Position Title: Manager Sanitation
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 45226
About the role.Reporting to the Sr. Production Manager, the Sanitation Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for sanitation, food safety, and facility hygiene programs within a 24/7 food manufacturing environment. You'll ensure the facility remains safe, compliant, and audit-ready by leading effective sanitation processes, strengthening food safety practices, developing sanitation teams, and driving continuous improvement in partnership with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and corporate teams.
What you'll be doing.- Lead sanitation, food safety, HACCP, food defense, pest control, and regulatory compliance programs to meet federal, state, customer, and McCain requirements.
- Maintain audit readiness through effective sanitation documentation, standards, procedures, corrective actions, and compliance practices.
- Lead day-to-day sanitation operations, shutdown cleanups, sanitary design projects, and facility hygiene improvement initiatives.
- Monitor sanitation KPIs and performance trends, identify improvement opportunities, and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Partner with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and corporate teams to implement sanitation standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead, coach, train, and develop sanitation employees, including managing performance, conducting reviews, and ensuring team competency through effective training.
- Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with PPE, chemical handling, fryer safety, and other workplace safety requirements.
- Manage sanitation budgets, chemical inventories, equipment upgrades, contractors, vendor services, and pest-control providers.
- Facilitate sanitation meetings and clearly communicate performance, food safety, sanitation, and compliance expectations across internal and external stakeholder groups.
- Support the needs of a 24/7 manufacturing operation by flexing across shifts when needed to provide leadership and resolve sanitation or compliance issues.
What you'll need to be successful.- High school diploma or GED required; a degree in food science or a related discipline is strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of experience with food safety regulations, sanitation procedures, quality control, and food production or processing environments.
- Previous management or leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to coach employees, manage performance, and build team capability.
- Working knowledge of food safety and sanitation programs, including HACCP, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, pest control, chemical handling, and sanitation documentation.
- Strong continuous improvement mindset with the ability to analyze sanitation metrics and performance trends, solve problems, and improve processes.
- Digital-first mindset with the ability to learn new equipment and systems and use digital tools for schedules, documentation, reports, data entry, and performance metrics.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to navigate difficult situations, resolve conflict constructively, and collaborate across functions.
- Strong attention to product quality, employee safety, food safety, sanitation standards, and accurate record keeping.
- Ability to work effectively in a 24/7 manufacturing environment and flex working hours as operational needs require. This position is primarily first shift with limited to no travel.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that may include loud noise, temperature fluctuations, wet or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, moving equipment, vibration, elevated areas, and chemicals used in manufacturing and sanitation.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods, walk throughout the facility, use hands and fingers to handle tools, controls, or products, and occasionally climb, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Compensation Package : $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
Job Family: Manufacturing
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Plover
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
