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JOB FILLED - General Manager

Job Description: 

We've grown to become the world's leader in producing, distributing and marketing fresh Hass avocados. As a vertically integrated company, our total focus is avocados. We provide customers all over the world with the complete package—year-round supply, global availability and value-added services.

We are looking for a General Manager to join our team in Swedesboro, NJ.

The General Manager oversees the general management of their respective facility under Mission’s high-quality standards and guidelines. Proactively manage the property to ensure that it: produces value in our products and services to our customers; produces a stable, secure, and high-quality work environment for all employees; and produces company market value for all stockholders. In addition, this position will be responsible for all aspects regarding our Swedesboro packing and distribution facility. These duties include the packing and bagging of fruit, ripening, distribution of imported fruit, 3PL services, and working closely with our maintenance team to ensure the facility is performing at a world class level.

The general manager is responsible for all aspects of managing a 100,000 sq. ft. Ripening, Bagging, Shipping and Receiving facility in Swedesboro, NJ.  This includes management of over 70 employees which includes assisting in scheduling, food safety, EHA, labor P&L etc. 

You will be expected to Build and maintain an organizational environment which promotes positive staff morale and performance by designing and implementing best practices for the company that results in the best human capital and skills to accomplish the organizational mission. Develop operations system improvements by analyzing process workflow and space requirements, and equipment layout; implement changes. Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations.  Act as the subject matter expert in produce and train staff on produce quality indicators and best practices.  Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.  Facilitate a profitable operation that produces safe quality service efficiently.
 
The successful candidate will have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field
  • Minimum of 5 years of facility management experience within the Produce Industry, Food or Distribution in a related industry
  • Business acumen essential 3
  • Ability to work in temperature-controlled environments that can range anywhere from 34 – 42 degrees
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a team to obtain high performance and able to coach, develop, and motivate others within and across the organization
  • Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
  • Proven ability to be result focused, metric driven, and translate priorities and actions into measurable results and hold self and others accountable to achieve individual, departmental, and company goals
  • Demonstrated ability to remain focused with changing objectives, deadlines, and priorities beyond one’s control
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong ability to effectively identify problems by framing issues, leveraging data, and developing and implementing solutions
  • Bilingual (English and Spanish)
  • Willing to travel

This is a great opportunity to join an outstanding company!

Compensation/Salary: 
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