Operations Supervisor

About the position

The Operations Supervisor is responsible for understanding all aspects of the Packing House operations from the time the fruit is received, processed, and finally shipped. This role is expected to develop individuals and teams to solve operational issues and motivate team members to achieve performance targets. The ideal candidate has experience within the agricultural industry, manufacturing operations, continuous improvement, and/or hands-on experience managing perishable products. Candidates must be able to excel in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for achieving, sustaining, and continuously improving personnel safety, food safety, quality, line effectiveness, equipment optimization, personnel development, and financial results.
• Maximize departmental production efficiencies while sustaining the highest quality.
• Collaborate with upstream, downstream, and support departments in coordinating production activities to meet operational and business goals.
• Make timely and appropriate operational decisions based on multiple and varying factors (safety, time, fruit, staffing, budget, equipment, etc.).
• Maintain an 80% floor presence and 20% administrative focus.
• Achieve production goals by maximizing Pack/Pre-Sort efficiency, fruit utilization and reducing product holds and customer claims.
• Plan and manage the day-to-day head count and staffing requirements by considering operational requirements and labor costs.
• Generate accurate production reports and analysis-based production rates and statistics.
• Ensure team adherence and continuous improvement of all established operational procedures.
• Manage the maintenance, cleaning, and operation of multiple types of manufacturing and packing equipment.
• Identify, develop, and support continuous improvement opportunities.
• Manage seamless transitions between one production shift to another as well as to the sanitation department.
• Ensure monitoring of, and adherence to, strategic FIFO and WMS inventory functionality across facility and within outside storage facilities.
• Manage day-to-day inventory systems, processes, and procedures to ensure achievement of key business results.
• Report daily inventories and FIFO position, exceptions, and outages; determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate inventory movement and storage across facilities; including external storage, as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, Business Management, or related field is desired, or equivalent managerial experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading teams in a high volume, fast-paced food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Basic knowledge and some experience in succession planning, evaluation of talent, and building teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment that includes shared responsibilities.
• Willingness to work in all areas of the facility.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English; conversational Spanish is highly desired.
• Must be able to perform basic arithmetic and algebraic functions.
• Must be able to troubleshoot equipment/process problems, propose, and implement solutions.
• Experience with Oracle and Microsoft Office with advanced knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, charts, and graphs) is desired.
• Ability to work on a day or night shift with a flexible schedule that often includes weekends and holidays.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks and meet constant deadlines with strong attention to detail and quality control.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and committed to delivering superior results.
• Operational knowledge of food safety standards, regulations and compliance, OSHA, technical certifications and training, along with food manufacturing experience.
• Proven ability to deliver performance measures directly related to the business and competence to hold people accountable to such.
• Excellent customer service focus and results oriented.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k.
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program.
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time.
• Wonderful Giving -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice.