Food manufacturing
10 food plant sanitation experts
These ten professionals have led sanitation teams and programs inside food manufacturing plants, in current or former roles. A reader can learn how sanitation leaders build and run their teams in food plants.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Crone
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · Schuman Cheese
Sanitation Manager at Schuman Cheese since 2023. The profile describes managing COP operations and training, chemical and inventory management, and writing SSOPs while working with QA management to ensure compliance. The listing describes Schuman Cheese as a food and beverage manufacturing company.
Carl Rust
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Program Manager · Kellogg Company
Former Sanitation Program Manager at Kellogg Company (2010–2019) and former Sanitation Manager at Ferrara (2019–2020). The profile describes directing sanitation operations for Kellogg's Florence Bakery, where the plant achieved superior food safety and sanitation ratings in AIB, SQF and internal audits and received a 98.0% SQF score.
Elvira Sanchez
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · Mission Foods
Former Sanitation Manager at Mission Foods (2022–2024) and Sanitation &Food Safety Manager USA Division there since 2024. The profile describes the current role as giving regional support to the sanitation teams of all 21 facilities in the USA. Other Mission Foods roles include Sanitation Supervisor (2021–2022).
Gustavo Rivas
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · East Balt Bakeries
Former Sanitation Manager at East Balt Bakeries (2011–2015), Olympia Foods (2015–2020) and Taylor Farms (2007–2011). The profile describes the East Balt Bakeries role as providing direct supervision and leadership, including scheduling all sanitation employees, assigning their duties and performing daily plant walk-throughs with corrective action.
Johnny Rodriguez
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · JBS USA
Sanitation Manager at JBS USA since 2025. The profile describes developing, implementing and enforcing Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and Master Sanitation Schedules, and managing a sanitation staff of 103 sanitors across three shifts, including scheduling, training and performance evaluations. Other roles include Sanitation Manager at Gel Spice Company (2020–2022).
Johny Viscarra
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Director · Morrison Meat Packers
Sanitation Director at Morrison Meat Packers since 2021 and former Sanitation Manager there (2020–2021). The profile describes overseeing sanitation programs, procedures and strategies across four facilities in the South Florida area, and creating sterilization policies and strategies for industrial processing equipment.
Joseph Crowe
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · Tip Top Poultry, Inc
Sanitation Manager at Tip Top Poultry, Inc since 2010. The profile describes managing sanitation supervisors along with 64 crew members, assisting with seven BRC audits with no deficiencies in the sanitation department, and handling the budget for labor, chemical and supply costs. Former Sanitation Manager at Zartic Inc (1994–2010).
Maritza Figueroa
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Plant Manager · Vienna Beef
Sanitation Plant Manager at Vienna Beef since 2022, alongside a Sanitation Manager role there listed since 2019. The profile describes overseeing the Master Sanitation Schedule and the sanitation process, supervising staff, overseeing the plant environment during operational inspections and running pre-op inspections for department start-up and release for production.
Miguel Betancourt
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · See's Candies
Former Sanitation Manager at See's Candies (2020–2025) and Sanitation Manager at Brothers Desserts since 2025. The profile summary describes directing sanitation and pest-control programs for two facilities, achieving SQF scores up to 98% with zero sanitation findings. Other roles include Sanitation Manager at Fuji Food Products Inc. (2017–2019).
Zev Yudovski, CFSQA
LinkedInExperience: Sanitation Manager · Mars
Former Sanitation Manager at Mars (2024–2025) and Sanitation Manager at Trident Seafoods since 2026. The profile describes the Mars role as managing the sanitation budget and creating cleaning plans before, during and after construction projects. Other roles include Sanitation Supervisor at Dairy Farmers of America (2021–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's plant type to yours, since sanitation in meat and poultry processing differs from sanitation in bakeries, confectionery or dairy. Also decide whether you need someone who ran sanitation at a single plant or someone who supported several facilities, and ask how they prepared for third-party audits.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build a master sanitation schedule that fits around a tight production calendar?
- 02How do you train and keep a sanitation crew on overnight shifts?
- 03What do you check first when environmental swabs or pre-op inspections start failing?
Reaching food plant sanitation experts
How can I contact one of these food plant sanitation experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Schuman Cheese, Kellogg Company and Mission Foods, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach food plant sanitation experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
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About this directory
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