About the Role
This entry level or moderate-experience role is a great way to jump into the agricultural industry for anyone looking for a long-term career in food production. The position will gain experience in an ag setting, an office setting, and a production plant setting.
The position is responsible for facilitating daily and weekly raw product harvest activities. The position will speak to all levels of management to help plan product movements, as well as communicate shortages or increases in volume.
This position will work directly with receiving and plant operations as an essential cog in our supply chain. This position will be responsible for the continuous improvement of processes to streamline operations, creating a simplified system that will save time, money, and headaches.
The position will also work directly Food Safety, Sales, and Marketing department to confirm both supply and demand during short and long situations.
The coordinator will develop weekly demand alignment strategy as well as long-term planning tools for smooth inflow of raw materials and containers:
Harvest flow
- Daily Harvest Schedule Streamlining
- 2nd shift harvest Optimization
- Target inventory levels
- Startup harvest times to minimize cut-to-cool, ordered-vs-received KPIs
- Harvest Materials
The position will do anything needed to help ensure that inventories, harvest, harvest materials, and people are aligned.
This role is a traveling position. In the winter months (roughly mid-November to mid-April), the raw product coordinator will live and work in Yuma, AZ.
Performance Measurements
- Effective cost control
- Peer survey
- Effective performance as measured by internal KPI
Requirements
- Seasonal Travel to Yuma, AZ
- Strong desires to learn.
- Creative problem solver