Supervisor, Grading

Sunset•Ontario, NY

2d•$20

About The Position

Mastronardi Produce is North America’s leading greenhouse grower and distributor of gourmet vegetables. Our produce is packed under the award-winning SUNSET® brand and can be found in leading grocers throughout North America. Family owned for over 65 years, we pride ourselves on having the most flavorful products and the best people in the industry! We seek individuals that deliver PRIDE: Passion | Respect | Innovation | Drive | Excellence… to our customers and one another. Sungrow, a high-tech fresh produce greenhouse in Ontario, New York, and a member of the Mastronardi Group of Companies, is currently seeking a Grading Supervisor to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible to maintain the operation of the functional support area within the organization. Must maintain food safety, monitoring of GMP (good manufacturing policy) compliance and organization of essential functional support area documentation for daily, monthly and annual operation and auditing purposes.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Five years of supervisory experience required, food production experience preferred.
Accuracy with numbers, calculating and estimating a must.
Good communicator verbal / written.
Computer skills (Microsoft Office).

Nice To Haves

Experience in hydroponic growing industry an asset.

Responsibilities

Supervise personnel working in the functional support area ensuring safe operation of equipment and maximize productivity efficiencies.
Responsible for trouble shooting all quick fix preventative maintenance on equipment.
Responsible for training of the personnel working on the functional support area floor and monitoring their progress.
Completion of quality checks, trial data and waste reports.
Work closely with the Labor Manager in communicating labor requirements as required (weekly, monthly, seasonally, offshore programs, etc).
Responsible for maintaining inventory for all pack house supplies.
Complete corrective action reports for rejected products.
Maintain dialogue with Human Resources regarding coaching, disciplining, vacation requests, absenteeism, tardiness, etc.
Ensure a safe and clean working environment is maintained to meet Food Safety Standards.
Ensure that all Health and Food Safety work requirements are communicated with employees prior to placing them in new positions.
Employee Evaluations.
Create & maintain a safe, efficient and positive work atmosphere.