Food Safety Site Manager

Overview :

Our client will be hiring a Food and Safety Site Manager in Allerton, Iowa. This role 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.

This position is onsite in Allerton, Iowa. Relocation assistance is an option!

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.
• 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.
• Maintains all CIP systems including all documentation.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree in food science or science related field & 5 years’ experience working in food / pharmaceutical manufacturing (vitamin gummies) and experience with facility and equipment cleaning and sanitation.
• 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.
• Ability 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.