Seafood Production Manager

Atlantic Offshore Fishery; Point Pleasant Beach (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Job summary

A seafood wholesale company located in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, seeks an experienced Seafood Wholesale Production Manager. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in seafood production and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing the cutting and packing processes, ensuring food safety compliance, and maintaining communication between logistics teams. This position offers competitive salary along with benefits including a 401(k), performance-based bonuses, and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in seafood production, fabrication, or seafood related experience.
• Strong understanding of seafood species, portioning, and labeling.
• Experience supervising production teams and maintaining food safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Delegate to fish cutters and packers to ensure accurate weighing, portioning, and labeling.
• Review daily orders and cutting lists; verify completion and quality.
• Manage the team to stage and organize orders for proper routing and temperature control.
• Monitor and adjust workflow to meet delivery deadlines.
• Resolve production or packing issues immediately to prevent delays.

Skills

Seafood production knowledge

Supervisory experience

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Ability to multitask

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU HAVE NO SEAFOOD EXPERIENCE.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES SEAFOOD KNOWLEDGE.

We are hiring a Full Time: Seafood Wholesale Production Manager.

Position Summary

The Production Manager acts as the central coordinator between sales, production, and the logistics teams. This role manages the team to execute the daily cutting, packing, and staging process to ensure orders are fabricated correctly, labeled accurately, and delivered on time. The production manager maintains real-time communication with the warehouse, office team and the delivery drivers to keep operations running smoothly.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Delegate to fish cutters and packers to ensure accurate weighing, portioning, and labeling.
• Review daily orders and cutting lists; verify completion and quality.
• Manage the team to Stage and organize orders for proper routing and temperature control.
• Monitor and adjust workflow to meet delivery deadlines.
• Communicate constantly with the Purchasing & Logistics Manager on order timing, special requests, and route readiness.
• Resolve production or packing issues immediately to prevent delays.
• Manage the team to properly verify each order is correctly tagged, packed, and signed before truck loading.
• Constantly analyzing the processes & striving to make the team more efficient and effective.
• Enforce food safety, sanitation, and labeling compliance.
• Conduct final QC inspections on orders before dispatch.
• Report product shortages or issues to purchasing and sales teams.
• Ensure product traceability records and production logs are complete daily.
• Manage the Inventory with the Warehouse Lead

Qualifications and Competencies

• 8+ years in seafood production, fabrication, or seafood related experience.
• Strong understanding of seafood species, portioning, and labeling.
• Experience supervising production teams and maintaining food safety compliance.
• Detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage production timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to multitask under pressure and remain calm.