At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers around dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

Reports To:                       Production Manager

Department:                     Operations

Location:                           Corona, CA

Pay Status:                        Exempt

Job Summary

Oversee all plant sanitation aspects and ensure proper sanitation throughout the facilities.  Recommend and spearhead the implementation of improvements in safety, manufacturing and sanitation practices to management.  

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Qualification & Experience Requirements

Education, Training:

• Chemical Engineering degree from four-year college or university required plus one to two years experience; or three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in food manufacturing environment or equivalent type of manufacturing

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Knowledge and understanding of the food chemistry field is preferred. Understanding of aseptic processing and filling technology is optimal.
• Good knowledge of sanitation and pest control in food processing.
• Experience with government regulatory requirements in the processing of food.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).Ability to interpret a variety of instructions finished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Good knowledge of FDA, USDA, HACCP.
• Ability to work with amino acids, vitamins and fine chemicals in powder and liquid form as well as allergen products.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbal and written
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs

Travel Requirements

• Minimal domestic travel required (<10%)

Typical Physical Activity

Physical Demands

• Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Regularly involves going up and down stairs.
• Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature.
• Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Typical Environmental Conditions

• May be exposed to moderate noise levels (i.e. office equipment, light traffic).
• May be exposed to moderate to high noise levels (i.e. production equipment, forklifts, heavy traffic).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat and cold, outdoor weather conditions, and fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.