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Facility Manager green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 pathway, requiring PERM labor certification before your employer files an I-140 petition with USCIS. Because this role demands both technical credentials and hands-on operations experience, documenting your qualifications precisely from the start strengthens every stage of the sponsorship process.
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Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions is seeking a Facility Manager for its facility in Manor, TX.
The Facility Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the liquid asphalt/emulsion terminal to support company goals and meet customer needs. This position requires a strong commitment to safety and operational excellence, with particular focus on personnel management and safety, product manufacturing and quality, environmental and regulatory compliance, administrative reporting and timely delivery of goods. This role is responsible for helping plan and provide local oversight of capital improvements, expansion projects, ensuring plant reliability, problem troubleshooting, plant repairs and preventive maintenance.
Responsibilities:
- Provide enthusiastic leadership, direction, development and organization to all facility staff.
- Responsible for all administrative duties, recordkeeping, and reporting for the facility. Plans and establishes work schedules and production activities in a cost-efficient manner, and manages the hiring and training of employees.
- Establishes and maintains relationships at the terminal level with teammates, customers, vendors, sales staff, regulatory agencies, transportation representatives and agency personnel. Maintains awareness of customer requirements and how terminal operations support those needs.
- Oversees and directs inventory control and manufacturing operations, including current assets in terms of cost and utilization for continuous improvement of all plant operations and costs.
- Responsible for directing incoming product receipts, inter-plant disposition, product blending, transfers and shipments.
- Maintains a working knowledge of all tests, processes, and product specification requirements and coordinates with technical personnel to maintain product quality and consistency.
- Responsible for local oversight of the facility's preventive maintenance, repairs, and expansion projects. Oversees project coordination with corporate engineering and contractors.
- Develops sufficient technical awareness to make informed decisions, support troubleshooting efforts, and guide team execution.
- Responsible for development and enforcement of safety and environmental programs along with agency compliance, documentation, and reporting.
- Responsible for developing and managing terminal operating and capital budgets. Manages cost control and local purchasing of equipment, raw materials, and supplies for routine operations of the plant and recommends to management needs for any capital expenditures.
- Understands key operational and financial drivers that influence terminal efficiency and cost performance.
- Responsible for developing terminal Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Operating Procedures. Utilizes operational and business systems to support data-driven decision making and performance tracking.
- Understands how operational, production, maintenance, and quality functions interact to impact overall terminal performance. Continuously develops leadership, operational, and technical capabilities through ongoing learning and cross-functional exposure.
- Oversees all marine, rail, and/or trucking operations associated with the terminal, including the safe and efficient loading and unloading of trucks, railcars, vessels and barges, as applicable. Ensures proper inspection, maintenance, documentation, safety protocols, and communication processes are followed for all transfers to ensure safe and compliant operations.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local trucking, railway, and/or marine regulations, as applicable, including coordination with regulatory agencies and adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry or Business preferred.
- Minimum 3-5 years' prior experience with asphalt terminal operations and product receipts by truck, rail and barge or alternately within a chemical processing environment. Emulsions processing experience a plus.
- Proven track record of operations leadership, team building and personnel development.
- Working knowledge in Industrial Safety and environmental compliance reporting.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to interact effectively with suppliers, peers, customers and agency personnel to manage logistical, operational, reporting, or product quality issues.
- Solid technical and analytical skills, mechanical skills and problem solving ability.
- Competency at prioritizing, making effective decisions, and implementing change.
- Strong recordkeeping and organization skills with attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; ability to master local operational software.
- Valid TWIC Card or the ability to quickly acquire TWIC approval, where applicable.
- Valid Driver's license and insurable driving record required.
- Must be available 24/7 and able to work full days and periodic alternate shifts. Requires ability to periodically work long hours, multiple shifts, nights and weekends included.
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the role which may include: ability to sit or stand for long periods of time, bend, stoop and kneel as needed. Ability to climb stairs, ladders, climb railcars, tanker trucks and tanks when necessary, and can twist body as needed.
- Able to enter confined spaces and wear proper PPE when required.
- Able to operate in office conditions to perform clerical work and work outside in a manufacturing terminal environment, with and around operational process equipment in temperature extremes for extended periods of time.
- Able to work around asphalt and other related chemicals on an ongoing basis.
- Able to lift 50-75lbs. repetitively as needed and with additional assistance.
BENEFITS
We are a great company with great pay and great benefits. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions is a relationship-driven company that values each employee's willingness to learn and contribute to the team. We are family owned with locations throughout the U.S. and Mexico, but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small-company feel.
No Walk-ins or Phone Calls will be accepted. Applicants will be contacted for interviews.
INTRODUCTION
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions is seeking a Facility Manager for its facility in Manor, TX.
The Facility Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the liquid asphalt/emulsion terminal to support company goals and meet customer needs. This position requires a strong commitment to safety and operational excellence, with particular focus on personnel management and safety, product manufacturing and quality, environmental and regulatory compliance, administrative reporting and timely delivery of goods. This role is responsible for helping plan and provide local oversight of capital improvements, expansion projects, ensuring plant reliability, problem troubleshooting, plant repairs and preventive maintenance.
Responsibilities:
- Provide enthusiastic leadership, direction, development and organization to all facility staff.
- Responsible for all administrative duties, recordkeeping, and reporting for the facility. Plans and establishes work schedules and production activities in a cost-efficient manner, and manages the hiring and training of employees.
- Establishes and maintains relationships at the terminal level with teammates, customers, vendors, sales staff, regulatory agencies, transportation representatives and agency personnel. Maintains awareness of customer requirements and how terminal operations support those needs.
- Oversees and directs inventory control and manufacturing operations, including current assets in terms of cost and utilization for continuous improvement of all plant operations and costs.
- Responsible for directing incoming product receipts, inter-plant disposition, product blending, transfers and shipments.
- Maintains a working knowledge of all tests, processes, and product specification requirements and coordinates with technical personnel to maintain product quality and consistency.
- Responsible for local oversight of the facility's preventive maintenance, repairs, and expansion projects. Oversees project coordination with corporate engineering and contractors.
- Develops sufficient technical awareness to make informed decisions, support troubleshooting efforts, and guide team execution.
- Responsible for development and enforcement of safety and environmental programs along with agency compliance, documentation, and reporting.
- Responsible for developing and managing terminal operating and capital budgets. Manages cost control and local purchasing of equipment, raw materials, and supplies for routine operations of the plant and recommends to management needs for any capital expenditures.
- Understands key operational and financial drivers that influence terminal efficiency and cost performance.
- Responsible for developing terminal Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Operating Procedures. Utilizes operational and business systems to support data-driven decision making and performance tracking.
- Understands how operational, production, maintenance, and quality functions interact to impact overall terminal performance. Continuously develops leadership, operational, and technical capabilities through ongoing learning and cross-functional exposure.
- Oversees all marine, rail, and/or trucking operations associated with the terminal, including the safe and efficient loading and unloading of trucks, railcars, vessels and barges, as applicable. Ensures proper inspection, maintenance, documentation, safety protocols, and communication processes are followed for all transfers to ensure safe and compliant operations.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local trucking, railway, and/or marine regulations, as applicable, including coordination with regulatory agencies and adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry or Business preferred.
- Minimum 3-5 years' prior experience with asphalt terminal operations and product receipts by truck, rail and barge or alternately within a chemical processing environment. Emulsions processing experience a plus.
- Proven track record of operations leadership, team building and personnel development.
- Working knowledge in Industrial Safety and environmental compliance reporting.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to interact effectively with suppliers, peers, customers and agency personnel to manage logistical, operational, reporting, or product quality issues.
- Solid technical and analytical skills, mechanical skills and problem solving ability.
- Competency at prioritizing, making effective decisions, and implementing change.
- Strong recordkeeping and organization skills with attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; ability to master local operational software.
- Valid TWIC Card or the ability to quickly acquire TWIC approval, where applicable.
- Valid Driver's license and insurable driving record required.
- Must be available 24/7 and able to work full days and periodic alternate shifts. Requires ability to periodically work long hours, multiple shifts, nights and weekends included.
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the role which may include: ability to sit or stand for long periods of time, bend, stoop and kneel as needed. Ability to climb stairs, ladders, climb railcars, tanker trucks and tanks when necessary, and can twist body as needed.
- Able to enter confined spaces and wear proper PPE when required.
- Able to operate in office conditions to perform clerical work and work outside in a manufacturing terminal environment, with and around operational process equipment in temperature extremes for extended periods of time.
- Able to work around asphalt and other related chemicals on an ongoing basis.
- Able to lift 50-75lbs. repetitively as needed and with additional assistance.
BENEFITS
We are a great company with great pay and great benefits. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions is a relationship-driven company that values each employee's willingness to learn and contribute to the team. We are family owned with locations throughout the U.S. and Mexico, but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small-company feel.
No Walk-ins or Phone Calls will be accepted. Applicants will be contacted for interviews.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Facility Manager
Document your facilities credentials before applying
Gather your CFM, CEM, or FMP certifications alongside official transcripts and employment verification letters that detail progressive responsibility. PERM requires your employer to demonstrate your qualifications match the offered position, so gaps in documentation stall the process.
Use the OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your salary
Look up the prevailing wage for your target SOC code and metropolitan area before you negotiate an offer. Your employer must pay at least the DOL-determined wage, and an offer below that level will fail the prevailing wage determination and restart the PERM clock.
Target employers with multi-site portfolios
Large commercial real estate operators, hospital systems, and university campuses regularly sponsor facility managers because replacing specialized operations leadership is costly. These organizations already have HR teams familiar with PERM timelines, reducing the internal friction you'd face with a first-time sponsor.
Search Migrate Mate for verified green card sponsors
Filter by Facility Manager roles on Migrate Mate to find employers with confirmed employment-based sponsorship history. This cuts through postings that mention relocation but not permanent residency, so you're applying only where the green card pathway already exists.
Understand the EB-2 versus EB-3 distinction for your credentials
If you hold a master's degree in engineering, facilities management, or a related field, you likely qualify under EB-2. A bachelor's degree with two or more years of skilled facilities experience positions you for EB-3. Your category affects your priority date and backlog exposure, particularly if you're from India or China.
Plan around the PERM recruitment window in your offer timeline
Once your employer begins PERM, DOL requires a mandatory recruitment period before certification. Build at least six to eight months of runway between your offer acceptance and your intended start date to absorb prevailing wage determination, advertising requirements, and DOL processing without jeopardizing the role.
Green Card Facility Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Which green card category fits a Facility Manager with a bachelor's degree and six years of experience?
A bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field combined with six years of progressive experience qualifies you for EB-3 as a professional. If your employer can document that the position genuinely requires an advanced degree, an EB-2 filing may be possible. The distinction matters because EB-2 and EB-3 carry separate priority date queues, and your country of birth affects how long your wait could be.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Facility Manager roles?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status tied to a specific employer, renewed in three-year increments and subject to an annual lottery. Employment-based green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 is a permanent residency process with no lottery, but it requires PERM labor certification, a DOL-approved prevailing wage determination, a full recruitment test, and an I-140 petition before you can file for adjustment of status. The process is longer but results in lawful permanent residence rather than a renewable work authorization.
What does PERM labor certification actually require from a Facility Manager's employer?
Your employer files the PERM application with the Department of Labor to prove no qualified U.S. worker is available for your position at the prevailing wage. That involves a prevailing wage determination, a defined recruitment period using specific advertising methods, documentation of all applicants considered, and a detailed job description matching your actual duties. The employer controls and funds the PERM process; you provide credential and experience documentation to support the filing.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor green cards for Facility Manager positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on organizations that have already committed to the PERM and I-140 process for facilities roles. This is more reliable than relying on job postings that use vague language about 'sponsorship available,' which often refers only to H-1B and not to permanent residency.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started?
AC21 job portability lets you transfer your pending I-485 to a new employer once it has been pending for 180 days or more, provided the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. If your original employer's I-140 was approved, that priority date can carry over to a new employer's I-140 petition. Changing employers before the I-485 has been pending 180 days generally requires restarting the PERM and I-140 steps.