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Operations Manager

Prather Meats

Date July 13, 2020
Location Dublin, CA
Category Agriculture / Culinary
Job type Part-Time

Company description

Prather Meats supplies the bay area with the Legendary Prather Ranch dry-aged and sustainably-raised beef from Northern California. Prather Ranch beef was one of the first fully-integrated beef operations on the West Coast and started selling direct to the bay area around 20 years ago. We now sell at multiple farmers markets and through an online store. We are a small family company and are looking for folks to work with us who care about food, agriculture, communities and environment as we do! Our distribution hub is located in Dublin, CA.

About the Ranch:

Located under the shadow of the majestic Mt. Shasta in Northern California. Prather Ranch is a sustainable, 30,000-acre cattle, hay and farming operation situated in the pristine region where the air and water are pure. The ranch's reputation has been recognized nationally for its progressive and sustainable ranching philosophy and the establishment of a superior branded beef product.

Prather Ranch is best known for its premium dry-aged natural beef program. The philosophy that drives this operation is “a deep understanding of the importance of low stress cattle handling, responsible stewardship of the land and a desire to provide a stable and satisfying life for those who work on the ranch.” This creates a “win-win-win” situation - the cattle live in an ideal environment, the ranch practices ecologically progressive and sustainable farming and ranching methods, and the customers are guaranteed they are receiving the most wholesome, sustainably raised beef available.

The beef is hand-cut in the state-of-the-art USDA federally inspected abattoir located on the ranch.

Prather Ranch is committed to the most natural way to raise wholesome beef for customers; the ranch does not administer growth-stimulating hormones or feed antibiotics. The animals are raised on certified organic pastures. No animal sourced proteins are fed to the cattle at the Prather Ranch to ensure a safe and pure product for customers. Computer based detailed records are kept on each individual animal and they are individually tracked through their entire life span.

Of the utmost importance is the certification by Humane Farm Animal Care. This certification ensures low stress cattle handling, provides open pastures and expansive grazing land to reinforce natural animal behaviors. The ranch follows a respectful and humane harvest process to ensure the highest quality of life for the cattle.

Job description

Location: Based in Dublin, CA with weekend travel to Farmers’ Markets in Bay Area.

Background and Job Highlights: Prather Meats sells the legendary Prather Ranch Beef at Bay Area Farmers’ markets and through an online store. We are looking for a key member to help us manage our quickly growing business. The Operations Manager will be responsible for the weekly operations of the business, including product and inventory management, fleet stewardship, order fulfillment, and farmers’ market weekend management. We believe this is an exciting and utterly unique opportunity for a hard-working individual with a strong sales background, sound analytical skills and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Direct Reports: Two or three Market sales associates

Reports to: CEO & CFO

Areas of Job Responsibility (weekly)

Inventory Management:

Receiving meat order
Product organization
Finalizing inventory in POS
Monthly physical inventory reports

Order Fulfillment:

Manage online orders
Fulfill, pack and ship orders
Manage orders email line
Customer service online

Market Prep:

Vehicle maintenance, organization, and functionality
POS material
Custom order fulfillment
Meat rollover and inventory
All losses and transfers
Weekly specials prep
Supplies & equipment management

Market Operations:

Forecast demand by cut
Manage cash on-site/Ensuring accuracy of POS entries
Manage inventory/Ensuring accuracy of reports
Communicate performance to team verbally and reports
Achieve goals and anticipate barriers that may hinder goal achievement
Help CEO design and circulate new forms and procedures
Recruit and Train new hires on effective selling and procedures/rules
Lead weekly set up and break down of rigs
Oversee maintenance of all assigned Farmers’ Market property

Physical Requirements

Ability to work weekends
Comfortable lifting and moving 60 lbs. materials frequently
Working outdoors and sometimes in inclement weather
Prompt and consistent and comfortable with early work hours
Able to maintain clean and organized work environment
Excels at adapting to dynamic and evolving workload
Accustomed to standing for long periods of time

Skills Requirements

Exceptional customer service skills
Basic math proficiency for simple calculations
Comfortable working in team-oriented and collaborative environment
Able to keep clear lines of communication between staff and management
Proficient at cash handling
Excellent personal organization and time management skills
Able to interact positively w/in the organization
Able and willing to give constructive feedback to retail staff and management

Preferred Skills and Characteristics

Builds work environments that help people meet goals. Can help create and communicate policies, reports, procedures, merchandising, selling messages that foster an entrepreneurial culture.
Sound analytical skills, i.e. has demonstrated ability to create and analyze sales reports
Strong knowledge of meat, cooking, and sustainable agricultural practices
Effective at face to face sales of high-quality food product
Follows directions quickly and accurately with little guidance
Holds high standards of excellence with unquestioned integrity
Meat sales or warehousing experience
Is energized by goals and thrives in a meritocracy that rewards goal breaking
Ability to focus with attention to detail
Organized and has ability to prioritize

Proactive problem-solving mentality
Hobbies demonstrate joy in goal setting/ achievement/ personal best accomplishment
Success in starting a business and making it profitable or being part of a successful start-up
Successful seller in several arenas even if not in food or meat
Professional experience in a food service kitchen or butchery shop

Hours: Part-Time starting out, but could move to full-time, must work weekends; 3 days 10 hours per day. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Compensation: Base rate of $25/hr. Plus weekly meat stipend and sales commission.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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