Sanitation Manager

Position: Sanitation Manager (Graveyard Shift) Location: Fullerton, CA Compensation: $115,000 annually, with a 10% performance-based bonus Shift: 11:00 PM – 7:30 AM Company Overview: Our client, a rapidly expanding food manufacturer, is seeking a skilled Sanitation Manager to lead their sanitation team in Orange, CA. This role is crucial for upholding the highest standards in food safety, product quality, and employee well-being, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Position Summary: As the Sanitation Manager, you will oversee the sanitation department, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory standards. This role requires a hands-on leader who will implement effective sanitation protocols, drive team performance, and optimize processes to meet the organization’s food safety and quality objectives. Key Responsibilities: Lead continuous improvement initiatives to elevate safety, cleanliness, and efficiency in alignment with plant goals. Develop and conduct training programs to ensure the team adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) standards. Oversee the sanitation team’s compliance with Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and regulatory requirements, ensuring food safety, quality, and environmental standards are met. Work closely with senior management and cross-functional teams, including production, maintenance, quality control, and warehousing, to support coordinated plant operations. Track and analyze sanitation metrics such as sanitation effectiveness, air quality, environmental monitoring, and chemical usage, to support key performance indicators (KPIs). Maintain and update the master cleaning schedule to ensure thorough and effective sanitation practices. Supervise daily production startup processes, adjusting sanitation protocols as needed to support smooth operations. Prepare for and support third-party, customer, and regulatory audits by ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years of experience in a management role within sanitation, ideally in the food manufacturing industry. Proven ability to lead teams, manage processes, and drive continuous improvement. Strong critical thinking, time management, and organizational skills, with a focus on productivity and meeting deadlines. Proficient in Excel for tracking and analyzing sanitation performance data. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively at all organizational levels. Bilingual in Spanish and English is required. Experience with regulatory audits, safety protocols, and sanitation standards in dynamic, fast-paced environments.