Location: Unit # 110, 4951 - 110 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta
Schedule: Monday to Friday (8 am to 4 pm) - flexibility required to work weekends & overnights based on business needs
About the Role
We are seeking a full-time Sanitation Manager to join our Ready-to-Eat meals production facility. Reporting to the Site Director and National Sanitation Manager, this role is responsible for overseeing all sanitation operations to ensure the facility consistently meets food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.
The Sanitation Manager will oversee execution of the Sanitation Program across the plant while driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, efficiency, and compliance. This role is responsible for managing, coaching, and developing a team of sanitation supervisors, leads and associates, while partnering cross-functionally with Production, FSQA, Maintenance, and external sanitation contractors to support operational excellence.
What you will be doing:
- Oversee, coach, and develop a team of in-house and external sanitation supervisors, leads and associates, ensuring strong performance, accountability, and compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
- Deliver training and ongoing coaching on chemical handling, equipment use, SSOPs, and general sanitation practices, and develop and maintain a structured sanitation training program aligned with company and regulatory requirements.
- Build and manage sanitation labour planning, including scheduling, contractor tasks review and approval, and performance management, while acting as a key sanitation representative to site leadership.
- Ensure a safe and sanitary work environment by enforcing proper cleaning, sanitation, chemical handling, equipment use, and housekeeping standards across the facility.
- Support timely production start-up by ensuring all areas and equipment are cleaned and sanitized according to established schedules.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels of cleaning chemicals and sanitation supplies, and ensure sanitation equipment and systems are maintained through adherence to preventive maintenance and monitoring programs.
- Maintain and track the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) in collaboration with Production, FSQA, Maintenance, and Health & Safety teams.
- Monitor and report key sanitation metrics, including pre-operational inspections, MSS adherence, and Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) results.
- Conduct and participate in seek-and-destroy activities and other food safety verification programs as required to identify and eliminate potential risks.
- Ensure all sanitation activities comply with HACCP principles, company standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Develop, revise, and maintain SSOPs in alignment with facility equipment, infrastructure, and operational needs.
- Partner with third-party sanitation contractors and chemical suppliers to troubleshoot issues, eliminate root causes of non-conformities, and support continuous improvement.
- Conduct quarterly performance evaluations of third-party sanitation contractors and chemical suppliers.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sanitation effectiveness, efficiency, and overall food safety performance.
- All other related duties as assigned.
At a minimum, you have:
- Post-secondary education in Food Science, Biological Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience in sanitation within a food manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 3 years of sanitation experience within food manufacturing, including at least 2 years in a supervisory role. Work experience in CFIA-inspected RTE facilities preferred.
- Experience working in high-risk/high-care food manufacturing environments, including Ready-to-Eat (RTE) and meat processing facilities, is considered a strong asset.
- Working knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety standards.
- Experience with sanitation procedures, cleaning systems, chemical handling, and Health & Safety (HSE) practices.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization and with third-party sanitation contractors.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace applications, including Gmail, Google Sheets, and Google Slides.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, motivate, and develop high-performing sanitation teams.
- Flexibility to work nights and weekends as required to support business operations.
What you’ll get in return:
- Competitive salary and health benefits
- 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
- High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
- Opportunity to learn and grow
- Work with a hard-working and supportive team
Working Conditions:
It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.
If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!
HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.
This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.
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