Site Manager - Blountsville, AL

Summary

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.

The Site Manager II is responsible for the daily management of operations, including supervising and directing the work of the sanitation crew, managing the budget, and billing our customers for service rendered.

• Plan, develop, and implement strategy for operational management to meet performance, safety, timeliness, and budget requirements; manage and control site expenditures within approved budgets; manage site usage of labor, supplies, and chemicals to ensure P&L standards; evaluate and document sanitation processes for potential cost savings citing specific areas, dollars, or percentages to support recommendations, which will be relied on by the Site Manager II's superiors.
• Monitor, measure, and report on operational issues, opportunities, improvement plans, and achievements within agreed formats and time frames. Communicate daily with Area Managers regarding accidents, downtime, damage, and other important plant issues; communicate with Corporate office regarding nightly logs, payroll, chemical and supply orders, timesheets, etc. Complete weekly internal safety audits on staff and equipment to ensure 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 interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, motivating, evaluating, setting and adjusting pay rates and hours, handling complaints and grievances, disciplining, and directing the work of team members.
• Ensure compliance with all internal company procedures and policies, including Technical Services, Human Resources, Accounting, IT, customer service, employee handbook, safety handbook, cleaning procedures, Corporate Authorities manual; implement the company's training programs including safety training and ERP; coordinate responses to governmental or customer deficiencies; report and investigate accidents; monitor treatment of injured team members and assist worker's compensation providing restricted duty work.
• Serve as a liaison with the company's customers: attend sanitation meetings on behalf of the company, communicate customer responsibilities, submit corrective action procedures, and follow up to ensure satisfaction.
• Act as liaison with regulatory agencies as needed, supported by HR, Payroll and Technical Services.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 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: Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and work in environments with extreme temperature fluctuations.

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

This position reports to a processing facility that may involve 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.

• 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

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.