Operations Manager

Flying Food Group; Kahului (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Flying Food Group, LLC is seeking an Operations Manager to coordinate transportation, dispatch, sanitation, warehouse and equipment setup to ensure accurate loading and on-time delivery of meals to customers. The role requires managing the operations budget, training programs, and ensuring compliance with TSA, CBP, HACCP and safety procedures.

The position operates in a professional office environment within a refrigerated facility and may involve supervisory duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Food manufacturing or processing experience a plus.
• A minimum of 4-5 years broad-based Operations Management.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus.
• Financial management and Leadership skills.
• Effective employee relations skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, specifically in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation, dispatch, sanitation, warehouse, and equipment setup to deliver accurate, quality service to customers.
• Manage operations budget to achieve financial goals and interface with customers to ensure satisfaction.
• Ensure TSA, CBP, HACCP compliance and food safety across the facility.
• Ensure safety awareness and training is implemented in all related departments.
• Supervise and oversee operations within Transportation, Production, Equipment Setup, Sanitation.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles in good working condition.
• Support continuous improvement and cost control across the department.

Skills

Lean

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Bilingual EN/ES

Financial management

Leadership

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Operations Manager is responsible for coordinating transportation, dispatch, sanitation, warehouse, equipment setup, to deliver accurate, quality service to our customers. They manage the budget for operations to achieve financial goals, ensure training is effectively administered, compliance with TSA, CBP, and compliance with HACCP plans and regulations. Ensures safety awareness and prevention measure are followed within the facility on a continuous basis to prevent accidents.

• Supervises and oversees General operations within Transportation, Production, Equipment Setup, Sanitation, including porters.
• Ensure safe practices are followed while loading and unloading aircraft.
• Ensure drivers and coordinators follow customer requirements and aircraft requirements.
• Manage equipment setup department to ensure accurate loading of carts.
• Comply with third party security inspection and verification procedures.
• Ensure food safety and HACCP requirement are followed with meals in final hold and meals loaded on the customer aircraft.
• Coordinate dishroom operation to ensure equipment is clean, organized correctly and available to the facility to meet production requirements.
• Coordinate Equipment Setup to ensure accurate packing and delivery of product to the Customer.
• Manage customer inventory in facility and in outside warehouse.
• Ensure all equipment and vehicles are properly maintained and in good working condition.
• Manage departmental costs to ensure attainment of monthly financial budget. Interface with customers to ensure satisfaction and follow up on issues.
• Ensure HACCP procedures are followed, and employees are trained. Ensure safety awareness and training implemented in all related departments.

Additional Responsibilities

• Knowledge of internal policies and procedures
• Competent to work independently within area of expertise.
• Ability to solve quality related problems.
• Ability to deal with a variety of compliance situations and implement continuous improvement.
• Knows and follows all safety requirements; strives to maintain a safe work environment.
• Effectively gives and receives feedback; willingly asks questions and seeks direction, as needed.
• Must be able to function within a team environment.
• Well versed in Bonded procedures

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Food manufacturing or processing experience a plus
• A minimum of 4-5 years broad-based
• Operations Management Candidate bilingual in English and Spanish a plus
• Financial management and Leadership skills
• Effective employee relations skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, specifically in Excel

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position may have supervisory responsibilities.

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Manufacturing experience and/or Food Processing industry a plus
• A minimum of 4-5 years broad-based Operations Management
• Working knowledge of HACCP, USDA, and FDA compliance
• Candidate bilingual in English and Spanish a plus
• Financial management and Leadership skills
• Effective employee relations skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite, specifically in Excel

This job operates in a professional Office environment. This role routinely uses standard Office equipment. The facility is widely refrigerated, and work is required inside refrigerated processing areas.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time exempt position in a 24/7/365 work environment.

Travel Requirements

0%

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit, retirement program 401(k), tuition reimbursement, MetLife- Legal Program, and pet insurance.