Food Safety Site Manager

Role Description

Location:          Allerton, Iowa

Start Date:        ASAP

The Food and Safety Site Manager position is responsible for all activities related to food sanitation in a powder infant formula manufacturing and packaging environment.  This manager plays a pivotal role in establishing and documenting a formal, fully compliant sanitation program.

Role Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage sanitation team to ensure plant operations meet mandatory sanitation requirements for machinery, equipment, and facility.
• Train sanitation and plant employees to achieve and maintain sanitation objectives.
• Build and maintain a Master Sanitation Schedule and related documentation.
• Meet cleaning frequencies established in the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Make recommendations for improvements and lead improvement teams.
• Maintain chemical inventory quantities on an ongoing basis and interact with the chemical supplier for advice on training or issues related to sanitation.
• Participate in the development and auditing of SSOP’s.
• Strictly enforce safety and GMP policies and maintain superior plant cleanliness.
• Responsible for maintaining site cleaning validation program.
• Responsible for maintaining site Pest Management Program, liaise with pest management contractor.
• Responsible for maintaining site contractors / vendors activities as it relates to quality / facility GMP adherence.
• Responsible for monitoring site waste removal program.
• Responsible for monitoring equipment and material receipt into the manufacturing facility.
• Lead site sanitation related non-conformities and investigations.
• Helps develop and implement strategic sanitation program, policies, plans and processes to ensure that sanitary performance meets cGMP / SQF standards as well as supports Food Safety requirement towards regulatory compliance.
• Participate in audits, facility inspections and pre-operational inspections.
• Maintains all CIP systems including all documentation.

Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• Knowledge of the GMP, HACCP and Environmental sanitation program is preferred.
• Experience with third party regulatory agencies such as GFSI, SQF and FDA, preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge with CIP & COP process.
• Four-year college degree in food science or science related field, or five years’ experience working in food / pharmaceutical manufacturing and experience with facility and equipment cleaning and sanitation.
  Physical Requirements
• This job requires the employee to be able to handle chemical storage containers utilizing lift equipment.

Regulatory Requirements

• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, follow CGMP’s, and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.
• Will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local standards for the manufacture of infant formula and other non-infant nutritional foods.

You will be eligible for a discretionary performance based annual cash bonus and to participate in our company’s equity program, plus our robust medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other benefits.