Manager, Hygiene & Sanitation Excellence @ Molson Coors

Requisition ID: 40603

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At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo. With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry. That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.

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Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.

The Crafted Highlights

In the role of Manager, Hygiene Systems & Sanitation Excellence working in Milwaukee, WI, you will lead the strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of brewery hygiene and process cleaning systems to advance food safety, product quality, World Class Manufacturing, and Total Cost of Ownership.

You will own enterprise programs and standards spanning GMP, HACCP, environmental water control, microbiological compliance, cleaning and sanitizing, pest and chemical management, and draft and aseptic filling operations. As the organization's technical authority for hygiene systems, you will establish standards, build organizational capability, and partner with Quality, Brewing, Engineering, Procurement, and brewery teams to embed sanitary design and effective hygiene controls across operations and capital projects.

This position reports to the Senior Director, Quality & Food Safety and provides leadership to the Hygiene & Sanitation Specialist while also serving as the functional leader for brewery sanitarians across North America.

What You'll Be Brewing

• Lead the North America strategy for Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems, hygiene standards, and performance governance, balancing quality, operational efficiency, chemical costs, brewery downtime, water usage, and sustainability objectives.
• Establish and monitor hygiene performance indicators, compliance metrics, and risk-based hygiene programs that drive accountability and continuous improvement across brewery operations.
• Lead fact-based review processes using microbiological compliance data, quality metrics, and supply chain performance indicators to identify risks and drive corrective actions.
• Provide technical leadership for sanitary design, process cleaning systems, commissioning and qualification activities, and water reclamation initiatives associated with capital projects.
• Serve as the technical authority for draft and aseptic filling hygiene performance across North America, governing line qualification standards, cleaning requirements, escalation processes, and return-to-production decisions.
• Review microbiological performance trends and ensure execution of appropriate preventive and corrective actions to minimize product contamination risks and improve consumer satisfaction.
• Own the North American GMP strategy and inspection program, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and driving sustained improvement through audits, assessments, and corrective action programs.
• Lead chemical strategy and supplier governance activities, including chemical qualification, selection, concentration standards, supplier performance management, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement, Sustainability, Technical Services, and brewery teams to improve chemical usage, water management, resource efficiency, and operational performance.
• Provide governance and oversight of HACCP programs across brewery operations, ensuring compliance with food safety requirements and certification standards, including GFSI and BRCGS requirements.
• Lead the North America Hygiene & Sanitation Community of Practice, facilitating best-practice sharing, capability development, and consistent execution of corporate hygiene standards.

Key Ingredients

• You have 10+ years of relevant experience in brewery, beverage, food, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• You possess a Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Brewing Science, or a related technical discipline.
• You have demonstrated expertise in hygiene and sanitation systems, microbiological control, GMP, HACCP, CIP systems, and sanitary design.
• You have experience leading multi-site programs, audits, technical improvements, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Previous people leadership experience is preferred.
• You possess in-depth knowledge of brewery hygiene and sanitation systems, including cleaning and sanitizing principles, CIP systems, sanitary design, and fact-based cleaning methodologies.
• You have strong applied knowledge of brewing microbiology, microbiological risk management, environmental monitoring, and microbiological compliance programs.
• You have a comprehensive understanding of GMPs, HACCP, food safety requirements, and applicable regulatory standards within beverage manufacturing.
• You possess technical expertise in aseptic filling, draft systems, pasteurization performance, thermal processing, process controls, and microbiological risk management.
• You have demonstrated success developing, governing, auditing, and continuously improving enterprise hygiene standards, programs, procedures, and controlled documentation.
• You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis, risk assessment, performance analysis, and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
• You have working knowledge of cleaning chemistry, supplier performance management, sanitation cost optimization, water stewardship, and resource-efficiency initiatives.
• You can effectively partner with Quality, Brewing, Engineering, Procurement, and brewery teams to incorporate sanitary design and hygiene controls into capital projects and operational improvements.
• You possess excellent communication, influencing, coaching, and leadership skills and can operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels across a large organization.
• You build relationships and collaborate to achieve desired outcomes.
• You act with integrity and accountability while driving results.
• You have a thirst for learning and are always looking for ways to learn and help others grow.

Beverage Bonuses

• Flexible work programs that support work-life balance including a hybrid work model of 4 days in the office.
• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities.
• We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference. From charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are.
• Engagement with a variety of Employee Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization.
• Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities.
• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental, vision, a retirement savings plan with incredible employer match, generous paid time off plans, an engaging Wellness Program, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with amazing resources.
• On-site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages!
• Work within a fast-paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail [email protected].

Pay and Benefits

At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.

Job Posting

Total Rewards Offerings

$111,900.00 - $146,900.00 (posting salary range) + 15% target short term incentive + $23,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).

The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.