GENERAL MANAGER - Soli Organic

About the position

At Soli Organic, we want to change the way people access organic, sustainable, and affordable food by revolutionizing what nature does best: growing healthy, flavorful plants. We take what we know about the biology of growing the best produce, and then use technology to optimize nature’s processes. We do all of this in our proprietary, USDA-certified organic, soil-based, indoor system. For us, everything begins with soil; it is the foundational building blocks that enable us to provide an ecosystem in which plants can thrive. Over the past 30 years, we've seen this mission spread beyond our wildest dreams. Today, we are an integrated food solutions group with a nation-wide presence, and an ambitious drive to continue to have a positive impact for consumers. So how did we reach this far? We are constantly learning from nature, and we are taking those lessons in innovative ways and creative solutions that will serve the community of consumers who are looking for flavorful, healthy, and sustainable produce options. The role of the General Manager is to oversee the overall operations of our facility focusing on productivity, efficiency, and company goals and objectives. Develop and maintain a well-trained and motivated staff dedicated to achieving set goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate site operations within company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for site production goals.
• Establish, implement and direct site operational procedures.
• Enforce and comply with all GMP/HACCP and Safety rules and regulations. Attend and/or conduct Safety meetings as required.
• Leads and manages all aspects of greenhouse operations.
• Compiles, analyzes and reports key financial and performance data for site.
• Responsible for production planning, harvesting, and shipping of all greenhouse products to meet customer demand.
• Staff, leads, directs, and supervises site production and growing teams.
• Assist in developing annual site budget and production plan.
• Coordinates and plans with the sales team to match production plan to sale objectives.
• Ensures facility meets key performance metrics.
• Responsible for inventory control.
• Analyzes growing costs by variety to maximize profitability of product mix.
• Compiles and analyzes profitability reports to determine status of each department.
• Oversees the maintenance of the site; works closely with the maintenance manager to ensure site and equipment is kept in optimum operational condition.
• Leads and directs continuous improvement teams and projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related area preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of operations experience in the greenhouse or farming industry.
• Minimum 5 years experience in food production.