Sanitation Manager OPERATIONS/PRODUCTION/ SKILLED TRADES SANITATION MANAGER Washing dishes at home is a reasonably straightforward process. Clean off the food from the plates, wash them with soap and water, then dry them until everything is visibly clean. Although this is a good start, you couldn’t perform the same process in food processing facilities. Just because a surface is visibly clean doesn’t mean it is. Certain bacteria, such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli (E.coli), resist soaps and detergents. Cleaning food processing equipment requires specialized products and techniques due to their larger and distinctive nature. That’s why these facilities employ experts who are knowledgeable about these cleaning and to oversee all sanitation tasks to ensure that the facilities remain clean and ready for processing. The professionals that perform these tasks are known as sanitation managers! 1. Sanitation Managers Ensure Food Processing Equipment is Clean Sanitation managers are responsible for keeping food processing facilities clean and ensuring that processing facilities follow food safety standards. They schedule labour and cleaning tasks considering production runs created by production planners. Sanitation managers use their strong understanding of chemistry and cleaning methods to determine the best ways to clean specific equipment. Safety is a top priority for sanitation managers. They ensure food safety by monitoring staff adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), safety standards, and physical safety by implementing lockout and tagout procedures for equipment maintenance. Additionally, these professionals stay updated with scientific discoveries to improve sanitation operations by attending conferences for innovative ideas. Administrative tasks are also part of their duties, including budgeting, equipment inventory, setting goals, and tracking results. Overall, sanitation managers play a crucial role in any food processing facility. 2. Sanitation Managers Schedule Labour and Cleaning Schedules When scheduling production runs, you have to think about what you’re going to run and when you will clean the equipment. Think about when you are baking in your home kitchen. Sure, you could make 10 cakes in a day but you also have to factor in the time it takes to clean your cookware between cakes. Sanitation managers have scheduled labour to clean and sanitize equipment per sanitation standard operation procedures. Processing plants have multiple production lines, so much work must be done! Scheduling involves deciding how many staff it takes to clean a piece of equipment and when they will perform this cleaning. 3. Sanitation Managers Have Varied Educational Backgrounds The education needed to become a production manager is quite flexible. In some plants, you will find sanitation managers who only possess high school degrees. They started as production staff and worked their way up the ladder. Alternatively, some start out as quality staff working in food safety, eventually becoming sanitation managers. In contrast, other companies (usually larger ones) require potential candidates to have university or college degrees in food science, microbiology, sanitation food science or a similar technical field. Companies also usually seek out managers with experience both in a supervisory role and working in a manufacturing plant. 4. Sanitation Managers Understand The Chemistry Behind Their Cleaning Methods Cleaning is all chemistry. The role of sanitation managers is knowing what sanitation methods Sanitation Manager Ensuring rigorous hygiene in production facilities Centennial College is an education partner of ours, check them out on FoodGrads! Click their logo below! Available Programs: Food Science Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Technician Centennial College 54
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