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As a Food Safety & Sanitation Manager you will lead the development, compliance, training, problem solving, best practices and general technical support in the area of Sanitation across all Schreiber plants. Work with Operations, Engineering, Enterprise Quality and Food Safety, chemical suppliers, and contractors to ensure equipment, processes and the plant environment are suitably designed, maintained, effectively cleaned for food safety and quality and train and mentor sanitation staff across the organization.

Position can be hired in a remote capacity; however, travel is required up to 75% both within and outside of the United States.

What you’ll do:

• Develop sanitation QSPs (quality system procedure) documents and assist in the development of plant SSOPs, CIP Neptune, COP, 7-steps, and sanitation audit documentation.
• Provide training for individual Sanitation Programs and group Sanitation Essentials to plant sanitarians and other partners. Mentor and coach sanitation leaders and performers across the enterprise.
• Work closely with Engineering, Maintenance, and equipment vendors to ensure that new or modified equipment meets sanitary design and regulatory requirements prior to purchase and installation. For CIP equipment start-ups and projects, provide support with the CIP Neptune validation process using the EPM (project management) process tools working as a team process owner or performer.
• Review and analyze data from the Sanitation audits, pathogen environmental monitoring program, pre-op inspections, MSS site audits, food safety audits (internal, third party, customers, and Regulatory), customer complaints, and other relevant data sources. Utilize that data to respond to trends and take corrective and preventive actions.
• Proactively utilize process Key Performance Indicators (KPI), pre-op (EQMS) and MSS metrics to prevent problems that could affect product quality and food safety. Investigate sanitation issues, which are resulting in product contamination, reduced shelf-life, or customer complaints or rejection of products. Assist in the identification of root cause and corrective and preventive actions.
• Work closely with corporate account managers of sanitation chemical vendors and pest management contractors to maximize technical expertise, provide full technical support and to drive results while being cost effective.
• Conduct internal sanitation audits using EQMS database and work with appropriate partners to address and resolve deficiencies.
• Provide PEM, construction plan, high care, food safety capex plan, roof-leak escalation, microbiology indicator product/pre-op, and other relevant food safety programs support. 
• Improve product costs and operational efficiencies through planned annual projects and initiatives while protecting people, product quality and food safety. Partner with Sustainability for relevant water and chemical usage reduction projects.
• Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer and regulatory requirements.
• Interprets and communicates sanitation/food safety related customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.
• Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.
• Partner with Safety group to ensure alignment between human and food safety for all chemical usage and applications.
• Leads/supports internal Sanitation calls both domestic and internationally.
• Provides ongoing industry engagement through participation in IDFA trainings, best practice documents, and other relevant industry groups.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, Engineering or related field 
• 10 years of experience in food plant manufacturing (sanitation, quality, or production); at least 5 of those in sanitation specifically
• Spanish language preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated leadership skills – both direct and indirect, good written and oral communication skills, good sanitation technical knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of CIP systems, equipment components, programming, validation, and troubleshooting
• Experience in 1 or more of these food categories: dairy natural/process cheese, culture yogurt/cream cheese, aseptic technologies, plant-based products.   
• Demonstrated experience with cleaning/sanitizing chemicals associated with COP/CIP, sanitary design of food processing equipment, PEM trouble shooting, mid-level understanding in microbiology and food science, proficient audit skills, organized and proficient at prioritizing, and proficient computer skills.  Experience using process excellence tools preferred.
• Systems knowledge including ECM, EQMS, Maintenance Reliability programs, eAM/Tableau are preferred
• Ability to travel up to 75% (within and outside of the US)

Eligible partners will receive:

• Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. That means in addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 10% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year. That’s a company contribution of around 18% in retirement savings annually!
• Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
• Earn $ for focusing on your health. Get up to $1,200 for your health savings account each year, plus get reimbursed for fitness membership, equipment or classes.
• Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
• Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
• Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.

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Need extra assistance with the application process? Contact recruiting@schreiberfoods.com or call 920-437-7601.

​For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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