Sanitation Area Manager

Fayette Industrial Sanitation Solutions; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A sanitation service company is seeking an Area Manager responsible for overseeing operations and staff across multiple locations in Salt Lake City, Utah. This full-time role requires up to 85% travel and involves setting goals, conducting audits, and managing staff budgets. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree and at least two years of management experience. Must have excellent communication and customer service skills, be detail-oriented, and be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Must be 25+ years of age.
• Minimum two years of food plant sanitation experience required.
• Minimum two years of management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations of an assigned area.
• Conduct site audits for compliance and safety.
• Oversee staff and budgets for supplies.
• Assist with site startups and bidding.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Bilingual – Spanish

Detail-oriented

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The Area Manager will have overall responsibility for the staff and direct the operations of an assigned area.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with new site startups and bidding on new locations as directed.
• Set, monitor, motivate and track specific goals for each site location regarding general safety, food safety, customer satisfaction, and Company P&L goals.
• Complete site audits to document and correct general safety, food safety, and operational deficiencies.
• Visit each site location at least once a month to review the past and current needs of the Customer with the Site Manager and Customer representative. Communicate these needs with your team and provide key plant personnel with daily reports and any accomplishments.
• Manage and develop multiple Site Managers and fill in for Site Managers on-site when needed.
• Don PPE and participate in cleaning as a part of training or to assist in site operations when needed.
• Manage and help the Site Manager develop a budget for supplies, chemicals, equipment, and labor.
• Evaluate and document the sanitation process for potential cost savings citing specific areas, dollars, and/or percentages to support recommendations.
• Communicate with your Division Manager on a daily basis to report accidents, investigations, downtime, damage, and other important operational issues.
• Communicate with the Corporate Office, as needed, to ensure Human Resources and safety documentation are being completed in a timely manner.
• Manage and develop Site Managers on interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, motivating, evaluating, setting/adjusting pay rates and hours of work, handling team member complaints/grievances, disciplining team members, planning and directing various sanitation services, etc.
• Ensure compliance will all company policies and procedures set forth in the Employee Handbook, Safety Handbook, Cleaning Procedure, and Corporate Authorities Manual.
• Monitor treatment of injured team members and assist in Worker’s Compensation cases.
• Performs other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Skills & Qualifications

• Must be 25+ years of age.
• Bilingual – Spanish is a plus.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire to work as a team player and the ability to work independently.
• Flexibility in schedule to provide excellent customer service for customers.
• Must be self-motivated to meet and exceed goals.
• Display a high level of character and integrity.
• Must be detail-oriented and organized.
• Basic PC skills and must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

Flexibility in hours is allowed but must work 40 hours each week to maintain full-time status. Frequent evening and weekend work will be required as job duties demand.

Travel

This position requires up to 85% travel. Frequently travel is outside the local area and overnight.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Required to sit while driving from site to site for long periods of time.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum two years food plant sanitation experience required.
• Minimum two years management experience required.