Plant Sanitation Excellence Manager - Casa Grande, AZ

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Nutrition in Casa Grande, AZ is seeking a qualified Plant Sanitation Manager. The Plant Sanitation Manager provides guidance and direction of plant sanitation for manufacturing operations, warehouse and plant grounds.  The purpose of the job is to implement food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance policies, procedures and training. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.  A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

This position works out of our Casa Grande, Arizona location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. Casa Grande, Ariz., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide. You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures. What You’ll Work On Create, drive and implement holistic plant sanitation programs, policies and procedures for plant, warehouse and plant grounds. Assuring compliance with all local, state and federal regulations and all food safety policies and procedures Act as sanitation support in the process of assessing and mitigating safety risk associated with construction and major maintenance. Collaborate/Coordinate with Facility Supervisor, Operations Leadership, Operations Associates and Site Sanitation Crew to achieve desired Environmental Monitoring performance and Pest Control performance.  May be responsible for leading the sanitation crew on all shifts for the site. Evaluate facility sanitary conditions, assessing risk based on food safety and public health principles, prioritizing corrective actions, and verifying sanitation activities and validation testing Evaluate monthly environmental samples for monitoring of pathogenic organisms in plant, trending the results and developing corrective actions Conformance to master cleaning schedule and applicable cGMP guidelines, best practices and requirements. Develop and implement all sanitation related training for sanitation and plant employees as needed; Ensures all safety requirements related to sanitation are met including proper chemical storage, MSDS, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and