Sanitation Manager

Get in on the ground floor of our new freeze-dry manufacturing facility! Grow your career into 2025 as a key member of our flagship food manufacturing plant as Thrive Freeze Dry expands into one of the largest freeze-dry manufacturers in the world.

Conveniently located in Oak Creek, WI, we are hiring immediately for a full-time Scheduler position.

Position: Sanitation Manager

• Location: Ryan Rd & I-94, Oak Creek, WI
• Reports to: Plant Manager

About Thrive Freeze Dry:

Thrive Freeze Dry is a leader in the freeze-dried food industry. Headquartered in American Fork, Utah with plant operations throughout North America, South America and Europe, Thrive Freeze Dry is leading trends in healthy snacking, good for you ingredients and clean label products in growing human food, probiotics, and pet food segments. As a result, Thrive Foods maintains a blue-chip customer list of food service companies, natural food retailers, and well-known brands.

As our company grows so do our dreams. We are team-oriented and committed to safety and food quality and our values are simple. Leading with integrity means we treat people well. In chasing big goals it's important to do what matters most in order to win together, learning and growing as we do.

Thrive Freeze Dry Values:

Lead with Integrity

Treat People Well

Chase Big Goals

Do What Matters Most

Win Together

Learn & Grow

Job Summary:

The Sanitation Manager plays a vital role in delivering high-quality product to our customers to fuel their life's important moments. The ideal candidate is one who is committed to food safety and quality, looks for improvement and is ready to roll up their sleeves with us.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include:

• In striving to obtain and then maintain operational excellence, this individual will provide leadership in establishing metrics, driving process improvements, and developing team members to reach their potential.
• Oversee and manage plant manufacturing operations within the plant regarding janitorial and sanitation.
• Provide leadership throughout the department, promoting a positive work environment for both janitorial and sanitation team members.
• Monitor sanitation technicians in their use of chemicals and ensure use of proper safety procedures while also determine and maintain efficient production processes which will include writing Standard Operating Procedures with visual controls and then train to these processes.
• Responsible for properly scheduling personnel to ensure sanitation processes within the plant are up to specifications and proper coverage is met at each shift in a 24/7 facility.
• Train, develop, coach, and supervise the team within the department to ensure safe and effective sanitation practices.
• Perform analytical and subjective audits of the sanitation process to monitor compliance of Good Manufacturing Practices with regard to sanitary controls.

Requirements Include:

• A bachelor's degree in related field is preferred and/or a minimum of 5 years of Management experience in Food Manufacturing facility.
• A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others by establishing and carrying out metrics and Key Performance Indicators.
• Ability to think ahead, plan and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations using proven methods of Lean, Kaizen, 5s, Six Sigma, etc. techniques.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to manage multiple priorities and attention to detail.

Food Safety Requirements: Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Food's food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Foods food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
In the absence of Lead serves as back up to ensure all food safety, quality objectives and SQF system requirements are met.

Physical Requirements - Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:

• The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 20% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 70% or more standing.
• The job is performed under some temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.

Benefits:

We offer a full range of benefits for today, tomorrow and beyond!

Health Insurance: Medical (UMR/United Healthcare Network), Dental (Sunlife), Vision (VSP), Health Savings Account (HSA), Employee Assistance Program, (1st of the month after 30 days of employment)

Supplementary Insurance: Company paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurances, Optional Critical Illness and Critical Accident Insurances

Retirement: 401k w/ employer match, up to 4% annual salary (1st of the month after 90 days of employment)

Other Benefits: Weekly Pay, Paid time off, Holidays, Safety shoe program, Tuition reimbursement

Thrive Freeze Dry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under law, please visit www.EEOC.gov .

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