Operations Specialist

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.

BrightFarms is a national leader in the booming indoor farming industry transforming how produce is grown and delivered with its expanding network of eight high-tech sustainable hydroponic farms. From seed to leaf we grow lettuce smarter with less space no pesticides and protected inside so its better for the planet and way better for humans. 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 Yorkville Illinois farm is our largest greenhouse in Illinois at around 480000 square feet. With an annual production of around 6 million pounds of leafy greens BrightFarms is ensuring fresh greens for Chicagoland communities.

Specifically you will:

• Monitoring operations: Keeping an eye on day-to-day operations and reporting on performance
• Drive improvements and projects across the growing and food manufacturing facility to increase efficiency and productivity
• Develop and train employees across a 24/7 operation on multiple shifts
• Develop and implement procedures as needed across growing packaging warehousing maintenance and food safety
• Promote a food safety culture at the farm
• Standardize best practices and creates forms necessary to collect KPIs
• Be proficient in effectively communicating with employees throughout the organization from shop floor to leadership
• Willingness and desire to assist in unrelated and/or unassigned tasks to ensure the effective operation of the Greenhouse
• Provide Production Supervisor coverage as required

The ideal candidate:

• Have a 4-year degree in engineering operations supply chain agriculture or related area
• Have 1-3 years of related work experience in agriculture and/or food manufacturing
• Experience with continuous improvement processes and/or manufacturing production systems
• Exhibit excellent critical thinking skills leadership skills lead by example set the highest possible standards for food safety quality efficiency productivity and behavior
• Be proficient in Microsoft Word Excel Outlook and Power Point (PowerBI is a plus)
• Have the ability to meet the physical requirements of the job including lifting up to 50 pounds
• Be a self-starter and a problem solver with strong relationship building and communication skills
• Ability to navigate a dynamic and quickly evolving environment

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.