SANITATION MANAGER

Company: The Judge Group
Location: Mankato
Posted on: May 6, 2021

Job Description:

Location: Mankato (Township), MN Description: FORTUNE 100 FOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY LOCATION: SOUTHERN MN POSITION : 1ST SHIFT SANITATION MANAGER SALARY: $80-100K PLUS 10% BONUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS, 401K, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE Position Responsibilities---Acts as a primary resource to production team to help drive Company TPM program and world class results in the areas of Safety, Quality, Cost, Productivity, Delivery, and Engagement.---Develops and drives sanitation strategy at plant level. Identifies long-term goals, leverages resources, and delivers objectives through cross-functional alignment.---Manages production and maintenance activities to meet plant goals efficiently and effectively.---Leads and engages team members to in improve systems, processes and procedures.---Leads by example and demonstrates corporate and plant values.---Maintains team's adherence to employee handbook, GMP's and other plant policies and procedures.---Coaches team in personal accountability, giving and receiving feedback, root cause analysis, problem solving, decision making, trade-off analysis, interpersonal communications and external interactions---Troubleshoots problems and implements corrective actions through root cause analysis.---Seeks and provides resources for team and provides necessary training that will assist the team in reaching its goals..---Conducts frequent Safety coaching and leads implementation of safe work practices.---Leads and/or actively participates in Focused Improvement Teams to improve Safety, Quality, Service and Cost.---Leads team in tracking and understanding Key Performance Indicators, Gap Analysis, and creating action plans to address performance gaps.---Reinforces key TPM/lean concepts everyday through coaching and auditing of team members.---Provides frequent informal and periodic formal job performance feedback to team.---Facilitates and reacts to non-routine and crisis situations.---Manages third party contract services for sanitation chemicals, pest control, uniforms, etc. to insure delivery of contract and drive for continuous improvement---Tracks sanitation costs and manages department as a business, including development of annual department budget.Position Requirements

• 5-10 years successfully leading high performance teams as sanitation manager within a food manufacturing plant preferably within a large, high speed automated Fortune 500 Food company
• Highly prefer a 4 year degree, or certifications and experience
• Strong background with leading and engaging team members to improve business results.
• Working knowledge of food production equipment and systems including maintenance activities.
• CIP/COP / wet clean experience
• Union experience a plus
• Job stability a must
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Continuous improvement experience - lean, six sigma, etc
• Ability to manage and prioritize one's own time consistent with the needs of the business
• Ability to perform formal root cause analysis to identify and resolve downtime/inefficient operational issues.
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