What Will Be Your Key Responsibilities?

Safety, Food Safety & Compliance

• Execute and verify Lockout/Tagout activities required for sanitation and cleaning activities.
• Support compliance with FSSC 22000, HACCP, EMP, sanitation, and pest control programs.
• Serve as a technical resource for sanitation and food safety requirements.

Sanitation Execution & Verification

• Coordinate and verify execution of the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
• Perform sanitation inspections and sanitation effectiveness verifications.
• Support startup readiness and release of equipment following sanitation.
• Assist with development of sanitation procedures and SSOPs.
• Identify sanitation deficiencies and drive corrective actions.

Environmental Monitoring & Food Safety Programs

• Execute environmental swabbing programs in accordance with established protocols.
• Collect ATP, microbiological, and environmental monitoring samples.
• Assist in trending and analyzing sanitation performance data.
• Identify recurring sanitation issues and escalate emerging risks.
• Serve as backup support for Q&FS technician activities when required.

Equipment & Maintenance Support

• Monitor equipment tear-down and reassembly activities required for sanitation.
• Partner with Maintenance to ensure equipment is properly prepared for sanitation activities.
• Identify equipment conditions impacting cleanability, food safety, or hygienic design.
• Assist with sanitation-related PM activities and deep-clean events.
• Support cleaning validation of equipment and facility infrastructure.

Investigations & Corrective Actions

• Support sanitation, food safety, quality, and root cause analysis activities.
• Participate in continuous improvement, implementation, and effectiveness verification.
• Support investigation and resolution of environmental monitoring findings.
• Track assigned corrective actions through completion.

Contractor & Vendor Coordination

• Accompany contractors performing sanitation-related work including:
• HVAC cleaning
• Facility cleaning
• Infrastructure sanitation activities
• Specialized sanitation projects
• Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate work execution between Operations, Maintenance, QSI, and external vendors.

Cross-Functional Support

• Facilitate communication between Operations, Maintenance, Q&FS, QSI, and contractors
• Support production shutdown planning and sanitation execution activities.
• Assist with audit preparation and audit support activities.
• Provide technical guidance and training support to sanitation associates and contractors.
• Serve as backup to the Sanitation Manager during absences.

Success Priorities

Strengthen Sanitation Program Execution

• Achieve high MSS completion and verification compliance.
• Improve sanitation effectiveness and startup readiness.
• Reduce repeat sanitation findings and deficiencies.

Improve Food Safety Performance

• Support successful execution of EMP and swabbing programs.
• Improve ATP, microbiological, and environmental monitoring results.
• Drive timely resolution of food safety findings and investigations.

Strengthen Equipment Readiness

• Improve sanitation access, tear-down effectiveness, and equipment cleaning performance.
• Support maintenance coordination and hygienic equipment operation.
• Ensure proper execution of sanitation-related LOTO activities.

Build Cross-Functional Capability

• Strengthen collaboration between Operations, Maintenance, Q&FS, and QSI.
• Improve sanitation handoffs and communication.
• Support a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.