Sanitation Manager

About the role

The Sanitation Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for all sanitation, food safety, and facility hygiene programs. This role is responsible for ensuring a safe, compliant, and audit-ready environment through the effective execution of sanitation processes that meet federal, state, customer, and McCain Foods requirements.

Your day-to-day may consist of:

• Lead sanitation, food safety, HACCP, pest control, and compliance programs ensuring audit readiness and regulatory adherence.
• Oversee sanitation operations, shutdown cleanups, facility improvements, and drive continuous improvement using KPIs and performance analysis.
• Develop and coach sanitation personnel, promote safety culture, and ensure departmental competency through training and performance reviews.
• Manage sanitation budgets, chemical inventories, contractor and vendor relationships, and equipment upgrades.
• Communicate sanitation standards, facilitate meetings, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across departments.

This role works in a manufacturing environment with potential exposure to loud noises, strong odors, temperature fluctuations, moving machinery, wet or humid conditions, hazardous chemicals, high or confined areas, extreme temperatures, and vibration throughout various facility areas.

Requirements

To be successful, you will need:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• A degree in food sciences is strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in food safety regulations, sanitation procedures, quality control, and food production or processing environments required.
• Prior management or leadership experience required.
• Demonstrates a continuous learning mindset and flexibility to adapt to new equipment, processes, and tasks as needed.
• Embraces technology, effectively utilizes digital tools for data entry, and follows digital production processes and metrics.
• Communicates clearly and independently in English, follows instructions, completes documentation, and collaborates with team members.
• Prioritizes product quality, safety, and accuracy by maintaining meticulous attention to detail in all tasks.
• Exhibits punctuality, a positive attitude, strong teamwork, and effective interpersonal skills—especially in handling challenging situations and supporting a 24/7 work environment.

Benefits

At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug)
• Retirement savings benefits
• Leave support including medical, family and bereavement
• Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources

Pay

The compensation package for this role is $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 USD annually + Bonus eligibility. The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.