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Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

How this role will be impactful

Responsible for all activities involved in production line operations.This also includes ensuring a safe, well-organized, efficient operation with minimum downtime; strictly adhering to company standards and procedures and customer specifications and quality standards; complying with the department HACCP Plan and providing for HACCP recordkeeping; and assigning, training and monitoring staff in accordance with company policies and government regulations.

• Coordinate line work to meet production orders in conjunction with team members to:
• Maintain quality standards of products.
• Maintain department performance within standards for efficient utilization of human resources and materials.
• Maintain and report production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization to the Superintendent.
• Seek new opportunities for continuous improvement in materials and processes, including lean manufacturing and TQM.
• Ensure that all production processes and products adhere to GMP standards and customer specifications, and are in compliance with the company's HACCP Plan.
• Ensure equipment and work areas are appropriately maintained and operating continuously and efficiently by maintenance staff and outside vendors, in consultation with the Maintenance Manager and Plant Manager.
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with other management personnel and USDA representatives.
• Establishing norms and standards of department performance.
• Staying up to date with developments in management and process optimization.
• Mentor and motivate approx. 40 team members, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth.
• Communicate performance standards to team members, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
• Communicate standards and ensure compliance with company standards and procedures, quality standards, GMP's, and HAACP procedures.
• Train and enforce safety regulations and practices.
• Manage staffing, line coverage, and attendance.
• Facilitate team meetings, including team member training. Ensure appropriate documentation is completed and maintained.

What You Bring to the Role

• Two years' proven supervisory experience in process optimization, operations, or business management.
• Ability to recognize and respond to changes appropriately.
• Demonstrated positive attitude and uncompromising regard for quality.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of team members.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with and guide other people effectively and to positively influence the attitude and performance of others.
• Bi-lingual English & Spanish preferred but not required.

The following help make you an even better potential candidate for the position:

• Experience in food manufacturing
• Be a champion for safety, quality and GMP standard as needed

Work Environment:Required to access the poultry production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet, and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area.

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.