Job Description:
The Packing House Manager is responsible for all packing house activities including planning, directing, and coordinating the daily operations of fruit packing and shipping, along with monitoring and improving productivity, efficiencies, resource utilization, and employee and food safety.
Responsibilities:
- Effectively communicate daily details of the operation with all subordinates, peers, and upper management
- Monitor product flow and direct adjustments for efficient operation to maximize utilization of raw materials and labor while maintaining quality
- Oversee product and material inventory to ensure availability of adequate supplies and materials needed to meet customers pack style requirements
- Ensure timely shipments that meet the customers specifications
- Work with Food Safety Team to ensure that adequate employee training is performed and documented on a regular basis
Qualifications:
- Bilingual – Fluent in both English and Spanish
- Packing House Managerial experience preferred
- Working knowledge and experience with the fruit packing processes, packing line equipment, productivity software (Microsoft Office, PTI labeling and grading/sorting software)
- Forklift operation, HACCP, GMP, Food Safety procedures and employee safety programs
- Ability to multitask, prioritize tasks, see problems before they occur, communicate with all levels of employees
- Must be able to lift 45 lbs, move about packing house (up/down stairs, walk on catwalks) to ensure quality control, perform maintenance, evaluate tree run and packed product, etc
- Ability to research and problem solve independently, with coworkers and technicians.
- Strive to continuously build knowledge and skills, share expertise with others and willingness to learn from others
Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits
Housing may be available
Compensation/Salary:
$70,000
Confidential Job:
0
