Food Safety and Sanitation Lead

4 days ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Mccain Foods Full time
About the Role

At McCain Foods, we are committed to delivering high-quality products while maintaining exceptional food safety standards. As our new Sanitation and Hygiene Manager, you will play a pivotal role in championing, coaching, and improving food safety culture across our Timaru site.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading sanitation and hygiene teams, with a strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and the ability to navigate complex situations effectively. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent presentation and communication skills, and proficiency in implementing change management strategies are essential for this role.

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven individual who can work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure legislative requirements are met, customer expectations are exceeded, and our team members undergo comprehensive sanitation and hygiene training.

Key Accountabilities
  • Investigate and resolve incident-related issues and implement corrective actions
  • Develop and implement effective sanitation and hygiene practices to improve environmental monitoring results and reduce sanitation deviations
  • Collaborate with Quality Lead, Shift Managers, and Training Coordinator to ensure comprehensive sanitation and hygiene training for all team members
  • Implement Master Sanitation Schedule to meet plant needs while complying with customer and McCain food safety standards
  • Conduct compliance audits and inspections of internal hygiene standards and documentation
About You

We are looking for an experienced professional who possesses broad cross-functional knowledge, including operations, quality assurance, technical aspects, and engineering. The successful candidate will be able to derive insights from data, navigate ambiguous situations, and influence others effectively.

A sound understanding of GMP, along with proficiency in implementing change management strategies and principles, is essential. Experience in microbiology is an added advantage.

About McCain

McCain Foods is a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people. Our core values - Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality - shine through every day as we strive to make a positive impact on our customers, employees, and communities.



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