Site Manager

About the Role

As a Site Manager II specializing in food processing sanitation, you will lead a dedicated team to ensure rigorous cleanliness and hygiene standards, safeguarding product quality and consumer safety. This role involves daily management of operations, including supervising and directing the sanitation crew, managing the budget, and billing customers for services rendered.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and implement strategy for operational management to meet performance, safety, timeliness, and budget requirements.
• Manage and control site expenditures within approved budgets.
• Oversee site usage of labor, supplies, and chemicals to ensure P&L standards are met.
• Evaluate and document sanitation processes for potential cost savings, providing specific recommendations supported by data.
• Monitor, measure, and report on operational issues, opportunities, improvement plans, and achievements within agreed formats and timeframes.
• Communicate daily with the Area Manager regarding accidents, downtime, damage, and other critical plant issues.
• Coordinate daily with the Corporate office on nightly logs, payroll, chemical and supply orders, timesheets, and related items.
• Complete weekly internal safety audits for staff and equipment to ensure a safe work environment.
• Set, monitor, motivate, and track specific goals for the sanitation crew regarding safety, cleanliness, and timeliness.
• Manage and develop direct reports, including interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, evaluating, and adjusting pay rates and hours.
• Ensure compliance with all internal company procedures and policies (Technical Services, Human Resources, Accounting, IT, and customer service).
• Adhere to procedures outlined in the employee handbook, safety handbook, cleaning procedures, and Corporate Authorities manual.
• Implement company training programs, including safety training and ERP.
• Coordinate responses to governmental or customer deficiencies.
• Report and investigate all accidents; monitor treatment of injured team members and assist with worker’s compensation and restricted duty work.
• Serve as a liaison with customers, attending sanitation meetings (e.g., production, USDA, audits) on behalf of the company.
• Communicate customer responsibilities required for facility sanitation (e.g., maintenance needs, water pressure/temperature, customer-provided supplies).
• Submit corrective action procedures to customers when necessary and follow up to ensure resolution.
• Act as liaison with regulatory agencies as needed, supported by Human Resources, Payroll, and Technical Services on matters involving OSHA, ICE, EEOC, NLRB, DOL, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to read, write, add, and subtract.
• 2 years of relevant sanitation experience.
• General working knowledge of computers/technology (Microsoft Office programs: Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and work in environments with extreme temperature fluctuations.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• 2-year degree from a Community College/University.

Work 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 include a hard hat, rain jacket, rain pants, boots, goggles, gloves, etc.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (varies by location)
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training & Development Opportunities