Sanitation Program Manager

As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world’s leading foodservice and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.

Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential. We’re looking for individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and who enjoy working as a team to deliver unparalleled service and solutions to our customers.

The salary range posted represents the low and high end of OSI’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI’s overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.

This role is responsible for coordinating recruiting efforts across assigned locations and/or departments for a variety of administrative through mid-level management positions throughout the organization. Processes job requisitions, sources and evaluates candidates, advises hiring managers, extends offers, coordinates relocations and conducts orientations. Responsible for administering the college relations and Summer Internship Program.

Position Summary

Supports effective and efficient sanitation programs that comply with all established company and regulatory policies and procedures. Ensures continuity of all sanitation programs within assigned facilities and drives performance. Supports company programs in sanitation, hygienic design, allergen control, GMP's, and microbiology. Through the direction of the Senior Manager, Corporate Sanitation NA assists in providing leadership and technical assistance to stakeholders that include plant sanitation, external sanitation contractors, sanitation chemical suppliers, FSQA, and operations.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Job is an individual contributor.
• Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
• Assist the implementation, review, and maintenance of zone sanitation programs, policies, and practices. Maintain standards and ensure they are updated to reflect changing requirements.
• Drives standardization and continuous improvement by monitoring key metrics across facilities and set zone sanitation goals. Provide ongoing reporting and analysis of trends to direct manager.
• Provides technical support to external sanitation contractors on program standards and performance expectations.
• Provides technical assistance to facility quality assurance personnel and sanitation to solve cleaning and microbiological issues. Drives knowledge sharing and communication across the facility network by hosting meetings.
• Supports food safety responses as requested by providing sanitation and hygienic design expertise in a variety of activities including investigations, coaching, and training.
• Conducts sanitation and hygienic design audits and executes any needed follow-up for FSQA improvement
• When requested by direct manager, serves as sanitation liaison to a variety of external individuals including customer visits where facility sanitation is evaluated, sanitation vendors, and third-party sanitation service providers.
• Assist in maintaining relationships with sanitation chemical and equipment suppliers to maintain the latest and most current information on the state of food safety, industry direction and food sanitation issues that affect the operations of the Company.
• Work with the global sanitation team, when requested, to update policies, standards, guidance documents and propose new or updated sanitation initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills:

• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Experience directly overseeing sanitation functions at facility or corporate level in a leadership role, is required
• Experience auditing sanitation programs and practices highly preferred
• Technical understanding of sanitation practices and hygienic design
• Working knowledge of the functionality of sanitation systems and tools used in cleaning execution. This includes CIP and COP
• Working knowledge on the use of heat treatment to control food safety risks
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally, and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to influence others where no direct line of authority exists.
• Must be able to travel up to 50%. Majority of travel will be in the United States.
• Majority of responsibility will be supporting sanitation on the cleaning shift(s)
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with data analysis is highly preferred

Preferred Education

• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
• Microbiology, food science, engineering, or related field, preferred.
• Experience in lieu of education is strongly considered.

Work Environment:

• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).
• Work conditions are typical of an office & plant environment.
• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 15 pounds
• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
• Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Greater than 4 hours.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities