Sanitation Assistant Site Manager

About the Role

As an Assistant Site Manager, you’ll partner with the Site Manager to oversee sanitation operations at one of our client facilities. You’ll help prepare the site for sanitation, support and supervise team members during shifts, and ensure compliance with food safety and safety standards.

This role is hands-on, dynamic, and essential — a strong fit for someone ready to grow into full site leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Support Daily Sanitation Operations: Assist in coordinating and overseeing disassembly, cleaning, sanitizing, and reassembly of equipment.
• Lead by Example: Supervise, coach, and support sanitation techs to ensure safe practices and quality cleaning.
• Maintain Compliance: Reinforce GMPs, SSOPs, USDA/FDA regulations, allergen controls, and safety standards.
• Inspect and Approve Work: Assist with inspections before, during, and after sanitation to ensure equipment readiness.
• Collaborate with Site Leadership: Partner with the Site Manager and client contacts to align sanitation with production needs.
• Drive Documentation: Help maintain accurate records of sanitation processes, training, attendance, and corrective actions.
• Be Audit-Ready: Support audit and inspection preparation by ensuring documentation and practices meet requirements.
• Step Up as Needed: Act as the lead in the Site Manager’s absence, ensuring operations run smoothly.

What You Bring

• Experience:
• 3–5 years in food processing (USDA/FDA environment required).
• 1–2 years as a Site Supervisor or Team Lead in sanitation or production.
• Sanitation Knowledge: Familiar with GMPs, SSOPs, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), HAZCOMM, and PPE standards.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to coach, motivate, and support frontline teams.
• Bilingual Preferred: English/Spanish strongly preferred.
• Adaptability: Willingness to work varied shifts (days, nights, weekends, holidays) and in all plant environments (hot, cold, wet, loud).

Core Competencies for Success

• Dependability: You’re consistent, reliable, and committed to the team’s success.
• Leadership Potential: You’re eager to grow your management skills and take on more responsibility.
• Detail-Oriented: You ensure processes are followed, and standards are met every time.
• Collaborative: You work well with peers, supervisors, and client contacts.
• Resilient: You adapt quickly to changing needs and stay professional under pressure.

What We Value

• Partnership: Working closely with clients and teams to achieve shared goals.
• Excellence: Delivering quality results that support safe food production.
• Integrity: Doing the right thing, every time.

The Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: On-site at a client food production facility
• Schedule: Varies; includes nights, weekends, and holidays
• Environment: Hands-on role in production settings; requires use of PPE and compliance with all safety practices

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)
• Career growth opportunities and professional development
• Retirement plan options

Your Future Starts Here

• The Assistant Site Manager role is a steppingstone toward full site leadership.
• At Ecowize, we train and invest in you, giving you the tools and support to grow.
• If you’re ready to take the next step in your career — leading people, protecting the food supply, and making an impact — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and grow with us.