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This job expired on September 18, 2019

Production Lead Girl Meets Dirt

  • Date Posted July 20, 2019
  • Location Eastsound, WA
  • Category Culinary / Production
  • Job type Full-Time
Company description

Girl Meets Dirt is an Orcas Island-based, fruit preserves company specializing in heirloom jams, shrubs & bitters from heritage island fruit. The bounty of orchard fruit on the San Juan Islands and their capacity to feed this community for over 135 years is our inspiration. To keep the agricultural legacy of the islands alive and continue to support the orchard economy, we have stewardship arrangements with island growers. Our effort is to preserve the community, the trees and their fruit by sharing the magic of simple, old-school varietals, preserved for enjoyment throughout the year. We have a growing wholesale business, selling our preserves to specialty food & cheese shops, & grocers across the country. In addition, we have a retail shop, a growing online store and do weekly seasonal farmers markets in San Juan County. We were a 2016, 2018 & 2019 Good Food Awards Winner and pride ourselves in making exceptional, unique, handcrafted preserves. Woman-owned and operated, island grown.

 

Job description

PRODUCTION LEAD

Reports to: Audra Lawlor, Founder & President

Classification: Full-time

Location: Eastsound, Washington (Orcas Island)

Compensation: DOE, commensurate with experience. Potential to be a salaried position

Benefits: We offer medical and dental benefits after a short grace period to full time employees as well generous paid holiday/PTO benefits

The ideal candidate for this position will have the desire and the aptitude to grow into a management/director role in the near future, and is looking for a long-term position. This position is based on a car ferry serviced island - please do not apply unless you are excited about living on an island.

JOB SUMMARY

Girl Meets Dirt seeks a Production Lead to serve a dynamic role on our small team and serve as point-person for day-to-day production related activities. This is an ideal position for a hard-working, hands on, entrepreneurial, production-experienced individual looking to grow with an exciting food company in a beautiful, active, island community.

The Production Lead is responsible for managing all aspects of production (from input sourcing & planning, prep & cooking to bottling & packaging), food safety, warehouse & inventory management, ingredient sourcing & storage (coordinating with vendors & farmers), equipment, transportation logistics, product fulfilment, team onboarding and management, development & scheduling. While our process is still very handmade and uses old school techniques and copper pots, this role has accountability for advancing and sustaining continuous improvements to make and deliver our unique preserves in a more efficient, safe, and sustainable manner.

Given we are a very small team, the Production Lead will spend at least 75% of his/her time engaged in an active production role – setting the standard for how to source, craft, deliver, and ship out our exceptional product.

Success in this role relies not only on skills, knowledge, and endurance, but also on the ability to build relationships and fully engage all employees and vendor relationships in a business & community minded environment.

You do not need to know how to make jam but you must have a strong aptitude for cooking or product production and eagerness to learn. Applicable backgrounds could be home preserve making plus commercial kitchen or manufacturing/management experience, pastry chef, sous chef, line cook with aptitude and desire to lead, learn and grow. 

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum of 2-3 years in a manufacturing or commercial kitchen or other production role
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience in a leadership capacity 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Lead will spend at least 50% of time on feet in an active production role producing all lines of our preserves
  • Assist founder in developing products, annual production plan & targets
  • Work with founder to develop and execute a guiding production calendar & strategy
  • Optimize and organize workflow given changing demands (sometimes daily)
  • Lead production & fulfillment operations and empower team members to achieve goals for quality, ingredient integrity, efficiency, productivity, and safety
  • Drive production employee recruitment, engagement, training, and development.
  • Oversee, track & coordinate the purchase of all production ingredients, equipment, and wares
  • Manage relationships with vendors and growers
  • Ensure accurate inventory and tracking for ingredients and packaging materials.
  • Track & document results of production and fulfillment to ensure quality, sustainability, and an efficient use of resources
  • Assure quality and compliance with regulatory, and certification standards as we develop policies & procedures
  • Test finished products to ensure quality and food safety standards are met or exceeded
  • Manage kitchen supplies budgets and sourcing costs

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

  • Ability to multi-task, anticipate, & manage changing objectives in an all-hands-on-deck, fast paced environment
  • Ability to apply and understand basic mathematics
  • Technical competency or aptitude (read/learn measuring tools & report in appropriate units, etc.)
  • Computer literacy or aptitude to learn quickly (Mac programs, Windows Word, Excel)
  • Excellent cook with discerning palate
  • Strong demonstrated commitment to sustainability, quality processes, safety, and cleanliness
  • Key leadership competencies include team building, managerial courage, strategic thinking, priority setting
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs from ground to tables or shelving, or into and out of trucks, on occasion repeatedly.

 To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to audra@girlmeetsdirt.com

Compensation this position is : salaried, varies DOE, $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 Application instructions
This job expired on September 18, 2019
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