What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Operations Coordinator position at Bakkafrost USA?
Are you driven, determined, and all about healthy food? Then you might be the person we are looking for to join the operations team in our NJ office.
Bakkafrost is one of the world’s leading salmon farming companies, and we are raising probably the best salmon in the world. We have opened a state of the art facility in Wayne NJ, and we are expanding our \team.
You will be a part of a small team that works closely with our production, operations and logistics in NJ. We offer a very dynamic, fast paced environment and a flat hierarchy.
Duties include:
- assist in coordinating production demand from the sales team.
- monitor production processes and ensure it's operating as efficiently as possible in compliance with all regulatory requirements and 3rd party certifications
- collaborate with the production team to optimize workflow efficiency
- coordinate maintenance with production, in-house maintenance and liaise with external service contractors
- planning quality assurance and food safety aspects with the quality team.
Qualifications:
The right candidate for us has the following qualifications:
· 1-2 years of production and operations experience
· Bachelors education in Operations management, Industrial Engineering or Food Science
· Must have excellent communication skills to liaise with internal teams and external contractors.
· Must be able to communicate fluently in English (verbally and written) and Spanish (verbally).
· Must have strong skills with Microsoft Office Suite and experience in Production, WMS or Inventory Software.
- Understanding of food safety regulations (HACCP, GMPs, FDA, or USDA guidelines preferred).
We expect you to be driven, people oriented, proactive, positive, to be able to work in teams and to take the initiative.
We have recently moved into a brand-new processing facility with new offices in Wayne NJ.
We are looking forward to seeing your application.
About Bakkafrost
In Bakkafrost USA, we are importing, processing, and distributing fresh and frozen Atlantic Salmon for foodservice and retail, mainly in the tristate area. In Wayne NJ, we are operating a processing facility and own trucks for distribution.
Bakkafrost USA is a part of the Bakkafrost Group. Bakkafrost is the largest salmon farmer in the Faroe Islands and the second largest salmon farmer in Scotland. Bakkafrost harvested a total of 200 million lbs. of head-on-gutted salmon in 2024. The Group is fully integrated from feed production to smolt, farming, VAP and sales. The Bakkafrost Group had 1,686 employees (full-time equivalents) at the end of 2024. You can read more about Bakkafrost on www.Bakkafrost.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Production Operations: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25