Sanitation Manager

The Sanitation Compliance Manager is a plant management role responsible for the strategic direction, execution, and continuous improvement of all sanitation and hygienic design programs within the Tulare manufacturing facility. This role ensures compliance with PMO (Grade “A”), CDFA, FDA, USDA, OSHA, GMPs, and HACCP requirements while driving a proactive sanitation and food safety culture.

The incumbent holds end-to-end accountability for sanitation performance to include: environmental monitoring, CIP systems, third-party services, and sanitation compliance site-wide. The role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance leadership to ensure the production of safe, and high-quality food products that meet/exceed customer and regulatory requirements. Additional responsibilities as assigned due to business needs.

• Leads plant-wide sanitation strategy for a 24/7 dairy operation
• Direct ownership of sanitation team (Sanitation supervisor and QA Sanitation operations team of six)
• Influences cross-functional teams including Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Quality
• Accountable for environmental pathogen control and sanitation-driven KPIs
• Manages sanitation budget, chemical optimization, and vendor performance
• Key contributor to ensure site readiness for regulatory inspections and customer audits

• Collaborate with site Sr. QA Manager, local leaders, and corporate partners to define/execute the facility’s sanitation strategy in alignment with plant and organization food safety objectives.
• Establish, sustain, and continuously improve sanitation SOPs, SSOPs, and hygienic design standards.
• Drive a preventive, risk-based sanitation culture focused on eliminating contamination risks
• Collaborate with operational teams on sanitation SOP’s, environmental monitoring, MSS, and food safety program support.
• Lead sanitation performance through KPIs, data analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Become site SME on environmental monitoring program (EMP) including trending, risk zoning, and pathogen control (e.g., Listeria and Salmonella)
• Lead root cause investigations and CAPA for microbiological, chemical and physical hazards to ensure food safety compliance.
• Ensure integration of sanitation programs with HACCP and food safety Preventive Controls
• Act as primary sanitation lead during food safety incidents and crisis response

• Provide technical leadership for CIP validation, verification, and optimization
• Ensure effective cleaning of complex dairy systems (tanks, HTST systems, evaporators, spray dryers, pipelines)
• Collaborate with corporate Sanitation and other cross-functional teams on equipment design, installation, and sanitary improvements
• Optimize chemical usage, water consumption, and cycle times while maintaining efficiency

• Develop and integrate a Food Safety Sanitation and Quality culture through collaboration with site leadership.
• Coach team members while developing a multi-skilled team capable of supporting plant needs
• Drive engagement, accountability, and a strong safety culture sitewide.
• Ensure effective onboarding and ongoing training in sanitation, GMPs, and chemical safety

• Provide oversight of third-party vendors, including chemical suppliers, pest control, and sanitation service providers.
• Thorough review of service reports and timely execution of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for all identified findings.
• Evaluate vendor performance and leverage their technical expertise to achieve plant sanitation goals.
• Manage sanitation budget while identifying cost-savings initiatives and driving…