Harvest General Foreman

Creekstone Farms; Arkansas City (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Creekstone Farms in Arkansas City, KS, seeks a Harvest General Foreman to oversee daily harvest operations, ensuring production, food safety, and regulatory compliance while leading supervisors and hourly teams.

Responsibilities include directing harvest floor activities, maintaining equipment, boosting productivity, and coaching staff with a continuous improvement mindset. Strong communication, leadership, and English proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Proficient in reading, speaking, writing English; MS Office familiarity.
• Clear communication skills – verbally and in written form.
• Ability to coach and develop others into becoming better employees.
• Leadership skills including conflict resolution and motivating others.
• Ability to take direction humbly and collaborate to achieve team goals.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate all harvest floor operations to meet daily production schedules and yields.
• Monitor staffing levels and adjust crewing as needed.
• Ensure all equipment is operational with maintenance teams.
• Drive productivity improvements and engage the workforce.
• Monitor floor KPIs and help supervisors reach their goals.
• Participate in required meetings as necessary.
• Ensure daily compliance with safety and food safety standards.
• Promote a safe and quality environment.
• Make sound decisions 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

Team leadership

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

Verbal and written communication

Coaching and development

Conflict resolution

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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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