Sr. Manager, Sanitation and Technical Services

Why choose us?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

Main responsibilities:

• Enterprise Sanitation Standards & Program Governance

• Establish and maintain corporate sanitation standards, procedures, expectations, and governance systems across dairy, bakery, beverage, sauce, and ready-to-eat manufacturing operations.

• Assure sanitation standard operating procedures are properly designed, risk-based, technically sound, validated, and aligned with product, process, equipment, and facility requirements.

• Develop, review, and validate Master Sanitation Schedules, pre-operational inspection requirements, sanitation verification methods, and corrective action processes.

• Technical Sanitation & Hygienic Design Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for wet sanitation, dry sanitation, clean-in-place (CIP), clean-out-of-place (COP), allergen changeover, environmental sanitation, and hygienic zoning programs.

• Provide technical guidance on sanitary design, equipment selection, facility condition, drain management, traffic flow, hygienic zoning, and cleaning accessibility for new equipment, process changes, and capital projects.

• Verification, Validation & Performance Management

• Evaluate sanitation effectiveness through plant assessments, environmental monitoring trends, pre-operational findings, microbiological results, ATP or other verification data, pest activity, audit results, and corrective action performance.

• Establish sanitation and pest control performance metrics, review trends with leadership, and drive accountability for timely corrective and preventive actions.

• Sanitation Chemical & Pest Control Program Oversight

• Oversee national sanitation chemical supplier management, including program standards, chemical selection, concentration controls, service expectations, performance reviews, cost optimization, and issue resolution.

• Oversee national pest control program governance, including supplier performance, trend review, corrective action follow-up, documentation standards, and escalation of recurring or high-risk findings.

• Audit & Regulatory Readiness

• Support regulatory, customer, third-party, and internal audits by assuring sanitation and pest control programs are audit-ready, properly documented, and consistently executed.

• Partner with Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Procurement, and plant leadership to assure sanitation programs support food safety, regulatory compliance, product quality, and operational readiness.

• Training & Capability Building

• Develop and deliver sanitation training, technical guidance, and capability-building programs for plant sanitation, operations, maintenance, and quality teams.

• Direct and indirect oversight over sanitation teams at each plant

• This position is in Boise, ID or Pleasanton, CA

• TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 50-75%; after hours/third shift work required

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

• Demonstrated expertise in sanitation program design, SSOPs, Master Sanitation Schedules, chemical sanitation systems, environmental monitoring, allergen control, hygienic zoning, and pest management.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA, USDA, FSMA Preventive Controls, HACCP, GMPs, PMO (as applicable), and GFSI-benchmarked standards.
• Experience validating sanitation effectiveness through verification, validation, microbiological data, pre-operational inspections, environmental monitoring, and corrective action systems.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence plant leadership, manage supplier performance, and drive standardization across sites.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing, presenting findings, and driving action plans across all levels of the organization.
• Expertise in CIP validation, dry sanitation practices, environmental monitoring programs, allergen changeover validation, and sanitary equipment design reviews preferred.
• Relevant certifications or training (e.g., Preventive Controls, HACCP, SQF/BRCGS, sanitary design, pest management) preferred.

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science/Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Science, Biology, Chemistry, Animal Science, Public Health or related field required.
• Advanced degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or a related discipline (preferred).
• 10-12 plus years of progressive experience in sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, microbiology, or technical services within food, beverage, dairy, bakery, or ready-to-eat manufacturing.
• Experience supporting sanitation programs across a multi-site manufacturing network (preferred).
• Direct experience managing sanitation chemical suppliers, pest control providers, or other technical service vendors (preferred).
• Experience in dairy processing, frozen desserts, bakery, beverage, acidified foods, pasta sauces, or ready-to-eat soup manufacturing (preferred)

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson's Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico's Community Markets, King's, Balducci's, and Albertson's Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company's success.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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