Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mondelēz International is a leading company in the snacking industry, and they are seeking a Sanitation Director to lead and improve sanitation programs across their manufacturing network. The role involves developing strategic sanitation policies, providing technical leadership, and ensuring compliance with corporate standards to maintain food safety.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a strategic sanitation program, policies, plans and processes to ensure sanitary performance meets Mondelez standards
- Support Manufacturing facilities, process engineering, environmental and Maintenance personnel in addressing sanitary design issues thru a risk-based prioritization of Capital projects related to sanitation and Food Safety addressing the main risks incl allergens / micro and chemicals
- Provide Technical Leadership and guidance to Operations Quality and Manufacturing facilities in areas of Sanitation
- Provide support to R+I and Quality in the innovation / renovation process by defining the correct validation and sanitation protocols
- Conducting periodic sanitation audits against the consistent application and execution of procedures and related sanitation practices
- Implements Mondelez corporate standards & specifications for Sanitation and cleaning
- Develops and support plant sanitation operating procedures
- Interface with learning and development and plants to deliver sanitation program training for example Neptune, creating resource materials and SSOP’s
- Proposes and implements the improvements to increase the effectiveness of equipment and to reduce quality and food safety risks
- Participates in focus improvement teams for finished goods losses reduction and improving equipment and sanitation effectiveness
- Leverage Chemical vendor and other internal/external expertise to implement effective sanitation programs incl but NOT limited to, design and testing of new improved sanitation methods, best practice sharing between plants, Sanitation compliance / practices and identification of operational improvement opportunities
- Participates in quality / food safety incidents investigation and fosters a CI culture as it pertains to effective sanitary systems in ALL facilities
- Acts as an expert in cleaning parameters and related quality & food safety risks for Manufacturing HACCP teams
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- Food Technology knowledge
- Food Safety knowledge
- Micro and allergen knowledge
- Minimum of 5 years of food plant operational experience
- Quality tools including RCA/CAPA and Continuous Improvement
- Thorough knowledge and experience with diverse sanitizing applications
- Dairy and Plant based technology, manufacturing equipment, legislation FSMA
- Quality assurance / Food Safety and contribution to business strategy
- Leadership, team management, project management
- Sanitation methodologies, tools and performance management
- Risk analysis & risk management
- Technical Project Management
- Strategic vision, leadership
- Resilience and prudence
- Ability to take decisions, taking risks into account
- Constant search for new solutions and technologies (external networking)
- Interaction/communication with other departments
- Optimism, 'I-can-do-it' mindset
- Accuracy and discipline
- System thinking
- Critical thinking: Ability to express complex issues in a simple and easy way
Benefits
- Participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results
- Eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program
- Health insurance
- Wellness and family support programs
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement savings plans
- Paid leave programs
- Education related programs
- Paid holidays and vacation time
- Within Country Relocation support available
- For candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy
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