Operations Supervisor

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 unique role will spend 12-18 months rotating through the core functions of our Delano operations learning our business from multiple angles and participating in cross-campus/departmental initiatives. This role will provide valuable development experience that will ultimately prepare the right candidate for a regular frontline supervisory position within one of our departments. 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 hard-working with a strong work ethic and an unfaltering determination to excel in a fast-paced environment and a desire to gain tremendous personal and professional growth.

Heres what youll 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications :

Heres what youll bring to the table:

• Bachelors degree in engineering Industrial Manufacturing Business Management or related field is desired or equivalent managerial experience in a manufacturing environment

• Minimum 3 years of related experience and/or training in a high-volume production environment; fruit knowledge or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Ability to communicate fluently in English; verbally and written. Conversational Spanish is highly desired

• Must be able to perform basic arithmetic and algebraic functions knowledge of statistical analysis methods desired

• 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

• 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

• Effective written and verbal communication; as well as interpersonal skills to work in a collaborative team environment that includes shared responsibilities establishing and maintaining good working relationships with others to support team and company objectives and a willingness to work in all areas of the facility

Pay Range: $70000 - $80000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Additional Information :

Wonderfuls dedication to you:

• 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

Why Choose Wonderful

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water POM Wonderful Wonderful Pistachios Wonderful Halos Wonderful Seedless Lemons Teleflora and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Companys connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company its products and its core values please visit  or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn Facebook and Instagram. To learn more about the companys corporate social responsibility impact visit . 

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability age protected veteran status or other protected categories.

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