Job Description
Overview :
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.
Here's what you'll do :
Responsibilities include but are not limited to :
Responsible for achieving, sustaining, and continuously improving personnel safety, food safety, quality, line effectiveness, equipment optimization, personnel development, and financial results
Responsible to maximize departmental production efficiencies while sustaining the highest of quality
Collaborates 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
Production :
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 (i.e. shift start-up, production run, handoff, shutdown and cleaning)
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
Logistics :
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