Sanitation Specialist

Your Opportunity as the Sanitation Specialist

The Sanitation Specialist is a hands-on leadership and development role for someone who wants to grow their knowledge of sanitation, food safety, and manufacturing systems while becoming a trusted technical resource for the team.

In this role, you will work closely with operations to improve cleaning practices, strengthen training, troubleshoot equipment and systems, and support a safe, food-safe manufacturing environment. We are looking for someone who is willing to learn, take ownership, solve problems, and develop into a subject matter expert.

Location: McCalla, AL

Work Arrangements: Monday–Friday 7 am to 4 pm with flexibility to support operations during occasional evenings, nights, or weekends, based on operational and business needs.

In this role you will:

· Act as a steward of our culture and coach others on Company’s Basic Belief’s and Commitment to Each Other.

· Supports the company and site safety policies.

· Develops employee capabilities through training, coaching, and hands-on support related to sanitation, cGMP compliance, and operational best practices.

· Manages staffing and scheduling needs by adjusting work assignments and resources to address absenteeism, vacancies, and other coverage gaps, providing direct shift coverage when necessary to maintain operational continuity.

· Provides oversight and accountability for work assigned to direct reports, ensuring responsibilities are completed effectively and in accordance with established procedures and requirements.

· Develop, coordinate, and deliver employee training and educational initiatives, including new-hire orientation, refresher training, and ongoing workforce development.

· Provides training and technical guidance to employees on sanitation processes, equipment, inspection and monitoring activities, troubleshooting, and applicable operational procedures.

· Oversee sanitation activities and schedules while identifying and implementing opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and overall sanitation performance.

· Learn and develop expertise in all CIP systems, becoming a trusted subject matter expert for the team.

· Provides technical oversight and collaborates with service providers to troubleshoot and resolve sanitation-related issues involving chemical systems, cleaning processes, and pest management programs.

· Develops, maintains, and communicates updates to the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) to ensure sanitation requirements remain current and effectively implemented.

· Oversees sanitation resources and inventory, including organization, procurement, utilization, and continuous evaluation of tools, equipment, chemicals, and supplies to support operational needs.

· Collaborates with equipment vendors to support the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of sanitation and quality-related equipment and systems.

· Oversees the development, review, and continuous improvement of SSOPs, SOPs, and related sanitation documentation to ensure procedures remain current and effectively implemented.

· Provides oversight of the environmental monitoring program, including system administration, monitoring activities, data review, and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Owns and maintains assigned key elements to ensure effective implementation and ongoing compliance.

· Participates in corporate and third-party audits and supports ongoing audit readiness by ensuring sanitation, safety, and documentation requirements are effectively maintained.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree required

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

· Prior sanitation experience preferred

· Prior forklift experience/certification preferred

· Proven ability to lead and motivate a large organization to deliver business needs

· Ability to effectively engage on the floor

· Decisive, proactive, and strategic in decision making

· Effectively works across organization boundaries and with diverse teams

· Self-motivated, organized, and able to learn new skills/technologies quickly

· Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

· Willingness to work a flexible schedule that most effectively supports the organization

· Willingness to work up to 12 hours as need to support the organization.

· Willingness to Holidays, work off-shifts, or weekends as needed

· Able to set and meet goals.

· Willing to travel for various trainings.

· Able to prioritize and manage workload in a changing environment.

· Must be self-directed, organized with attention to detail, set priorities, and achieve goals

Physical Demands:

· Prior sanitation experience preferred

· Prior forklift experience/certification preferred

· Proven ability to lead and motivate a large organization to deliver business needs

· Ability to effectively engage on the floor

· Decisive, proactive, and strategic in decision making

· Effectively works across organization boundaries and with diverse teams

· Self-motivated, organized, and able to learn new skills/technologies quickly

· Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

· Willingness to work a flexible schedule that most effectively supports the organization

· Willingness to work up to 12 hours as need to support the organization.

· Willingness to Holidays, work off-shifts, or weekends as needed

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.