Food Safety Manager

Champion Foods, a pizza trailblazer, is expanding, and we're looking for dynamic talents to enhance our innovative and quality-driven team. We produce products cherished by families nationwide and pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to quality, and a warm workplace culture that feels like family. If you're passionate, eager to grow, and want to work for a company that values each voice and champions personal development, your next career adventure starts here. Join us, and let's craft great things together, one delicious slice at a time.

What You'll Do:

Responsible for the daily operations of the sanitation function of the plant. Manages, trains, and coaches department employees in the sanitation and safety functions. This includes but not limited to enforcing regulations and codes, ensuring employees use safety and protective equipment, and that all scheduled cleaning is completed in a timely manner.

• Manages daily operations of the sanitation function of the plant by: Monitoring and review daily line performance and make improvements or adjustments to assure schedules are being met and quality cleaning standards are maintained, schedule daily, weekly and monthly cleaning, documents all cleaning using sanitation software, analyze and determines appropriate number of personnel needed, develop or revise policies and procedures as necessary, maintain equipment and order repair or replacement as required.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and technological requirements, including Federal Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), American Institute of Baking (AIB) International and Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS). Investigate and document any compliance issues. Provide results and recommendations to management.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with peers, universities and government agencies.
• Ensure daily manufacturing documents are completed and accurate. Generate periodic reports to appropriate management or as requested.
• Manage a team of sanitors, including, coaching, development, performance management and time clock management system. Conduct colleague training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures or assign colleague training to experienced workers.
• Conduct weekly plant inspection with Quality Assurance department. Document and unsanitary issues and execute corrective actions. Issues follow-up reports to appropriate management.
• Manage the department budget, including forecast, spending and explanation of variances. Provides input and assists plant leadership with capital budgets and strategic plans for the Sanitation department.
• Lead efforts and continuous improvement programs around the master sanitation schedule, pest control program, environmental swab compliance, and pre-operational swab compliance programs.
• Research new technologies that will drive continuous improvement efforts that will facilitate the creation of safety as a way of life.
• Orders supplies as needed, using appropriate purchase order procedures.
• Performs other assignments as directed.
• Participates in cross-function teams as requested.

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED. Bachelor's degree in environmental health, public health, or related field
• Minimum of four to seven years' experience as in the sanitation and food manufacturing industry with in-depth knowledge of chemicals, sanitation equipment, forklifts, scissor lifts and sanitation techniques, quality assurance, and industry best practices.
• Minimum of five (5) years in a sanitation supervisory role that included hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and best practices for food safety
• American Institute of Baking (AIB) certification or state certified in sanitation.
• Knowledgeable of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), AIB International and United States Drug Administration (USDA) compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze situations, determine the best course of action and make decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or issues and determine priorities.

Where You'll Work:

• Position will work in adverse conditions which may include hot, dusty, wet and/or humid work areas.
• Ability to work in confined spaces (permit-required areas) and at heights (checking silos).
• Position operates in a food manufacturing environment.
• May be required to work nights, weekends or non-traditional hours.

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Champion Foods LLC.

Champion Foods LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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