Back to jobs

Sanitation Manager

Cranford, NJ

Hi, we're Nuts.com!

Nuts.com is a self-funded, profitable, rapidly growing multi-channel DTC specialty food and wellness company with over 550 people on our team. We're changing the landscape of snacking on nuts, dried fruit, chocolate and more! We planted our roots in Newark, New Jersey during the Great Depression, selling premium nuts on Mulberry Street's open-air market. We've come quite a long way since then, taking our multi-generational family business online in 1999. Even after 96 years, we continue to pride ourselves in expertly sourcing the highest quality foods and treating our customers like family.

What's our team like? We're driven, collaborative and entrepreneurial. Energy and passion power our business and we look for candidates who share in that excitement to help us continue to build something special.


The role:

The Sanitation Manager is a vital member of the facility's Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Department. This role is responsible for the planning, coordination, and direct oversight of all sanitation programs at the manufacturing facility level. You will lead a dedicated team of sanitation associates and collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams to ensure the consistent production of wholesome, high-quality, and safe food products. This position reports directly to the Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance. In the absence of the Sanitation Manager the Quality Assurance Manager will act as a back up.


What you'll do:

Sanitation Program Leadership & Implementation

  • Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive sanitation programs (SSOPs) that are fully compliant with FDA regulations (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, FSMA) and other relevant industry standards (GFSI-SQF).
  • Conduct regular sanitation inspections, audits, and risk assessments to proactively identify and address potential issues.
  • Ensure all sanitation procedures are meticulously executed and thoroughly documented, maintaining detailed records.
  • Investigate all FSQA sanitation-related incidents, performing thorough root cause analysis and recommending effective corrective actions and preventive measures.
  • Oversee the verification and validation of all sanitation processes, including playing a key role in environmental monitoring activities such as swabbing (ATP, allergen, environmental microbiology), ensuring hygienic zoning, and adherence to sanitary design principles for equipment and facilities.
  • Manage and continually improve the facility's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program to prevent contamination risks.

Compliance & Quality Integration

  • Ensure conformance to all applicable food safety and quality standards, including FDA, FSMA, State, GFSI (SQF), HACCP, Kosher, Organic, and Gluten-Free requirements.
  • Monitor and stay current on sanitation regulations, GFSI standards, and industry best practices, providing insights to maintain compliance and continuously elevate standards.
  • Collaborate closely with FSQA and Operations teams to foster an integrated approach to sanitation, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and overall product quality.
  • Promote and enforce safety programs and policies within the sanitation department to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.

Training & Team Development

  • Coordinate and deliver comprehensive sanitation training programs for employees and contractors, actively promoting a robust culture of cleanliness and food safety responsibility.
  • Track and analyze sanitation Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), using data to recommend and implement strategies that enhance cleanliness.
  • Actively support and contribute to plant-wide food safety culture initiatives.
  • Create and maintain detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) and work instructions relevant to all cleaning and sanitation tasks.


What you’ll bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline required.
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive experience within the FSQA/Operations/Sanitation space in a food manufacturing facility or related industry.
  • Demonstrated experience with food safety audit compliance and related audit requirements.
  • Practical experience with FSMA, GMP, SQF, HACCP, Allergen Control, Organic, Gluten-Free, and Kosher programs is highly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to the quality and safety of food.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and precision in work.
  • Excellent computer skills, including proficiency with spreadsheets, email, and other applications.
  • Strong ability to manage complexity and exercise sound judgment to quickly solve problems and make judicious decisions regarding product quality and safety.
  • Demonstrated ability to work closely in a collaborative, team-based environment.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) is strongly preferred.


What we offer

  • A high-growth and rewarding role in a foundationally strong and rapidly evolving business
  • Annual Salary Range: $95,000 - $115,000 plus annual bonus
  • Excellent benefits, including a 401K match.
  • Paid maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.
  • And all the Nuts.com snacks your heart desires + a 40% employee discount!

 

 

EEO STATEMENT

Nuts.com is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, immigration status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should reach out to us at people@nuts.com

 

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Nuts.com’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305
Page 1 of 1
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Select...

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.