Key Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities for Regional Sanitation Manager

Leadership & Development

• Mentor and support Site Sanitation Managers in best practices, compliance, and operational improvements.
• Identify development opportunities and recommend training initiatives to enhance sanitation expertise at each site.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement in sanitation processes.

Program Oversight & Execution

• Collaborate with Sanitation NOM, Site Sanitation teams, Engineering, and Reliability to implement sanitation programs effectively.
• Ensure sanitation, quality, and food safety initiatives are executed on schedule.
• Maintain alignment of sanitation practices with corporate policies and industry regulations.

Audits & Vendor Management

• Conduct vendor assessments for Pest Control and Chemical vendors across regional sites.
• Perform Annual Sanitation, IPM, and GMP Audits, providing feedback on performance, ratings, and necessary corrective actions.
• Oversee vendor performance to ensure compliance with sanitation and food safety requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Participate in NA and Global Sanitation/Micro Mitigation Work Streams, contributing to strategic sanitation advancements.
• Work across functions to enhance sanitation effectiveness and drive standardization at multiple locations.
• Identify and share best practices to improve sanitation operations across all sites.

Site Capability Development

• Assess and enhance sanitation capabilities at production sites.
• Audit site hygiene programs and provide coaching for continuous improvement.
• Lead food safety and sanitation initiatives based on corporate mandates and protocols.

Sanitary Design & Compliance

• Provide expertise in sanitary design to ensure effective sanitation infrastructure.
• Escalate plant hygiene issues to secure necessary resources and facilitate knowledge sharing among sites.
• Support the planning, design, and prioritization of sanitation and food safety projects.

Strategic Project & Initiative Support

• Oversee key supply initiatives by working with Site Sanitation Managers to drive sanitation and food safety projects.
• Audit and track sanitation and IPM metrics to ensure compliance and drive best practices.
• Ensure continuous development of site leadership in microbial mitigation and pest elimination.

Communication & Change Management

• Coordinate with Site Managers to remove obstacles affecting sanitation and food safety operations.
• Act as a liaison between sites, quality teams, and central functions to align sanitation and food safety plans.
• Ensure smooth implementation of sanitation-related changes with minimal business disruption.

Performance Monitoring & Business Impact

• Identify and deliver key business benefits related to sanitation, quality, and food safety.
• Develop and monitor KPIs for sanitation and food safety processes.
• Establish and manage tracking mechanisms to measure KPI performance and business outcomes.

Quality Culture & Compliance

• Demonstrate and promote a culture of quality in sanitation operations.
• Ensure all sanitation adjustments and changes align with business and compliance needs.
• Champion food safety and hygiene best practices across all sites.

What are we looking for?

Job Specifications/Qualifications

1. Education & Professional Qualification

• Bachelor’s in Food Safety, Science, or Engineering, or related field, and Post-secondary training in Food Science and Microbiology or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Plant Quality/Sanitation Systems required.
• 3+ years of managerial experience with a demonstrated ability and desire to work with people, both individually as well as in teams.
• Broad understanding of major functions within a manufacturing plant and the ability to work directly with individuals at all levels and functions.
• Willing to work weekends, and holidays during an emergency need
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Good analytical skills and trouble-shooting ability.
• Lean management system and selected Lean tool application.
• Understanding of microbiological organisms and their impact on process design, sanitary design and sanitation.
• Experience in food and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry preferred

2. Knowledge/Experience

• Minimum 7 years working experience in equivalent hygiene and sanitation position within food and beverage manufacturing, preferably within multinational manufacturing / FMCG environment
• Solid understanding of HACCP, Food Safety, Microbiology, Sanitation, Chemical Safety and Pest Control
• Solid understanding of sanitation practices in a manufacturing environment and knowledge of current and developing sanitation techniques
• Solid understanding of quality management system requirements and processes, within food or pharmaceutical manufacturing operations is required.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs and ability to lead others through change
• Strong team player and leader with ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines
• Strict attention to detail mindset
• An energized, optimistic ‘can do’ attitude
• Demonstrate Mars Five Principles
• Knowledge of manufacturing procedures includes all aspects of processing, packaging, and warehouse activities.
• Ability to maintain alignment across all functions
• Strong ability to solve business problems in creative ways
• In-depth Experience and knowledge of sanitation, food safety and quality processes
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders
• Business process orientation
• Experience defining a compelling vision for a large project team.
• Ability to identify and develop key personnel to strengthen sanitation programs across the business.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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