Stacyville, Iowa | Regenerative Food Processing
The RAA was created to build a regenerative, equitable, and socially just agriculture sector. We are focused on scaling up a systems-level regenerative poultry solution that restores ecological balance, produces nourishing food, and puts money back into the hands of farmers and food chain workers. To do this requires building a supply chain from the ground up, that integrates grassroots organizing of farmers with physical infrastructure and other regenerative enterprises. The Stacyville Poultry Processor serves as the primary processing facility for the Poultry-Centered Regenerative Agriculture Ecosystem in the Midwest.
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Deadline: July 26th, 2024
Preferred Start Date: August 5th, 2024
Position Summary: A primary outcome of this job is to ensure timely and cost-efficient processing, quality control, and management of poultry processed at the Stacyville Poultry Processing Plant. This includes coordination with farmers and other custom processing food brands from the time of scheduling processing dates through the shipment/customer pick up of the product out of the facility. Key roles include; day-to-day supervision of the plant’s staff to achieve required production and quality standards are met and ensuring the safety, sanitation and other critical regulatory and managerial aspects of the processing facility, as well as building and maintaining a healthy working environment. Along with their co-manager, this position is responsible for overseeing the coordination of all line production activities by performing the following duties.
Shared Duties and Responsibilities: include the following, other duties may be assigned.
Lead Responsibilities
Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in food science, ag-business or related discipline; and/or five+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior experience in USDA meat processing facilities preferred.
Language Ability: Read, analyze and interpret business, professional, technical or governmental documents. Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the public. Bilingual Spanish-English language skills preferred.
Mathematical Ability: Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Products, basic networks troubleshooting or capacity to interface with technical service providers, internet and basic computer set-up and management for desktops and portable computers, VistaTrac, Google Suite and QuickBooks accounting software experience preferred.
Certificates and Licenses: Previous HACCP certification strongly preferred, or willing to complete training course provided by the facility
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