Job Description

A well-establish fresh produce company is expanding and looking for a dynamic leader to be their night shift Operations Manager based at their Florida facility. This position will be responsible for the overall success of team and department with day-to-day emphasis on managing people, succession planning, job descriptions, strategy, budgeting, shrink and yield optimization. Exhibits communication leadership while working directly with supply, sales, logistics, distribution, and performance departments.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hands on supervision and training of production personnel
• Directs dispatching personnel to ensure timely and accurate scheduling of customer shipments using customer invoices
• Manages to receive personnel to ensure proper count and physical inspection of merchandise based upon purchase orders received
• Manages proper distribution of products to designated slot locations for stock rotation
• Coordinates inner-company transfer of products among warehouses for customer deliveries
• Conducts any secondary deliveries to customers due to shortages or mistakes on originally scheduled deliveries
• Coordinates with Purchasing Department to ensure adequate inventory is received and available for prompt customer deliveries, including short pick-up purchases
• Prepares warehouse for physical inventory
• Oversees proper warehouse, maintenance, and safekeeping
• Maintains warehouse in full compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulatory safety, labor, worker’s comp, and health requirements
• Participates in the overall development of the Division’s Profit Planning Program and control reporting system
• Communicates effectively, ie. Staff meetings, employee reviews, reporting, etc
• Enforce all Company policies and procedures
• Maintain an effective and productive line of communication and cooperation with other departments
• Prepare all paperwork in a neat, legible, and timely manner
• Complete special projects as assigned
• Performance of specific cost studies as required (e.g. delivery, Labor sorting)
• Control labor cost
• Minimize shrinkage of product
• Establish staffing schedules
• Ensure the maintenance of all warehouse rolling stock, ie. Forklifts
• Ensures that the refrigeration system is working properly in all sections of the warehouse and all proper temperature levels are maintained for all stored products
• Selection, training development, motivation, review, and control of warehouse employees to ensure continuity of efficient operations

***COMPETITIVE SALARY (DOE), FULL BENEFITS, 401K, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, VACATION, and more.***

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Fresh Produce/CPG Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Industry Experience
• 2+ years of Operations Experience
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• Leadership qualities (positively affect/influence others/delegate responsibility)
• Possession of key competencies, including conflict management, business negotiation, organization, and decision-making
• Prepared to complete relevant training and certification provided or requested by the General manager
• Efficient working knowledge of Food Plant Quality, HACCP, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Ability to follow complex verbal and written instruction and be able to work independently to evaluate and resolve Quality related problems and identify and communicate short-term remedial actions.
• Embodies a high level of problem-solving skills.

Please contact Tami Lister, tlister@producecareers.com