Meat Processing Harvest Production Manager - Gpac

We are looking for a Harvest Manager to join our growing team. We have have multiple locations across the country and are hiring the right people to join us. We pride ourselves in the fact most of our employees like to stay with us for the long haul. We no nobody wants to go to work, we just want to make it easier. We offer great work life balance, career advancement, great benefits, and a laid back environment. Apply today to take the next steps in your career!

Responsibilities:

• Production
• Supervise all production activities within facility
• Manage an operation that achieves efficiency and food safety
• Identify harvesting improvements and implement new processes and equipment which support an efficient operation
• Manage the operation to identified KPIs and proactively identify solutions which meet and exceed needed KPIs
• Responsible for animal receiving and animal welfare
• Assure product quality assurance guidelines are met and work cooperatively with Quality team
• Assure conformance to governing USDA regulations, including HACCP, SSOP’s, and SOP’s
• Along with the Quality team, lead all external and internal audits
• Implement needed corrective action in response to plant, product micro testing, audits, etc
• Assist sales and marketing personnel in new product development with existing or new customers; may result in direct communication with customers, customer trips, etc.
• Schedule production according to sales and target inventory.
• Define staffing needs based on business objectives
• Develop overall organizational plan
• Identify skillsets and train team members in harvesting, food safety, pack off, and other related skills
• Daily management of butchery staff
• Administer employee training; includes areas but not limited to company GMP’s, SSOP’s, SOP’s.  This includes employee sessions on food safety with documentation entered in employee files.
• Leadership and Coaching
• Foster a positive employee culture based on mutual respect and employee growth while achieving business objectives
• Apply disciplinary actions in accordance with plant policies and procedures.
• Assign responsibilities to team members, as required to meet planned production schedule.
• Keep management informed of the status of production and promptly notify management of issues impacting production.
• Promote an environment conducive to teams, teamwork, and line-driven accountability.
• Serve as a key member of our Meats division – identifying new business areas, thought leadership, improvements, etc. 

Qualifications and Skills:

• High school diploma/GED required
• 5 plus years of experience in a harvest facility with a minimum of 2 years in supervisory/management
• Strong written and oral customer communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and distributed team
• Strong analytical work ethic, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills; basic-to-intermediate skill level in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Teams; QuickBooks skills are a plus
• Role model of sound judgement, personal responsibility, and a team player
• Ability to maintain high expectations for self and others, demonstrating a dedication to achievement of results.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and responsive
• Excellent time management skills, ability to multi-task, and prioritize work
• Passion for agriculture, livestock, and meat industry

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.