Manager Trainee

senecafood•Glencoe Township, MN

31d•$65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable)®, CherryMan®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements. Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! Come join the Seneca Foods team – Apply now! Seneca Foods in Glencoe, MN is currently seeking a Manager Trainee to join our team. Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, paid time off and much more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! As a Manager Trainee, the selected candidate will work across all areas of the facility throughout the year and be a vital part of the management team.

Requirements

Excellent soft communication skills
Self-starting mentality and ability to work through a project with general overview of tasks
Genuine interest to be taught and learn from others through observation
A positive attitude and willingness to put others first
Comfortable with Excel documents and record-keeping software
Strong desire to take on challenges facing the company
Interest and ability to work outside the state of Minnesota in the future
Demonstration of strong leadership skills
Excels at time management and task prioritization
Desire and ability to think critically; demonstration of such skill
Attention to detail in manufacturing environment

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual skills helpful, but not required

Responsibilities

Assist with contracting of raw product, planting operations, scheduling, crop growth evaluation, and maturity evaluation
Communicate with growers, landowners, department leads, and other employees planting and harvesting progress, needs, and updates
Develop an in-depth understanding of raw product flow including truck routing, product grading, and harvest planning
Learn harvest equipment functions and raw product harvesting process
Use leadership and team management skills in safety focused environment
Other duties as assigned
Observe and react to dynamic work environment
Track and review record-keeping process during sweetcorn pack
Develop an understanding of the many facets of the processing facility
Utilize skills as self-starter to champion your own projects and duties
Develop and build relationships with plant team relying on leadership and team management skills
Participate in safety audits and implement changes or improvements
Other duties as assigned
Gain understanding of warehouse activities, dry and frozen
Coordinate inventory levels to match shipping needs
Work with labeling planner and inventory coordinator
Participate and assist with floor activities
Understand and partake in ordering ingredients for future item codes/products
Assist with year-end inventory
Coordinate shipping and receiving traffic for dry and frozen warehouses
Participate in audits with safety team
Other duties as assigned