Plant Sanitation Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

• Implement food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance policies, procedures, and training
• Assess and mitigate safety risk associated with construction and major maintenance
• Collaborate/Coordinate with Facility Supervisor, Operations Leadership, Operations Associates, and Site Sanitation Crew
• Evaluate facility sanitary conditions, assessing risk based on food safety and public health principles
• Maintain and write detailed clean up procedures and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures for all plant equipment
• Manage the site’s integrated pest control program
• Manage the department budget, including cost savings initiatives related to sanitation programs and activities
• Hire and retain a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback
• Ensure all safety requirements related to sanitation are met including proper chemical storage, MSDS, PPE, and procedures

• Bachelor's degree (± 16 years) or significant experience in plant quality/food safety/Sanitation
• Minimum 5 years experience
• Certification as a Sanitarian and Pesticide Application
• Understanding and application of microbiological principles with in-depth foodborne pathogen knowledge
• Knowledge of HACCP, Sanitation principles, and Food Safety Preventive Controls (FSPC)
• Understanding of the appropriate wet cleaning and dry cleaning methodology
• Experience in successfully addressing environmental sanitation challenges in areas such as drains, floors, walls, roofs, and equipment

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program
• FreeU education benefit

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.