IT Project Manager Trade

Ferrero - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

10,001+ employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

As the Sanitation Manager at Ferrero, you will play a crucial role in developing, implementing, and continuously improving sanitation programs, policies, and key performance indicators for our facility in Chicago, IL. This position requires you to interface with all levels of the plant, ensuring effective communication, training, and compliance with federally mandated regulations, including those set by the FDA and EPA. You will be responsible for the holistic direction and results of the plant sanitation program, which encompasses the plant, warehouse, and surrounding grounds. Your leadership will ensure that the facility adheres to all local, state, and federal regulations while maintaining compliance with food safety policies and procedures. In this role, you will engage with the plant management team to address sanitation challenges that require cross-functional support. You will evaluate the facility's sanitary conditions both visually and analytically, assessing risks based on food safety and public health principles, and prioritizing corrective actions as necessary. Troubleshooting persistent sanitation issues will be a key part of your responsibilities, as you identify deficiencies in the sanitation program or facility/equipment design. You will set the direction for ongoing sanitation verification activities and validation testing, maintaining and updating the master cleaning schedule to meet GMP and Ferrero guidelines. Additionally, you will be responsible for writing detailed cleanup procedures and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs) for all plant equipment. Conducting audits against the consistent application and execution of SSOPs and related sanitation practices will be essential. You will also conduct cleanup inspections and verifications of sanitation and allergen cleanings using swabs and samples collected for analysis. As a member of the HACCP Team, you will coordinate and prepare the plant for internal and third-party audits, ensuring compliance with all safety requirements related to sanitation, including proper chemical storage and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Your role will also involve contributing to and potentially coordinating mandated plant-wide Food Safety and GMP training for all employees, ensuring that everyone is equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a safe and sanitary environment.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for holistic plant sanitation program direction and results for plant, warehouse and plant grounds.
• Responsible for compliance with all local, state and federal regulations. Adhere to and administer company policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all food safety policies and procedures. Ensures plant is in proper sanitary condition at all times, including allergen control and pest control.
• Engages the plant management team in sanitation challenges requiring cross-functional support.
• Evaluates facility sanitary conditions visually and analytically, assesses risk based on food safety and public health principles and prioritizes corrective actions.
• Troubleshoots persistent sanitation issues to identify deficiencies in sanitation program or facility / equipment design.
• Sets the direction for ongoing sanitation verification activities and validation testing.
• Maintains and updates master cleaning schedule for plant meeting GMP and Ferrero guidelines.
• Maintains and writes detailed clean up procedures and SSOP's for all plant equipment.
• Audits against the consistent application and execution of SSOP's and all related sanitation practices.
• Conducts clean up inspections and verification /validations of sanitation and allergen cleanings using swabs and/or samples collected for analysis.
• Member of the HACCP Team (Multidisciplinary management committee designated to address food safety in plant).
• Coordinate and prepare plant for internal and third party audits.
• Works with plant and corporate engineering, equipment manufacturers, and chemical suppliers, directs the effective implementation of CIP and COP systems where appropriate for the application.
• Directs Pest Control Operators and Dust Control Operators to assure compliance to all regulations. (Pesticides, Clean Air Act-Title V, etc).
• Ensures all safety requirements related to sanitation are met including proper chemical storage, MSDS, PPE's and procedures.
• Contributes to and may coordinate mandated plant wide Food Safety and GMP training to all employees in plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience with sanitation and leadership.
• Understands and can apply basic microbiological principles. In depth food borne pathogen knowledge.
• Knowledge of HACCP and Sanitation principles.
• 5+ years of plant food safety / sanitation experience. Supervisory experience required.
• Thorough knowledge and experience with diverse sanitizing applications.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of food laws, U.S., and international standards and regulations.
• Knowledge and experience working with both COP and CIP operations.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.