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Firestone Pacific Foods (FPF) grows, freezes, and packs frozen fruit products on behalf of food retailers and foodservice companies in the United States and overseas. Our fruit is harvested at the peak of ripeness, processed, and packed in our state-of-the art facilities shipment with a keen attention to quality and food safety.  The Firestone Family began farming in the Vancouver, WA, in 1896. In 2019, an impact investment fund managed by Agriculture Capital acquired FPF to build out a low cost, vertically integrated supply chain of high quality, organic blueberries operating at scale to address growing global demand for this nutritious fruit. 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Operations supervisor is responsible for the overall management and performance of the Operations Team. The position is tasked with ensuring that team members are properly trained, executing at a high level, and driving costs out of the process. Additionally, the Operations Supervisor ensures the overall food safety & quality of raw materials and finished products meet the established standards. The Operations Supervisor will ensure all inventory movements are accurately captured in the ERP system. Duties include ensuring supplies and materials are in a positive flow and that all equipment is functional and adhere to safety standards.  

Essential Job Functions:

* Operations:* 

• Effectively supervise and develop the Operations Team, by creating a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on high performance. 
• Support and assist the onboarding process of new hires, ensuring they receive the proper timely training. 
• Create and oversee an employee training schedule that emphasizes productivity and resource conservation. 
• Conduct thorough annual performance reviews of the Operations Team. 
• Ensure compliance with all professional standards such as occupational health and safety, food safety and customer requirements. 
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment utilizing 5S principals and organizational skills. 
• Monitor and prioritize workflow of production to meet deadlines. 
• Collaborate and provide ideas to improve and optimize the production schedule. 
• Monitor and evaluate each step of the process to ensure maximum efficiency, while removing any waste. 
• Maintain open lines of communication between employees, management, and executives. 

• Ensure all resources and assets are used properly and efficiently. 

   

   Quality 

• Develop and lead a culture of food safety according to Firestone Pacific Foods food safety & quality policies.  

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• Review and trend daily quality production reports for continuous improvement.  
• Continual monitoring of plant processes on the floor and timely reporting of quality related issues. 
• Troubleshoot quality deviations as they arise during production.  
• Provides technical and process knowledge for fruit grading, tote grading, product testing, and finished package testing. 
• Place non-conforming product on HOLD as needed.  
• Oversees team execution of key food safety pre-requisite programs such as GMP compliance, sanitation, documentation and recordkeeping, regulatory audits, etc.  
• Ensures compliance with all health & safety regulations including food safety. 
• Support investigations associated with non-conformances.  
• Work with plant management to determine appropriate support activities for non-conforming goods and new products. 

Inventory: 

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