What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sanitation Manager position at Kerry?
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
Where will you work?
Located just outside of Chicago, our Melrose Park location is part of our Meat division and creates batter blends, pastry blends, and bread crumbs. We are a fast paced, never a dull moment manufacturing facility that comes together as a team to get the job done. With a growing portfolio, comes need to grow our team! If you’re looking to build a career in manufacturing with a team you can make a difference with, we might be the place for you!
What will you do?
The typical hiring range for this role is $91,404 to $108,358 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov) .
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
Where will you work?
Located just outside of Chicago, our Melrose Park location is part of our Meat division and creates batter blends, pastry blends, and bread crumbs. We are a fast paced, never a dull moment manufacturing facility that comes together as a team to get the job done. With a growing portfolio, comes need to grow our team! If you’re looking to build a career in manufacturing with a team you can make a difference with, we might be the place for you!
What will you do?
- Oversee the Plant's sanitation programs, processes, and systems to ensure that the plant performance meets and/or exceeds company-wide expectations.
- Responsible for supervising all activities in the plant including weekend shifts. This includes the safety of all employees and contractors in the building.
- Responsible for supervising, training, and directing the work of the sanitation staff. This also includes hiring, administering discipline and providing feedback to them.
- Coordinate with the heads of Production and Quality to assure proper follow up on all customer and regulatory issues (complaints, audits, and requests for information).
- Assure plant level preparedness for customer and regulatory inspections.
- Lead, teach and motivate all plant employees in pursuit of sanitation excellence and plant safety.
- Drive problem solving initiatives; utilize root cause analysis and preventative actions with respect to sanitation related issues.
- Support and enforce cGMP's, food safety procedures and company policies.
- Support production management in troubleshooting plant sanitation deficiencies and in identifying root cause and eliminating sanitation issues.
- Responsible for coordinating, monitoring, and updating documents, forms, and logs in relation to cleaning/ sanitation functions.
- Maintain and log on all sanitation on Master Cleaning Schedules.
- Responsible for washing and cleaning of: walls, ceilings, inside and outside windows, equipment exteriors, carts, tables, chairs, stools, rest rooms, ceiling air vents, office areas, floors, and window blinds.
- Manages the relationship with outside Pest Control and works with Quality to update logs and trend results.
- Facilitate corrective actions related to pest prevention and sanitation.
- Perform zonal inspections each week to cover the entire facility once per month searching for opportunities pertaining to sanitation and sanitary design.
- Monitor and maintain inventory levels of sanitation supplies, including ordering and replenishing.
- Minimum 5 years of sanitation experience with at least 3 of those years at a manager level.
- Experience within a food manufacturing setting but open to pharma / supplements manufacturing as well.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- SAP and Kronos are a nice to have.
- Bilingual in Spanish is desired.
- Proactive, self starter attitude and capable of working in a fast paced environment.
- Availability to work weekends occasionally and flex workings hours.
The typical hiring range for this role is $91,404 to $108,358 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov) .
Salary : $91,404 - $108,358
