Sanitation Manager

We are looking for a Sanitation Manager to join our Food Safety Quality & Regulatory Affairs team in either Chicago, IL or Omaha, NE. You will travel approximately 70% of the time to assigned facilities. This is not a remote role.

You will be onsite at one of the corporate locations when you are not traveling.

As the Sanitation Manager, reporting to the Sanitation Director, you will oversee the enterprise's sanitation and pest control operations as part of the Consumer Foods Sanitation team. Additionally, you will manage the corporate plant sanitation support function.

What you'll do in this role:

• Support plant sanitation using chemicals, COP and CIP cleaning processes, dry sanitation methods, environmental sanitation, and sanitary design principles.

• Implement and manage programs for sanitation assurance, pest control, and regulatory compliance.

• Establish and maintain standards for CIP equipment, sanitation assurance, preventive maintenance, continuous improvements, and cost optimization.

• Oversee and validate sanitation cycle times, extended cleaning requests, chemical cost reduction, and sanitation assurance programs.

• Investigate and troubleshoot sanitation issues causing product contamination, reduced shelf-life, or customer rejection.

• Collaborate and train with third-party providers, enhance technical expertise, research new cleaning technologies, and conduct Enterprise-wide training for plant sanitation leaders.

• Champion a positive food safety culture, takes ownership, and empowers others to take immediate action on matters concerning food safety.

• There are no direct reports for this role.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent sanitation certifications and years of experience.

• 5 years of food industrial experience in food sanitation

• FDA, USDA, HACCP, Pest Control and experience with government regulatory requirements in the processing of food

• Experience with sanitary design, sanitation and pest management in food processing.

• Excellent knowledge of food manufacturing processes and food safety

• Advanced knowledge in using a full range of statistical and analytical tools and fundamentals

• Understanding of microbiological organisms and their impact on process design, sanitary design and sanitation.

• We require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future

• Travel will be approximately 70%, independently and as a responsible company representative.

We offer relocation for this role. Check out our 401k plan too! Conagra will match 100% up to the first 6% of pay you save. We will also provide a 3% non-elective contribution to your account regardless of your participation (that's 9%)!

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Compensation: 

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000 person team across 40 locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye ®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

Salary : $104,000 - $152,000