Sanitation Program Manager - Nutrition Manufacturing - Casa Grande, AZ
Abbott
Summary
The Sanitation Program Manager plays a critical role in supporting the site's sanitation, food safety, and regulatory compliance programs across manufacturing operations, warehouse areas, and plant grounds. This position helps drive and sustain a strong food safety culture by ensuring sanitation programs, procedures, training, and compliance activities are effectively implemented and maintained. This role partners closely with Production, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), and external sanitation vendors to ensure the facility meets the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety, and operational excellence.
Job description
What You'll Do
- Maintain sanitation records, procedures, checklists, and signage to ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
- Conduct routine facility inspections and verify sanitation stations, equipment, supplies, and cleaning materials are properly maintained and available.
- Support sanitation programs including chemical management, monthly titrations, equipment verification, fogging, and fumigation activities.
- Investigate sanitation-related issues, participate in root cause analyses, document deviations, and support corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to Food Safety Plan reviews and sanitation improvement projects, including CIP system enhancements and validation activities.
- Deliver sanitation training and hands-on coaching for employees and new hires, covering cleaning procedures, chemical safety, PPE use, and sanitation best practices.
- Partner with production teams to ensure cleaning activities are executed safely, consistently, and effectively.
- Ensure compliance with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) requirements, including chemical storage, SDS management, PPE usage, and change control processes.
- Actively participate in cross-functional sanitation and food safety initiatives to strengthen site compliance, operational excellence, and food safety culture.
Required Qualifications
- Associates Degree (± 13 years)
- Minimum 7 years
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology, engineering
- Experience in a regulated industry
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Drive Continuous Improvement within the scope of work
- Knowledge of GMPs, sanitation programs, and food safety systems.
- Understanding of HACCP, Food Safety Preventive Controls (FSPC), and sanitation principles.
- Experience with wet cleaning and dry cleaning methodologies.
- Experience addressing environmental sanitation challenges involving drains, floors, walls, roofs, and processing equipment.
- Experience supporting food manufacturing, nutrition, or regulated production environments.
Requirements
- Associates Degree (± 13 years)
- Minimum 7 years experience
- Experience in a regulated industry
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Drive Continuous Improvement within the scope of work
- Knowledge of GMPs, sanitation programs, and food safety systems
- Understanding of HACCP, Food Safety Preventive Controls (FSPC), and sanitation principles
- Experience with wet cleaning and dry cleaning methodologies
- Experience addressing environmental sanitation challenges involving drains, floors, walls, roofs, and processing equipment
- Experience supporting food manufacturing, nutrition, or regulated production environments
Benefits
- Free medical coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student debt program
- Education benefit
Company overview
Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare leader with a 135-year legacy of innovation, dedicated to helping people live healthier, fuller lives through life-changing technologies and products. Headquartered in Abbott Park, Illinois, the company operates in more than 160 countries with a workforce of approximately 114,000 professionals. Abbott's diversified portfolio spans four core business segments: medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. The company is particularly renowned for its groundbreaking medical devices including cardiovascular technologies, diabetes management systems like the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor, neuromodulation devices for chronic pain, and the AVEIR DR dual chamber leadless pacemaker system. In diagnostics, Abbott has been instrumental in developing critical tests, including the first licensed HIV test in 1985 that helped secure blood supply safety. The company's nutrition division produces leading infant formulas like Similac, while its pharmaceutical business provides quality branded generic medicines. Abbott consistently ranks among Fortune's Most Admired Companies and maintains a strong commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility, making it a trusted partner in advancing global healthcare.