Sanitation Manager

About CookUnity:

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.

About the Team:

Our Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) and Operations teams are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of cleanliness and safety across CookUnity’s facilities. The Sanitation Manager will be an integral part of this effort, working hands-on with hourly teams on the ground to ensure compliance, accountability, and excellence every day.The role:

We seek a proactive and detail-oriented Sanitation Manager to lead sanitation operations at our New York facility. This is a full-time, on-site position responsible for managing a large hourly workforce (80+ direct reports) across multiple shifts.

The Sanitation Manager will ensure food safety, cleanliness, and compliance with regulatory requirements while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The Sanitation Manager will manage the daily tasks performance of our dish and cleaning teams.

This role requires flexibility to be present on-site during weekdays, weekends, and occasionally night/overnight shifts, depending on operational needs.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead all personnel devoted to sanitation activities, ensuring adherence to master sanitation schedules, SSOPs, GMPs, and HACCP.

• Serve as the primary operational contact for 3rd-party cleaning services and manage vendor relationships including chemical provider and linen service.

• Collaborate with FSQA to enhance program and procedures, taking the lead on implementation.

• Manage Sanitation staffing, schedules, time keeping and performance evaluations

• Monitor and enforce compliance with regulatory standards for cleanliness, hygiene, and safety across all production areas and equipment.

• Lead on implementation of sanitation corrective actions assigned through audits, pest deficiency reports, inspections or program improvements.

• Collaborate with FSQA and Operations teams to maintain and improve food safety and quality standards.

• Collaborate with maintenance to coordinate deep cleans, emergency clean ups and sanitation preventive maintenance.

• Manage chemical usage, storage and safety in accordance with OSHA and manufacturer guidelines.

• Provide sanitary expertise on operation, cleaning and light maintenance of dish washing machines, floor scrubbing machines and other equipment.

• Maintain accurate records of sanitation procedures and cleaning logs

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and company-specific food safety protocols

Qualifications:

• 3 - 5 years of Sanitation leadership experience in a food processing environment

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

• Strong knowledge of food processing sanitation standards in FDA/USDA regulated facilities, and knowledge of GMP, SSOP & HACCP

• Proven leadership and team management skills.

• Must be available to work weekends, nights, and across multiple shifts as required by facility operations.

• Positive, driven, solution-oriented mindset.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

• Comfortable working in wet, cold/hot, and potentially noisy conditions for extended periods.

• Flexibility to manage personnel as needed across three shifts, including overnights and weekends

Benefits

🩺 Health Insurance coverage

🌅 401k Plan

📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1

🌟 Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus

⛱ PTO policy and paid sick days

🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical

🐣 Paid Family leave

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly

🧘🏽‍♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

#ENG1P

Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Pay Range for this position
$85,000—$100,000 USD

If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application, and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

A quick note for all candidates
We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief “proof of humanity” to confirm that we’re connecting with a real person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:

• Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page: careers.cookunity.com

• Our recruiters are real people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If you’re unsure, feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page.

• We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in @cookunity.com and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) — never WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS.

• We’ll never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does, please don’t share any information and let us know right away.

If something ever feels off or you’re unsure about a message, we’d much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity — and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.