Food Science Manager Jobs in Boise, ID (NOW HIRING)

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!

At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who's not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.

Main responsibilities:

• Enterprise Sanitation Standards & Program Governance
  • Establish and maintain corporate sanitation standards, procedures, expectations, and governance systems across dairy, bakery, beverage, sauce, and ready-to-eat manufacturing operations.
  • Assure sanitation standard operating procedures are properly designed, risk-based, technically sound, validated, and aligned with product, process, equipment, and facility requirements.
  • Develop, review, and validate Master Sanitation Schedules, pre-operational inspection requirements, sanitation verification methods, and corrective action processes.
• Technical Sanitation & Hygienic Design Leadership
  • Provide technical leadership for wet sanitation, dry sanitation, clean-in-place (CIP), clean-out-of-place (COP), allergen changeover, environmental sanitation, and hygienic zoning programs.
  • Provide technical guidance on sanitary design, equipment selection, facility condition, drain management, traffic flow, hygienic zoning, and cleaning accessibility for new equipment, process changes, and capital projects.
• Verification, Validation & Performance Management
  • Evaluate sanitation effectiveness through plant assessments, environmental monitoring trends, pre-operational findings, microbiological results, ATP or other verification data, pest activity, audit results, and corrective action performance.
  • Establish sanitation and pest control performance metrics, review trends with leadership, and drive accountability for timely corrective and preventive actions.
• Sanitation Chemical & Pest Control Program Oversight
  • Oversee national sanitation chemical supplier management, including program standards, chemical selection, concentration controls, service expectations, performance reviews, cost optimization, and issue resolution.
  • Oversee national pest control program governance, including supplier performance, trend review, corrective action follow-up, documentation standards, and escalation of recurring or high-risk findings.
• Audit & Regulatory Readiness
  • Support regulatory, customer, third-party, and internal audits by assuring sanitation and pest control programs are audit-ready, properly documented, and consistently executed.
  • Partner with Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Procurement, and plant leadership to assure sanitation programs support food safety, regulatory compliance, product quality, and operational readiness.
• Training & Capability Building
  • Develop and deliver sanitation training, technical guidance, and capability-building programs for plant sanitation, operations, maintenance, and quality teams.
  • Direct and indirect oversight over sanitation teams at each plant
• This position is in Boise, ID or Pleasanton, CA
• TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 50-75%; after hours/third shift work required
   

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

• Demonstrated expertise in sanitation program design, SSOPs, Master Sanitation Schedules, chemical sanitation systems, environmental monitoring, allergen control, hygienic zoning, and pest management.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA, USDA, FSMA Preventive Controls, HACCP, GMPs, PMO (as applicable), and GFSI-benchmarked standards.
• Experience validating sanitation effectiveness through verification, validation, microbiological data, pre-operational inspections, environmental monitoring, and corrective action systems.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence plant leadership, manage supplier performance, and drive standardization across sites.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing, presenting findings, and driving action plans across all levels of the organization.
• Expertise in CIP validation, dry sanitation practices, environmental monitoring programs, allergen changeover validation, and sanitary equipment design reviews preferred.
• Relevant certifications or training (e.g., Preventive Controls, HACCP, SQF/BRCGS, sanitary design, pest management) preferred.
   

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science/Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Science, Biology, Chemistry, Animal Science, Public Health or related field required.
• Advanced degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Dairy Science, or a related discipline (preferred).
• 10-12 plus years of progressive experience in sanitation, food safety, quality assurance, microbiology, or technical services within food, beverage, dairy, bakery, or ready-to-eat manufacturing.
• Experience supporting sanitation programs across a multi-site manufacturing network (preferred).
• Direct experience managing sanitation chemical suppliers, pest control providers, or other technical service vendors (preferred).
• Experience in dairy processing, frozen desserts, bakery, beverage, acidified foods, pasta sauces, or ready-to-eat soup manufacturing (preferred)
   

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay).  For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
   

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