Mgr Corporate Sanitation Program

 

Location: Remote 

Exemption: Exempt 

 

OUR COMPANY:

Ventura Foods is a leading global manufacturer of branded and custom food products that proudly helps food providers in the U.S., Canada and more than 60 other countries earn a special place on consumers’ tables.  We do this by continually crafting custom dressings, sauces, mayonnaises, and other food solutions that exceed peoples’ expectations for great-tasting flavors and high-quality ingredients.

Headquartered in Brea, California, Ventura Foods operates 14 manufacturing facilities, 3 culinary centers, and numerous distribution centers across North America. When you work in our manufacturing and distribution facilities, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work.  As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth, because you invest in ours.

Position Summary:

The Corporate Sanitation Program Manager will be responsible for the following activities:  

• SANITATION PROGRAM: Develop and oversee all elements of Ventura's Sanitation program.  Drive standardization accross company by establishing standards and then assisting plants in building and executing compliant programs.
• PLANT KPI/COMPLIANCE  Define key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor progress, and close gaps. Ensure that our Sites effectively manage the day-to-day implementation of sanitation protocols.  Develop a sanitation auditing program for annual audits to be conducted by Corporate.
• SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT Own smart manufacturing for sanitation, including hygenic design standards and innovative approaches to sanitation.  Utilize technology and software systems like Redzone and Poka and VRS to optimize and modernize sanitation execution.
• SANITATION STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEES AND TRAINING.  Establish ideal sanitation structures and approaches for small/medium/large plants.  Develop an onboarding/training program for Sanitation leaders and sanitors.  Develop a certification program for production employees in hybrid model plants. Assist plants in development of a training matrix to understand skill strengths and weaknesses.
• OPERATING MODEL Develop an effective operating model with key stakeholders ie Senior & plant management, cross-functional teams, RVPs, site leaders and QA Managers.  

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

SANITATION PROGRAM DESIGN and EXECUTION  

• Develop, communicate, and oversee all elements of Ventura's Sanitation program; drive standardization; establish and enforce a library of standards  forequipment design, chemical usage, cleaning approaches and frequencies.  Establish long range plans and annual objectives and success measures.  

SITE KPI COMPLIANCE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGEMENT

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor progress, provide technical expertise, lead gap closure RCA/CAPAs.  Develop and execute a VF Sanitation Audit including risk assessment and action plan.   Provide technical leadership for initiatives with a sanitation element including EMP, pest control, new equipment design an construction activities.   

 SITE KPI COMPLIANCE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGEMENT

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor progress, provide technical expertise, lead gap closure RCA/CAPAs.  Develop and execute a VF Sanitation Audit including risk assessment and action plan.   Provide technical leadership for initiatives with a sanitation element including EMP, pest control, new equipment design an construction activities.   

SANITATION SYSTEMS, EQIUPMENT, EFFICIENCY 

• Own hygenic design and cleaning stanards.  Provide input to the design and testing of new/improved sanitation methods, best practice sharing between plants, and identification of operational savings opportunities.  Manage sanitation related CAPEX.  Utilize technology like Redzone and Poka and VRS for efficiency and innovation of sanitation programs (pre-op ,MSS, changeovers).  Manage the Ecolab equipment fund effectively.

SANITATION STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEES AND TRAINING

• Establish ideal sanitation structures and designs for small/medium/large plants.  Develop an onboarding program for sanitors in all models.  Lead Sanitation University hosted by Ventura Foods.  Assist plants in development of a training matrix and monitor compliance.  Lead discussions of turnover, salary standards, and sanitor employee satisfaction to improve retention.  

 OPERATING MODEL 

• Develop an effective operating model with key stakeholders.  Partner cross functionally to establish sanitation 'must haves' including R&D, Engineering and Maintenance.  Work closely