduling, coordination, and management of the food manufacturing sanitation crew, develops labor schedules to ensure appropriate coverage to meet labor efficiencies and production demands.

· Maintains and revises departmental procedures including the master sanitation schedule

and SSOP’s reflecting process improvements that maintain or improve pre -operational and operational hygienic conditions.

· Review and maintains sanitation documentation for Quality Assurance and regulatory review.

· Builds partnerships with production, quality, and human resources to ensure production and people goals are met.

· Inspect line after final wipe down for QC and QA swab.

· Ensure all chemicals are checked daily.

· Implement BRC and AIB Standards.

· Conduct risk assessments and internal audits for departmental process improvement.

· Complete non conformances from audits including Root Cause Analysis, corrective and preventative actions.

· Employee retraining if necessary.

· Assists with interviewing and selection of new team members.

· Manage uniform/smock rental services at each facility.

· Coordinate pickup of facility waste and recycling services.

Lost Hills and Firebaugh Hullers

Responsible for the supervision and training of the Sanitation Technicians, including but not limited to Food Safety, Employee Safety, GMPs, Chemical training, line cleaning, housekeeping, Color Code training.

Ensure documentation and recordkeeping accuracy, maintain documentation control and produce new documents as needed, and write work procedures and implement them.

Responsible for the scheduling, coordination, and management of the sanitation crew, develops labor schedules to ensure appropriate coverage to meet labor efficiencies and production demands. Review timesheets, ordering supplies and chemicals for hullers.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Supervisory Responsibilities

Train, coach & develop production sanitation and Pest Control team members.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business or Food Safety Management

Must be computer literate and be able to use programs such as Microsoft Office programs. Minimum 5 years manufacturing experience preferred.

Must be self-motivated, have a high sense of urgency, be able to problem solve complex situations and be resourceful.

BRC and AIB training required.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills, particularly where information must be conveyed in a clear and convincing way.

Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high. Work over 40+ hours and some weekends.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

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

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25- 75 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.

The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Experience level:

• 5 years

Payment frequency:

• Paid semi-monthly

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Tulare, CA 93274: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person