Corporate Sanitation Director

Guides the strategic direction and oversight of sanitation operations across all facilities, ensuring the development and implementation of policies and standards that maintain the highest levels of product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. Partners with key leaders across the organization to align sanitation and business goals, create continuous improvement, and optimize resource utilization. Provides leadership to the sanitation team, setting clear expectations, fostering a culture of safety and accountability, and driving operational excellence in sanitation and food safety practices.

At Butterball, we exist to help people pass love on. As the most recognized name in turkey, the brand represents more than 60 years of cherished memories, providing quality, great tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day. We proudly believe that life at Butterball means having a team who supports you, having the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, and making an impact on the health of others daily.

Whether you choose to work at one of our five (5) manufacturing facilities in NC, AR, MO, farms in AR, NC, and KS, corporate office in NC, IL, or in the field, we believe we have an opportunity for everyone to succeed. At Butterball, we believe in fostering a culture where every team member is valued, has the opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to our success. Join us in our Purpose and apply for an opportunity today!

Key Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and strategic direction and oversight through a team of managers. Accountable for all HR activities, including hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, and team member development to ensure alignment with company goals. Oversees the development of systems, policies, and procedures to support functional success. Guides and collaborates with facility managers in the oversight of sanitation budgets and acquisitions, ensuring effective allocation of resources to achieve operational goals and maximize efficiency.
• Designs and implements enterprise-wide sanitation strategy using site and product risk assessments to ensure alignment with business priorities and compliance with food safety standards.
• Develops and maintains standardized sanitation systems, policies, and procedures for operations across all facilities, ensuring integration of best practices and alignment with industry standards. Responsible for resource allocation and system efficiency.
• Ensures continuous improvements and achievement of organizational goals by refining sanitation programs, systems, and processes through cross-functional collaboration.
• Oversees the enterprise-wide sanitation chemical program, ensuring the effective selection, application, and management of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals across all facilities.
• Guides the establishment and oversight of key sanitation metrics (e.g., chemical usage, water usage, MSS completion percentage, Periodic Equipment Cleaning (PEC), Periodic Infrastructure Cleaning (PIC), sanitation effectiveness, etc.) across all facilities. Identifies trends and emerging issues, implements strategic initiatives to address them, and ensures continuous operational improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
• Monitors and reviews sanitation and food protection programs by tracking progress, assessing performance gaps, and developing corrective action plans to enhance compliance and reduce risk across all plant locations.
• Enhances operational efficiency by optimizing sanitation cycle times and resource allocation, validating cleaning requests, and chemical cost controls ensuring alignment with corporate sustainability goals.
• Oversees the documentation of sanitation processes and systems. Guides the integration of new equipment and facilities to ensure consistency with company standards.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and audits of sanitation systems, processes, and manual cleaning practices to ensure compliance with corporate standards and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Oversees the ongoing evaluation and optimization of Sanitation Preventive Controls within Food Safety Plans, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Partners with Safety and Compliance teams to develop and implement sanitation programs that protect team members and ensure full compliance with regulatory entities, including OSHA and other relevant agencies.

Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• 12+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
• 5+ years of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Butterball Core Competencies

Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:

• Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.
• Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
• Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
• Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
• Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of FDA, USDA, HACCP, OSHA requirements and experience with applying food safety and sanitation standards in food processing environments
• Expert understanding of sanitation design, procedures, operational efficiencies, and safety in food processing, with particular emphasis on wet/dry cleaned environments
• Extensive knowledge of food safety protocols, employee safety practices, food manufacturing processes, and regulatory compliance
• Proficient in advanced statistical and analytical tools with the ability to interpret data and utilized data-informed strategies in processes and operational improvements
• Comprehensive knowledge of microbiological organisms and their impact in sanitation practices and process design, and facility design
• Accomplished leadership skills with the ability to coach, support, and motivate large cross-functional teams of people leaders to achieve performance and operational success
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the proven ability to effectively influence and impact results at all levels
• Highly skilled at cultivating and maintaining strong relationship to support organizational growth and employee engagement
• Expertise in utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and advanced food safety systems to optimize sanitation processes, data management, and reporting
• Proven ability to create innovation through strategic thinking, overseeing cross-functional teams, and implementing initiatives that improve efficiency and align with organizational goals
• Extensive experience management sanitation operations across multiple facilities, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and compliance with safety and quality standards

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in related field

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including remote work, a climate-controlled office environment(s), and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment. For remote work, the employee must have a dedicated workspace to safely setup and use assigned IT equipment, preferably free from distractions. The employee is responsible for ensuring adequate internet service is available when working remotely (the recommended minimum speed is 20mb download and 5mb upload).
• The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.
• Travel may be required up to 70% of the time.

Disclaimer

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball's Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.