Sanitation Manager

F & S Produce Company

$90K — $105K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent education required.
  • 3-5 years experience in food and beverage manufacturing, ideally ready-to-eat (RTE).
  • Proven ability to lead and develop a sanitation team.
  • HACCP certification preferred; Food Handling or Culinary Arts certification is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of pathogens and food safety risks.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office Suite.
  • Excellent verbal communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise the 3rd shift sanitation team for effective cleaning and sanitizing.
  • Apply food safety knowledge to assess and mitigate contamination risks.
  • Develop and coach a cohesive overnight sanitation team through training and feedback.
  • Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, SOP, and SSOP, maintaining accurate documentation.
  • Manage sanitation chemicals and equipment safely and in compliance with policies.
  • Coordinate with QA Manager and leadership to address food safety issues promptly.
  • Maintain sanitation supply inventory, ensuring stock rotation.
  • Promote a safety culture and enforce proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • 401(K) with company match.
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
  • Career advancement opportunities and tuition assistance.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

What We Offer
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
  • 401(K) including company match!
  • Paid Time Off annually + Paid Holidays
  • Career Advancement opportunities and Tuition Assistance


What's the Role

The Sanitation Manager is responsible for leading all sanitation operations on 3rd shift at our Riverside facility, ensuring the plant is cleaned, sanitized, and released to production safely and on schedule each night. A strong understanding of pathogens and food safety risk is essential to this role, as the Sanitation Manager serves as the frontline defense against contamination in a ready-to-eat food environment. This role matters because a clean, compliant plant protects both our customers and F&S's reputation for quality and safety. The ideal candidate has built or managed a sanitation or production team before, is comfortable leading a diverse group of employees through the overnight shift, and brings hands-on food and beverage manufacturing experience, ideally within ready-to-eat products.

What You'll Own
  • Lead, schedule, and directly supervise the 3rd shift sanitation team to ensure the plant is fully cleaned and sanitized before release to production
  • Apply strong pathogen and food safety knowledge to identify contamination risks and ensure effective cleaning and sanitizing of the entire production area
  • Build, coach, and develop a cohesive overnight sanitation team, using recognition, feedback, and hands-on training to drive performance
  • Ensure full compliance with HACCP, GMP, SOP, and SSOP requirements, and maintain accurate, timely documentation
  • Manage safe use, handling, and disposal of sanitation chemicals, tools, and equipment in accordance with company policy
  • Coordinate with the QA Manager and plant leadership to report and resolve food safety issues
  • Maintain sanitation supply inventory and rotate stock as needed
  • Promote a strong safety culture, enforce proper PPE use, and ensure timely reporting and investigation of injuries or near-misses


Requirements

What You Bring
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent education
  • 3-5 years of experience in a food and beverage manufacturing or warehouse environment, ready-to-eat (RTE) experience strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to build or manage a team, with a track record of leading employees across shifts
  • HACCP certification highly preferred; Food Handling or Culinary Arts certification also a plus
  • Strong working knowledge of pathogens, food-borne illness, and contamination risk in a food production setting
  • Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to build cooperative working relationships at all levels of the organization
  • Ability to work overnight (3rd shift) in a cold/damp environment and stand for extended periods; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus


Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee primarily works in a chilled factory or warehouse environment with prolonged standing and walking. Regularly required to stand, walk, reach, grab, carry items, talk, or hear, with frequent use of hands to finger, handle, lift, or feel. Regularly exposed to chilled temperatures. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary Description

$90,000- $105,000

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