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BrightFarms is The Place to Grow!
At BrightFarms were on a mission to revolutionize the way leafy greens are grown. But we dont just want to grow great-tasting greens we want them to do good as well: for the planet for the health of people and for the well-being of our employees. We give BrightFarmers the tools training support and opportunities they need to do better for themselves and the world every day. Because when you do good for your people they do good for the world.
Fueled by the support of our parent company Cox Farms/Cox Enterprises BrightFarms is a national leader in the booming indoor farming industry transforming how produce is grown and delivered with its expanding network of high-tech sustainable hydroponic farms. Weve recently commissioned three state-of-the-art fully automated gutter farms within our network of six indoor greenhouses. BrightFarms fresh lettuce options from classic greens to crunchy mixes and salad kits are available in more than 4500 retail stores across the East Coast Midwest and South.
Our Macon Georgia farm is the most advanced greenhouse in the state delivering fresh locally grown leafy greens to Georgians. Spanning nearly 480000 square feet this facility will produce approximately 6 million pounds of leafy greens annually.
Specifically you will:
- Lead drive and support your team to achieve greenhouse business goals foster a culture of commitment to the BrightFarms ethos
- Oversee all facets associated with the farm both direct and indirect including production growing Food Safety Quality and people safety
- Ensure utmost employee and food safety alongside efficient order fulfillment and revenue management
- Implement production strategies manage labor balance resources and ensure seamless facility maintenance
- Support and contribute to our ambition of becoming a lean organization fostering and educating to achieve a culture of continuous improvement
- Translate objectives into actionable plans for the local team ensuring effective execution
- Maintain an immaculate safe and inviting greenhouse environment
- Develop and guide the greenhouse management team ensuring alignment with BrightFarms vision
- Oversee supply chain and logistics intricacies of the greenhouse
- Address and mitigate challenges to production goals anticipating potential issues
Ideal Candidate:
- 10-15 years in manufacturing distribution or agriculture/processing (experience in a perishable food business with a value-added function such as cutting fruits/vegetables processing fruits/vegetables re-packing desirable though not a requirement)
- Proven success and growth in start-up and scale-up sites
- You are a natural problem solver and see challenges as an exciting opportunity to use your skill and resources to create a breakthrough
- Demonstrable history of achieving ambitious targets while optimizing spend and quality
- You are a blue-collar executive meaning that you strategic and forward thinking while valuing time on the floor turning wrenches as a critical part of knowing and running your site. Innate leadership qualities coupled with a knack for inspiring motivating and developing teams driving engagement and tenure to ensure operation stability
- Ability to forge cross-functional relationships and drive outcomes through collaboration
- Familiarity and experience using Lean Business Operations tools like standard work 5-S visual management and root-cause analysis
- A desire to be accountable and drive successful outcomes at the farm. Celebrate the wins learn from the setbacks and set the tone and spirit for your site
- Experience in a 24/7/365 facility helpful
Come grow with us - the future is BRIGHT!
BrightFarms is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individuals age race color religion or creed national origin or ancestry sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation gender gender identity physical or mental disability veteran status genetic information ethnicity citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Director
Employment Type
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