Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

As a Sanitation Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient operation of our sanitation department. You will lead a team of dedicated professionals to ensure that our facility meets and exceeds all GMP and cleaning standards. Your ability to effectively manage and motivate your team, while maintaining a high level of compliance with regulatory requirements, will be crucial to your success in this role. You will also play a key role in ensuring the proper disposal of waste, adherence to environmental regulations, and the ongoing development of your team members.

Responsibilities:

• Lead sanitation employees in a multi shift 24-hour bakery production operation
• Monitor and enforce GMP compliance by all operators
• Ensure compliance of all employees to weekly / monthly training schedule
• Executes the sanitation cleaning plans based on established priorities and sequences for the bakery facility
• Executes the sanitation cleaning plan and provides priorities and resources for sanitation to deliver high level of service and ensure minimum costs and operational delays
• Work closely with other departments to achieve organizational goals
• Manages employee performance, discipline, and development. Ensures compliance to company policies and procedures
• Dispose of all forms of waste in a legal and cost-effective manner
• Ensure facility meets all municipal and provincial wastewater regulations
• Ensure the sanitation is trained to handle any potentially hazardous cleaning agents
• Adherence to the master cleaning schedule
• Providing leadership and performance development to employees
• Flexibility around shift work is required with availability for overtime hours
• Ensure that all employees are aware of their responsibilities specific to food safety, legality and quality
• Adhere to food safety practices and ensure they are being followed
• Oversee Pest Control Program
• Perform all other duties assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in food science or related discipline is required
• 3-5 years management experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred
• 5-7 years experience managing a sanitation department in a food manufacturing environment is preferred
• A good knowledge of GMP, HACCP and Safety policies
• Must be organized, goal oriented, problem solver and able to lead sanitation department
• Flexibility around shift work is required with availability for overtime hours as needed
• Proper understanding of WHMIS requirements
• Must have excellent attendance and work habits

We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.