Corporate Sanitarian Senior Manager

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Job description

Responsibilities:
Join the leading beverage provider, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling!

Shift: Full Time, 1st Shift

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, PTO, Education Reimbursement

Salary: $126,560 - $158,200 USD Annually

If you enjoy our products, you'll really enjoy being a part of our team!

Pay Transparency Statement:

The compensation philosophy reflects the Company's reasonable expectation at the time of posting. We consider a number of factors when making individual compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business needs. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program.

Position Summary:

The Corporate Sanitarian provides sanitation, pest control, water systems and Food Safety expertise to support multiple manufacturing facilities. This position facilitates cross-functional collaboration to meet all requirements and key performance indicators in support of continuous improvement efforts. The Corporate Sanitarian collaborates and offers insight into hygienic design of equipment, the process room, production lines and facility projects. This position conducts on-site audits, training, verification and validation of sanitation and other key processes. The Corporate Sanitarian maintains a structured, standardized sanitation training program for the company to provide comprehensive training on proper sanitation practices and procedures for all employees.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and engagement with Operations, Quality/Food Safety, Engineering and Safety teams and communicates to internal stakeholders

Serve as key contact for Chemical, Pest Control and Equipment Supply vendors

Implement sanitation programs and meet key performance indicators (KPI's)

Contribute to continuous improvement efforts and balance resource conservation to ensure all quality and food safety requirements are met

Provide direction to facility teams in the development of systems, knowledge, capabilities, and practices in order to comply with all pertinent food regulations and company procedures as well as educate and provide technical support when needed

Monitor and report on emerging issues related to sanitation, micros, pest control, food safety, water systems, etc. and develop strategies, policies/procedures to mitigate risk

Monitor sanitation and pest control vendor reports to ensure all action items are being tracked and/or added to the Corrective Action programs and are closed out and verified

Conduct periodic sanitation and pest facility audits against the consistent application and execution of procedures and all related sanitation and pest practices

Provide technical support on effectiveness of plant sanitation and cleaning programs, i.e., Sanitation SOP's (SSOP)

Guide facilities during special manufacturing plant sanitation issues such as allergen cleans, microbiological and environmental controls

Assist in facilities' start-up activities including review of SSOP documentation and cleaning verification documents

Ensure facilities verify and validate Clean in Place (CIP), Cean-out-of-place (COP) and cleaning systems annually

Provide technical directions to facility Sanitarians to ensure that all records are completed, reviewed and signed off, i.e., chemical concentrations, CIP validations, pre-operational inspection, COP records, SSOP's, etc.

Understand food and environmental regulations and their impact on the company and customers

Promote consistency and align across facility departments when possible

Other projects or duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Required Skills and Experience:

Bachelor's degree, and 8 plus years of experience in food production sanitation, microbiology and/or pest control and 4 plus years or HS Diploma/GED, 12 plus years of experience in food production sanitation, microbiology and/or pest control

Experience with diverse sanitizing applications, i.e., wet clean, dry clean, CIP and COP systems, automation

Experience managing environmental sanitation challenges in areas such as drains, floors, walls roofs, equipment in a facility

Experience managing a corporate Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP)

Excellent written and verbal communications skills with all levels of an organization

Strong collaboration, interpersonal and influencing skills

Experience managing remote locations

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong project management experience

Detail-oriented and organizational mindset

Travel up to 75%

This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Microbiology or related scientific field

Master's degree

Experience in Hygienic Design, Water Processing for Beverage, Internal/External sanitation training, CIP/COP processes

Ability to write and disseminate policies and procedures

Ability to understand and analyze issues involving beverage/juice/food manufacturing, project management, mathematics (including statistics), technical and legal documents and schematics

HACCP, Juice HACCP and PCQI certification

ISO and FSSC trained

Microbiological testing experience and training with ATP, EMP

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.

Equal Opportunity Employee & Physical Demands:
Reyes Holdings and its businesses are equal opportunity employers. Company policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. In addition, the Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Requests for accommodation should be directed to your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources departments.

Background Check and Drug Screening:
Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Pay Transparency:
Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.

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