Manufacturing Manager

Company: AHA! Recruiting Experts
Location: Albany
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Are you a self-driven, manufacturing management professional with experience working in a Lean environment? Are you a quick learner who takes pride in tackling challenges? Do you enjoy motivating others and building teams that are effective and efficient? Does the idea of working for an innovative, environmentally responsible, and science-based Salmon farming company appeal to you?If you said YES to all of these, then you could be a great fit as our Processing/Manufacturing Manager!

WHO WE ARE AquaBounty is a small, but growing, company with a bold visionto pioneer a sustainable and nutritious future by transforming aquaculture. We raise Atlantic salmon that is nutritious, delicious, fresh, and affordable.From our CEO to our farm technicians, AquaBounty's team members share a passionate belief that smarter, science-based aquaculture can change the world.AquaBounty raises Atlantic salmon in carefully monitored, indoor, land-based farms. AquaBounty's genetically engineered salmon, have been precision-bred to reach market size in approximately half the time of conventional salmon, with improved efficiency. AquaBounty's Atlantic salmon was genetically engineered one time, 30 years ago, to help the fish during their early, most vulnerable stages of growth. AquaBounty's salmon is the first bioengineered animal protein approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada for commercial production and human consumption.WE BELIEVE

• Excellence. We do our best every day to learn new skills and solve real problems that lead to a better world, a rewarding workplace and fulfilled customers.
• Passion. We embrace an authentic belief in our mission and purpose through doing what we love and loving what we do with dedication and energy.
• Innovation. We pioneer change by enabling courage, curiosity, and creative thinking. Seeking continuous improvement of methods, practices, and technologies.
• Collaboration. Respecting our differences as we work together to achieve shared success, with humility, compassion, and open-mindedness.YOU ARE THE IDEAL CANDIDATE IF YOU ARE
  • A True Leader You support and motivate the team to work at their best as both individuals and part of the team. You create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
  • Methodical You are very systematic in thought and behavior. You maintain workflow and safety standards by monitoring the steps of the process, setting processing variables, and observing control points and equipment. You possess an incredibly high level of attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
  • Quality-Oriented You believe in building-in quality. You optimize the team, so the team can optimize the process.
  • Self-Driven You have a proven track record of motivating yourself to take initiative and begin and complete tasks without external prodding.
  • Systems-Driven You lean towards creating processes for doing things better, faster, easier. If there's an easier way to do something, you create it and are resourceful enough to get it done without the need for help.
  • Communicative You are an excellent communicator and are comfortable with creating and maintaining strong relationships with the entire team.
  • Quick-Thinking You are quick to look for solutions when problems arise. You constantly strive to find new ways of overcoming obstacles and simpler ways to get results.
  • Believe in What We Do You appreciate that you are part of a team that is harvesting and processing over 400k fish. Everything you do is to ensure all fish that leave the plant are safe and of high quality.YOU POSSESS THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS
    • 3+ years leadership experience working in a manufacturing environment (food production experience preferred)
    • Background in Lean Management Systems preferred WHAT YOU WILL DO AS THE PROCESSING MANAGER
      • Manage all operations to ensure high-quality safe and efficient processing, packaging and shipping of fresh salmon to out customers.
      • Oversee the entire operations from the time the time the fish are transferred from the Grow Out Unit until they are harvested, processed and shipped.
      • Coach the Processing team to support the excellent coordination and care of the fish within the Conditioning Unit to ensure SOP and related work instruction compliance.
      • Maintain accurate records for auditory purposes.
      • Provide training and support to the team on maintaining complaint, sanitary conditions consistent with customer requirements when harvesting, processing and shipping fish.
      • Implement continuous improvement strategies relevant to current aspects of the long-term roadmap.
      • Establish and actively coach the team on strategies for improved safety practices, and quality of work.
      • Improve all strategy deployment goals and targets.
      • Achieve target performance levels of the Quality Management System.
      • Establish and uphold practice standards that ensure the proper care of equipment and the protection against the damage of any fish.WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING WITH US
        • Option to enroll in Health Insurance Plan including Life, Dental, Vision
        • 401k with a 3% match
        • Paid Vacation and Sick Time
        • Training and coaching are provided.
        • Opportunity to grow within a company on the cutting edge of aquaculture
        • Annual Salary $60-80k
        • Relocation package provided Are you ready to join an innovative, driven team in the world's fastest-growing food-production sector? Apply NOW to be invited to complete a short video interview by our recruiting partners, AHA! Recruiting Experts.
          
          WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AquaBounty and AHA! Recruiting Experts provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Associated topics: bioengineering, bioinformatic, biological engineer, bioprocess, fermentation, hereditary, medical, metabolic, neurodegenerative, pain

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