Job Description:
Douglas Fruit Co. is a 4th generation operating tree fruit farm. We take pride in our products and take measures to insure that not only are they a high quality product, but that we are providing s fresh safe product. We work as a team at Douglas Fruit Co., and we are looking to add on to our team.
Our new team member will be the General Manager. As the General Manager you’ll work with the key principles of our organization to help craft and implement short and long term strategic initiatives. As the General Manager you are a key member of our executive team and will supervise all phases of operations including: receiving, storage, production, quality control, maintenance, and shipping.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of management and production experience
- Produce knowledge a plus
- Previous experience/knowledge of budgeting and expense management
- Demonstrates strong leadership, team building and coaching skills. Along with the ability to motivate and develop team member skills
- Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and customer service needs
- Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability (strong relational competence)
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible
- Highly motivated, results oriented, driven
- Demonstrated ability to build coalitions
- Bi Lingual (English/Spanish) a Plus
Must provide a cover letter along with resume.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the facility
- Work closely with quality control personnel to review product consistency while monitoring shrink rates to determine trends and areas of improvement
- Develop and review established production schedules to insure customer commitments are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible
- Coordinate the hiring and training of personnel
- Monitor operational expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining productivity and product quality
- Maintain productivity levels & identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiencies
- Maintain and support a superior food safety and preventive maintenance program
- Develop and execute budgets and cost models
- Develop, organize & manage productivity, quality and efficiency analytics (white boards etc.)
- Analyze workforce requirements
- Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all team members
- Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance/Management/Operations or other related field.
Ideal Candidate:
The Ideal General Manager will become an integral member in our organization. They will have the drive and organization to help develop our operations while managing and motivating the staff under his care.
