Sr. Manager, Sanitation and Technical Services

we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

- Enterprise Sanitation Standards & Program Governance

- Establish and maintain corporate sanitation standards, procedures, expectations, and governance systems across dairy, bakery, beverage, sauce, and ready-to-eat manufacturing operations. - Assure sanitation standard operating procedures are properly designed, risk-based, technically sound, validated, and aligned with product, process, equipment, and facility requirements. - Develop, review, and validate Master Sanitation Schedules, pre-operational inspection requirements, sanitation verification methods, and corrective action processes.

- Technical Sanitation & Hygienic Design Leadership

- Provide technical leadership for wet sanitation, dry sanitation, clean-in-place (CIP), clean-out-of-place (COP), allergen changeover, environmental sanitation, and hygienic zoning programs. - Provide technical guidance on sanitary design, equipment selection, facility condition, drain management, traffic flow, hygienic zoning, and cleaning accessibility for new equipment, process changes, and capital projects.

- Verification, Validation & Performance Management

- Evaluate sanitation effectiveness through plant assessments, environmental monitoring trends, pre-operational findings, microbiological results, ATP or other verification data, pest activity, audit results, and corrective action performance. - Establish sanitation and pest control performance metrics, review trends with leadership, and drive accountability for timely corrective and preventive actions.

- Sanitation Chemical & Pest Control Program Oversight

- Oversee national sanitation chemical supplier management, including program standards, chemical selection, concentration controls, service expectations, performance reviews, cost optimization, and issue resolution. - Oversee national pest control program governance, including supplier performance, trend review, corrective action follow-up, documentation standards, and escalation of recurring or high-risk findings.

- Audit & Regulatory Readiness

- Support regulatory, customer, third-party, and internal audits by assuring sanitation and pest control programs are audit-ready, properly documented, and consistently executed. - Partner with Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Procurement, and plant leadership to assure sanitation programs support food safety, regulatory compliance, product quality, and operational readiness.

- Training & Capability Building

- Develop and deliver sanitation training, technical guidance, and capability-building programs for plant sanitation, operations, maintenance, and quality teams. - Direct and indirect oversight over sanitation teams at each plant

- This position is in Boise, ID or Pleasanton, CA - TRAVEL

REQUIREMENTS: 50-75%; after hours/third shift work required

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

- Demonstrated expertise in sanitation program design, SSOPs, Master Sanitation Schedules, chemical sanitation systems, environmental monitoring, allergen control, hygienic zoning, and pest management. - Strong working knowledge of FDA, USDA, FSMA Preventive Controls, HACCP, GMPs, PMO (as applicable), and GFSI-benchmarked standards. - Experience validating sanitation effectiveness through verification, validation, microbiological data, pre-operational inspections, environmental monitoring, and corrective action systems. - Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence plant leadership, manage supplier performance, and drive standardization across sites. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing, presenting findings, and driving action plans across all levels of the organization. - Expertise in CIP validation, dry sanitation practices, environmental monitoring programs, allergen changeover validation, and sanitary equipment design reviews preferred. - Relevant certifications or training (e.g., Preventive Controls, HACCP, SQF/BRCGS, sanitary design, pest management) preferred.

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

- Bachelor's degree in Food Science/Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Science, Biology, Chemistry, Animal Science, Public Health or related field required. - Advanced degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or a related discipline (preferred). - 10-12 plus years of progressive experience in sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, microbiology, or technical services within food, beverage, dairy, bakery, or ready-to-eat manufacturing. - Experience supporting sanitation programs across a multi-site manufacturing network (preferred). - Direct experience managing sanitation chemical suppliers, pest control providers, or other technical service vendors (preferred). - Experience in dairy processing, frozen desserts, bakery, beverage, acidified foods, pasta sauces, or ready-to-eat soup manufacturing (preferred)

- Competitive wages paid weekly - Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream - Associate discounts - Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!) - Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI

Benefits - Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development - An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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