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About the Role

This corporate-level role is responsible for advancing and standardizing sanitation programs across DO & CO’s U.S. operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on food safety professional who can assess complex production environments, identify sanitation and microbiological risks, lead root-cause investigations, and translate technical requirements into practical, sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities

Provide technical oversight and guidance for sanitation programs across DO & CO’s U.S. facilities.
Develop, standardize, and continuously improve SSOPs, Master Sanitation Schedules, cleaning procedures, and verification standards.
Conduct sanitation assessments across production areas, ready-to-eat environments, equipment, coolers, freezers, dishrooms, drains, docks, and waste areas.
Evaluate cleaning methods, chemicals, concentrations, contact times, equipment, sanitation contractors, and service providers.
Identify hygienic-design concerns and sanitation vulnerabilities and partner with facility teams to implement sustainable solutions.
Establish standardized pre-operational inspection and release programs across facilities.
Conduct independent inspections to verify sanitation effectiveness and production readiness.
Identify food residue, grease, biofilm risks, standing water, damaged surfaces, inaccessible areas, and other sanitation deficiencies.
Ensure corrective actions are completed and effective before equipment or production areas are released for use.
Maintain consistent documentation, escalation, and follow-up procedures for significant findings.
Support the development and continuous improvement of Environmental Monitoring Programs, with particular focus on ready-to-eat and high-risk areas.
Review sampling plans, locations, frequencies, zoning, ATP results, and environmental trend data.
Lead or support investigations involving recurring environmental findings or pathogens, including Listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes.
Verify intensified cleaning, resampling, mitigation activities, allergen-cleaning validation, and corrective actions.
Ensure sanitation tools are properly segregated, dedicated, and color-coded where required.
Verify the proper selection, concentration, labeling, storage, dispensing, and use of sanitation chemicals.
Ensure cleaning practices follow manufacturer instructions and established sanitation procedures.
Evaluate equipment and facilities for harborage points, damaged surfaces, standing water, condensation, deteriorated seals, and other contamination risks.
Participate in sanitation reviews for new equipment, renovations, construction projects, and process changes.
Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, FSQA, chemical suppliers, and facility leadership to resolve sanitation-related deficiencies.
Review pest-control programs, activity trends, and corrective actions with FSQA and facility leadership.
Assess waste-handling areas, docks, compactors, recycling areas, and exterior conditions for sanitation and pest risks.
Verify sanitation procedures supporting Halal segregation and shared-equipment controls.
Evaluate cleaning and tool-control practices designed to prevent allergen and Halal/non-Halal cross-contact.
Lead sanitation-related investigations and root-cause analyses.
Develop risk-based corrective and preventive action recommendations.
Verify the completion and sustained effectiveness of sanitation CAPAs.
Identify recurring findings across facilities and recommend long-term, systemic solutions.
Escalate significant sanitation and food safety risks to FSQA leadership.
Develop and deliver technical training on SSOPs, GMPs, chemical safety, sanitation verification, environmental pathogen controls, and cross-contamination prevention.
Coach Sanitation Managers, supervisors, FSQA personnel, Operations teams, and frontline employees.
Verify training effectiveness through field observations and follow-up assessments.
Support FDA inspections, customer audits, third-party audits, and internal food safety assessments.
Assist facilities with regulatory observations, customer findings, CAPAs, and effectiveness verification.
Promote sanitation as a critical food safety preventive control and shared organizational responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Safety, Biology, Environmental Health, Public Health, Food Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
At least five years of progressive experience in food manufacturing, airline catering, commissary operations, sanitation, food safety, or quality assurance.
Strong working knowledge of food sanitation, GMPs, HACCP, Environmental Monitoring Programs, sanitation verification, and preventive controls.
Demonstrated experience conducting sanitation inspections, investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective-action follow-up.
Experience identifying microbiological, sanitation, hygienic-design, allergen, and cross-contamination risks in complex food-production environments.
Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
Capable of working independently while effectively influencing and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Willing and able to travel regularly among DO & CO’s U.S. facilities.
Flexible availability, including early mornings, nights, weekends, and overnight sanitation or pre-operational activities when required.

Skills

Food Science
Microbiology
Food Safety
Biology
Environmental Health
Public Health
Food Engineering
Sanitation
Quality Assurance
HACCP
Environmental Monitoring Programs
Sanitation Verification
Preventive Controls
Root-Cause Analysis
Hygienic Design
Allergen Control
Cross-Contamination Prevention
FDA Regulations
21 CFR Part 117
Listeria species
Listeria monocytogenes
Ready-to-eat food manufacturing
Airline catering
Commissary operations
Sanitation Chemicals
ATP Systems
Microbiological Sampling
PCQI certification
HACCP certification
Registered Sanitarian
Registered Environmental Health Specialist

Location

U.S. operations

Work Type

Full-time
Travel required

Experience Level

Experienced
5+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$90,000 - $115,000 annually

Benefits

Complimentary daily meals, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible full-time employees.
401(k) eligibility for full-time employees.
Genuine career-development opportunities, both nationally and internationally.

About the Company

We have a passion for hospitality culinary delights on every elevated floor and in the sky.
With our three business segments, Airline Catering, International Event Catering, Restaurants, Lounges & Hotels, we offer gourmet entertainment all over the world.
We operate in 33 locations, 12 countries and 3 Continents, maintaining the highest standard of quality in both our products and services.
We refine the classics, develop the unknown and grow constantly – sometimes beyond our own expectations.
A workplace committed to culinary excellence, innovation, and exceptional hospitality.
The opportunity to represent and collaborate with a global leader in luxury gourmet entertainment.

Equal Opportunity

DO & CO provides equal employment opportunities.
Applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other protected characteristic.