Built by a CI Manager who's deployed 70+ SOPs.
I've spent the better part of a decade in food and dairy manufacturing —
from operator on the floor to Continuous Improvement Manager overseeing operations across multiple plants. Over those years, I deployed 70+ SOPs across the sites I worked in, lived through FDA inspections, SQF audits, and customer audits of all sizes, and learned which procedures actually work at 5 a.m. on a wet floor versus which only look good in a binder.
**Why this shop exists**
Most SOP templates online are written by people who have never been on a production floor. They use corporate boilerplate, miss the verification
steps auditors actually look for, and bury safety instructions where operators won't see them in time. The templates here are different —
structured the way real SOPs in audited food plants are structured, with
the cross-references, sign-off blocks, and procedural detail that hold up
to scrutiny.
**What you'll find here**
Editable Word templates for food manufacturing SOPs, aligned with FSMA
(21 CFR Part 117), SQF, FSSC 22000, 3-A Sanitary Standards, the PMO for
dairy operations, and OSHA's lockout/tagout requirements. Every template
is something I would (and have) deployed in production. You get instant
download Word files plus a customization guide that walks through
plant-specific setup in about five minutes per document.
**A note on how I work**
This is a solo operation I run between shifts. If you have questions
about content scope, regulatory fit for your operation, or what's
reasonable to customize for your products and equipment, message me
through Etsy — I respond within 24 hours. If something in a template
doesn't fit your plant, that's normal; the customization guide explains
how to adapt it.
— Mike