Plant Sanitation Supervisor - Sturgis, MI Plant

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Plant Sanitation Supervisor

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution · Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Sturgis, MI location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. 

For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich., has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others. 

What You'll Work On

The Plant Sanitation Supervisor provides guidance and direction of plant sanitation for research manufacturing operations. The purpose of the job is to implement food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance policies, procedures and training.

• Creates, drives and implements holistic plant sanitation programs, policies and procedures for research facility assuring compliance with all local, state and federal regulations and all food safety policies and procedures.
• Acts as sanitation support in the process of assessing and mitigating safety risks associated with construction and major maintenance.
• Collaborates/Coordinates with Facility team, Operations Leadership, and Operations Associates to achieve desired Environmental Monitoring performance and Pest Control performance.
• Evaluates facility sanitary conditions, assessing risk based on food safety and public health principles, prioritizing corrective actions, and verifying sanitation activities and validation testing.
• Acts as sanitation support during investigations of equipment and environmental monitoring over action limits, to define reaction plans and development of corrective actions.
• Ensures conformance to master cleaning schedule and applicable cGMP guidelines, best practices and requirements.
• Develops and implements all sanitation related training for sanitation and plant employees as needed.
• Works with relevant parties to ensure all safety requirements related to sanitation are met including proper chemical storage, MSDS, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and procedures.
• Maintains and writes detailed clean up procedures and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures for all plant equipment, driving towards reduced water and air usage.
• Responsible for managing the site’s integrated pest control program.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and/or 5+ years’ experience in plant quality/food safety/sanitation

• Proven leadership capabilities

• Project planning