Harvest General Foreman

Creekstone-Farms-Premium-Beef; Arkansas City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef in Arkansas City, KS, is seeking a Harvest General Foreman to oversee daily harvest operations, ensuring production targets, food safety, and regulatory compliance are met. The role includes coaching supervisors and engaging hourly team members for continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate brings meat industry experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with MS Office; you will drive productivity, manage staffing, and promote a safe, quality work environment.

Qualifications

• Meat industry experience is required.
• Working knowledge of the harvest process.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to present ideas clearly and professionally.
• Able to foster teamwork and respect.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Fluent reading, speaking, and writing English.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to coach and develop others.
• Leadership in conflict resolution and motivation.
• Ability to take direction and collaborate to achieve goals.
• Positive attitude with initiative and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate harvest floor operations to meet daily production schedules and yields.
• Monitor staffing levels and support / move crewing as needed.
• Ensure all equipment is operational with upper management and maintenance.
• Drive productivity improvements and engage the workforce.
• Monitor floor KPIs and work with supervisors to achieve their goals.
• Participate in required meetings as necessary.
• Ensure all employees and food safety compliance is met every day.
• Promote a safe and quality environment.
• Ability to make sound decisions that are in the best interest of the company.
• Address management and employee concerns methodically and respectfully.

Skills

Meat industry experience

Harvest process knowledge

Time management

Professional communication

Teamwork and respect

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

Verbal and written communication

Coaching and development

Leadership skills

Direction and collaboration

Initiative and problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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9 days ago Requisition ID: 2067

JOB SUMMARY

The Harvest General Forman is responsible for overseeing daily harvest operations to ensure production, safety, food safety, regulatory, processing, and compliance is being achieved. This position has all harvest supervisors as direct reports, and hourly team members indirectly reporting. This position is responsible for assisting supervisors with their development and commitment with a continuous improvement mindset.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Direct and coordinate all harvest floor operations to meet daily production schedules and yields.
• Monitor staffing levels and support / work with supervisors in moving crewing as needed
• Ensure all equipment is operational with upper management and maintenance
• Drive productivity improvements and engage the workforce.
• Monitor floor KPIs and work with supervisors to achieve their goals
• Participate in required meetings as necessary
• Ensure all employees and food safety compliance is met every day
• Promote a safe and quality environment
• Ability to make sound decisions that are in the best interest of the company
• Address management and employee concerns methodically and respectfully

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Meat Industry experience required
• Working knowledge of the entire Harvest process
• Organizational and time management skills
• Ability to present ideas, concepts, issues, concerns, and questions in a well thought out, positive, and professional manner
• Ability to foster an atmosphere of teamwork and respect
• Functional with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficient in reading, speaking, writing English
• Clear communication skills – verbally and in written form.
• Ability to coach and develop others into becoming better employees
• Leadership skills such as but not limited to conflict resolution, encouraging others and inspiring good work
• Ability to take direction humbly and collaborate in order to define and pursue team goals
• A positive outlook and attitude in taking initiative and problem solving, unprompted

PYSCIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to work in a hot or cold environment
• Exposure to large machinery and loud noises
• Standing for more than 6 hours a day
• Lift/push/pull over 75#
• Must be able to bend, squat, crawl, walk