Assistant Site Manager - Oakland, IA

Job Description

The Assistant Site Manager supports the Site Manager in the daily supervision of the sanitation crew, which entails the daily management of operations.

• Monitor, measure, and report on operational issues and opportunities, and assists the Site Manager develop and implement improvement plans.
• Communicate with the Site Manager daily to report accidents, downtime, damage, and other important plant issues.
• Communicate with Corporate office as needed regarding items such as nightly logs, payroll, chemical and supply orders, timesheets, etc.
• Complete weekly internal safety audits on staff as well as equipment to ensure we are providing our team members with a safe work environment.
• Set, monitor, motivate, and track specific goals for the sanitation crew regarding working safe, clean, and on time.
• Manage and develop direct reporting staff, including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, motivating, evaluating, setting, and adjusting of hours of work, handling team member complaints and grievances, disciplining team members, planning and directing the work of team members, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all internal company procedures and policies including Technical Services, Human Resources, Accounting, IT, and general customer service.
• Comply with procedures set forth in team member handbook, safety handbook, cleaning procedure and Corporate Authorities manual.
• Aid Site Manager in implementation of our training programs including safety training and ERP.
• Cookordination responses to any governmental or customer deficiencies.
• Report and investigate all accidents.
• Monitor treatment of injured team members and assist worker's compensation in providing restricted duty work.
• Serve as a liaison with customers.
• Attend sanitation meetings (e.g., production, USDA, audits, etc.) on behalf of the company with the customer.
• Communicate customer responsibilities required for sanitation of the facility (e.g., maintenance needs, water pressure/temperature, customer provided supplies, etc.).
• Submit corrective actions procedures to customer when necessary to remedy issues.
• Follow-up with customers to ensure that problems are resolved to their satisfaction.
• Act as liaison with regulatory agencies as needed. Supported by Human Resources, Payroll and Technical Services with any government agencies (e.g., OSHA, ICE, EEOC, NLRB, DOL, etc.) matters.

Must Haves

• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to read, write, add, and subtract.
• 6 months to 1 year of related sanitation experience.
• General working knowledge of computers and technology.
• Ability to work in environments with extreme temperature fluctuations while wearing Personal Protective Equipment ('PPE').
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish and English.

What We Prefer

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree ('GED').
• Phone, recruiting, interviewing, and people skills.
• Professional, accountable, approachable, and excellent customer service.
• Detail and safety oriented.

Our Environment

This position reports to a processing facility that may have hot, cold, and wet conditions where the use of Personal Protective Equipment ('PPE') is required. PPE may consist of a hard hat, rain jacket, rain pants, boots, goggles, gloves, etc.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance.
• Basic Life Insurance.
• Short-term Disability.
• Long-term Disability.
• Retail Plan.
• Paid Holidays (Varies by Location).
• Paid Vacation.
• Employee Assistance Program ("EAP").
• Training & Development Opportunities.

EEO DISCLAIMER

Fortrex and Safe Foods, a division of Fortrex, are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. Fortrex and Safe Foods are committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities. Fortrex and Safe Foods will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual. If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.