Assistant Manager - Packaging Department

This position is located in Hixton, WI.

Superior Fresh is an industry-leading aquaponics facility specializing in leafy greens and cold-water fish species. Our Northfield, WI facility is situated on an 800-acre Native Restoration Sanctuary nestled in the picturesque Coulee Region of Western Wisconsin. Our flagship aquaponics facility is the largest in the world, filled with the best equipment and technology. We raise premium Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in a state-of-the-art land-based recirculation aquaculture facility in conjunction with premium, organic produce grown in an ultramodern hydroponics glass greenhouse. At Superior Fresh, we produce the freshest product available year-round, all while maintaining a water sustaining zero discharge to surface water facility.

The Greenhouse Assistant Manager in Packaging is responsible for the daily greenhouse harvesting and packing operations, in a manner that ensures safety, maximizes operational efficiencies, ensures quality standards are upheld, and contributes to profitability. In addition to personnel supervision, this position is responsible for a variety of managerial, administrative, and physical functions in a manner that ensures safety, maximizes operational effeciencies, ensures quality standards are upheld, and contributes to profitability. All operations will be done in accordance with the company HACCP and food safety plans, strict bio-security measures, and standard operating procedures.

Primary Job Functions

1. Responsible for all personnel, equipment, and operations in the harvest and packing rooms, as well as the de-dirter/board- washer, water flume, box erector, labeler, herb-packing room, and packing-input dock.
2. Effectively supervise and manage employees. Including making employment decisions and/or recommendations on hiring, improvement plans, transfers, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, pay adjustments, etc.
3. Manage employee performance and assist employees in making improvements to their performance through coaching, mentoring, and administering performance reviews. Recommend, plan, and/or implement employee training and skill development activities.

4. Communicate and collaborate regularly with the Greenhouse, Production, Growing, Quality Assurance, Facilities, and Sales teams, both individually and as a group, in order to facilitate successful production.
5. Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures, to ensure that all staff are trained on the most updated version of the operating procedures, including sanitation SOP's.
6. Complete and organize all required daily, weekly, and monthly paperwork.
7. Identify, set, and track equipment KPI's (key performance indicators), and also develop improvement plans accordingly.
8. Responsible for waste tracking and management.
9. Manage product quality, automation, OSHA compliance, and maintain workflow, while ensuring that the operation is compliant with environmental and/or food safety regulations.

Secondary Job Functions

1. Maintain reliable attendance.
2. Actively participate in meetings, training and education. Assist with training other employees and providing backup.
3. Complete other assignments and special projects as requested.

Education:
- High School Diploma Required

Experience:
- 2+ years of manufacturing experience, required.
- 2+ years of food packing experience, desired.
- Bilingual in Spanish, preferred.
Licenses or Certifications:
- Preferred to have food safety, SQF, GMP, GAP, HACCP, etc.
-Driver License
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Encourage the building of mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to perform under strong demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Set priorities and to work with minimal direction and supervision
- Display empathy, understanding, and patience with employees and external customers.
- Respond professionally in situations with difficult employee/vendor/customer issues or inquiries.

Physical Effort and Work Environment
Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.
Seeing: Must have close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- 75-100%
Communication: Must be able to effectively communicate with coworkers in order to perform the requirements of the position.
- 75-100%
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Will perform repetitive tasks with both hands to include spraying, wiping, and scrubbing, equipment and work areas.
- 75-100%
Standing/Walking: Will remain standing for long periods of time and must be able to move about from one area of the workplace to another.
- 75-100%
Climbing/Stooping/Bending/Kneeling/Reaching: Will bend, twist, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach at or above shoulder level.
- 75-100%
Liftng: Must be able to lift and carry objects up to 25 lbs. continuously, 50 lbs. occasionally, and 100 lbs. rarely.
- 50-74%
Pulling/Pushing: Will transport loads of up to 40 lbs.
- 50-74%
Work Environment: Predominately in controlled environment; ranging from hot and humid greenhouse to cold and wet harvest room.

- 75-100%

Schedule Expectations
1. Schedule is typically Monday through Friday, but may include Saturday overtime
2. Must be flexible and willing to work extended hours when necessary.
3. Will include some holidays.
4. Located in remote/rural environment.

This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Eau Claire, WI: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person