Job Description

Position Summary

The Regional Sanitation Manager oversees sanitation programs across multiple food production facilities, ensuring top standards of food safety, hygiene, and regulatory compliance. This role manages about 100 sanitation employees and supervisors, driving continuous improvement in cleaning practices, environmental monitoring, and performance metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop sanitation teams across multiple sites, ensuring proper staffing, training, and accountability.
• Implement and improve sanitation programs, SOPs, and schedules in compliance with FDA, USDA, and GMP standards.
• Investigate sanitation or microbiological issues and manage corrective actions.
• Partner with Food Safety, QA, and Operations to maintain compliance with FDA, USDA, OSHA, and EPA regulations.
• Oversee chemical use, supplier relationships, and SDS documentation.
• Standardize best practices to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance sustainability.
• Monitor KPIs such as audit scores, sanitation effectiveness, labor efficiency, and resource usage.
• Manage regional budgets, identifying cost-saving opportunities while maintaining high standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7–10 years of sanitation management experience in food manufacturing, including 3+ years in multi-site leadership.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, FSMA, and sanitation principles.
• Proven ability to lead large teams (50+), with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in sanitation management systems, Microsoft Office, and ERP platforms.
• Willingness to travel up to 40–60%.

Performance Indicators

• Audit and compliance results
• Sanitation effectiveness (ATP/micro results)
• Labor and resource efficiency
• Employee retention and training compliance

Working Conditions

• Regional travel required.
• May involve evening or weekend work in wet or cold production environments.

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