What are the responsibilities and job description for the Harvesting Supervisor position at Monterey Mushrooms, LLC?
Job Title: Harvesting Supervisor
Reporting To: Erick Chacon
Location: Madisonville TX
Our simple vision is to be the best integrated mushroom company in North America by efficiently delivering superior value to our customers and consumers. We do that by creating long-term value for customers, teammates, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. We work intentionally toward that vision with a collaborative team foundation. Our principles of trust, respect, integrity, shared vision, empowerment, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement spur our actions every day as we work to achieve our purpose.
At the heart of our culture is a group of individuals who dedicate themselves to their work and each other day in and day out. That’s why we invest in enhancing the lives in the communities around Monterey Mushrooms locations. In our hearts, we’re humble farmers. We’re proud of our continent-wide reach from Monterey Mushrooms locations across North America — from coast to coast and Mexico — focused on our company purpose of Enhancing People’s Lives. For more information, please visit our website. www.montereymushrooms.com.
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Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) is a global sustainable food-chain investment private equity firm based in California and New York. The firm invests in middle-market companies across North America and Europe. PSP is exclusively focused on investing in food and agribusiness companies and brings a collaborative and active management approach to its portfolio companies.
Over the past 20 years, PSP (together with certain predecessor and related entities) has invested $5.7 billion of equity capital across 87 food and agribusiness investments (including 31 platform transactions), representing over $10.0 billion of total transaction value. Currently, the fund’s portfolio is comprised of 17 food and ag companies and a total of $6.5 billion in AUM. PSP recently held its final closing for Fund VI at $1.7 billion, which was above its original target of $1.5 billion and 17% bigger than its previous $1.4 billion Fund V.
Of any industry, we believe food and agribusiness presents perhaps the greatest opportunity to simultaneously create value and drive positive impact through responsible investment practices. PSP is committed to addressing imminent challenges facing the food and agriculture sector by championing companies that provide innovative solutions around food security, economic growth, human rights, positive environmental impacts and health products. With an intensive focus on Sustainability & ESG, we are a proud signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment, the global leading proponent of incorporating ESG factors in investment decisions and processes. To this end, these investments are deeply aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as zero hunger, clean water and sanitation and climate action, among many others. Monterey Mushrooms is a portfolio company of Paine Schwartz Partners, who invested in the business in May 2022. For more information on Paine Schwartz Partners, please visit www.paineschwartz.com.
Why Join Monterey Mushrooms?
The position of Harvesting Supervisor is to provide direct leadership to and support personnel in all functions related to the harvesting of mushrooms, with special attention to quality, timing, safety and cost effectiveness, and ensuring that employees continually improve.
What do we expect?
Reporting To: Erick Chacon
Location: Madisonville TX
Our simple vision is to be the best integrated mushroom company in North America by efficiently delivering superior value to our customers and consumers. We do that by creating long-term value for customers, teammates, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. We work intentionally toward that vision with a collaborative team foundation. Our principles of trust, respect, integrity, shared vision, empowerment, teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement spur our actions every day as we work to achieve our purpose.
At the heart of our culture is a group of individuals who dedicate themselves to their work and each other day in and day out. That’s why we invest in enhancing the lives in the communities around Monterey Mushrooms locations. In our hearts, we’re humble farmers. We’re proud of our continent-wide reach from Monterey Mushrooms locations across North America — from coast to coast and Mexico — focused on our company purpose of Enhancing People’s Lives. For more information, please visit our website. www.montereymushrooms.com.
Follow us on our socials!
Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) is a global sustainable food-chain investment private equity firm based in California and New York. The firm invests in middle-market companies across North America and Europe. PSP is exclusively focused on investing in food and agribusiness companies and brings a collaborative and active management approach to its portfolio companies.
Over the past 20 years, PSP (together with certain predecessor and related entities) has invested $5.7 billion of equity capital across 87 food and agribusiness investments (including 31 platform transactions), representing over $10.0 billion of total transaction value. Currently, the fund’s portfolio is comprised of 17 food and ag companies and a total of $6.5 billion in AUM. PSP recently held its final closing for Fund VI at $1.7 billion, which was above its original target of $1.5 billion and 17% bigger than its previous $1.4 billion Fund V.
Of any industry, we believe food and agribusiness presents perhaps the greatest opportunity to simultaneously create value and drive positive impact through responsible investment practices. PSP is committed to addressing imminent challenges facing the food and agriculture sector by championing companies that provide innovative solutions around food security, economic growth, human rights, positive environmental impacts and health products. With an intensive focus on Sustainability & ESG, we are a proud signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment, the global leading proponent of incorporating ESG factors in investment decisions and processes. To this end, these investments are deeply aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as zero hunger, clean water and sanitation and climate action, among many others. Monterey Mushrooms is a portfolio company of Paine Schwartz Partners, who invested in the business in May 2022. For more information on Paine Schwartz Partners, please visit www.paineschwartz.com.
Why Join Monterey Mushrooms?
The position of Harvesting Supervisor is to provide direct leadership to and support personnel in all functions related to the harvesting of mushrooms, with special attention to quality, timing, safety and cost effectiveness, and ensuring that employees continually improve.
What do we expect?
- Monitor departmental activities including areas affecting safety, quality GMP, sanitation and costs; audit activities of crew leaders; counsel employees on performance related issues; train and retrain as necessary.
- Work with Harvesting Foreperson in accurately forecasting the daily pick; harvest products required by Packing.
- Ensure that rooms are stocked with baskets, tills, cans, and other supplies; reduce waste on floors; promote continuous improvement.
- Monitor overall product quality and specific customer requirements; monitor product quality as affected by production and other external influences.
- Communicate and coordinate with other departments regarding repairs, scheduling changes, or other problem resolution.
- Monitor room environment and moisture levels to produce a high-level crop that meets quality, yield, sizing and timing standards; ensure proper bed and room maintenance.
- Enforce and comply with all GMP/HACCP and Safety rules and regulations. Attend and/or conduct Safety meetings as required.
- Coordinate and monitor training of salaried and hourly personnel; attend all required meetings and training.
- Fill in for Harvesting Manager in their absence.
- Coordinate completion of counseling and performance reviews with special emphasis on quality, fill of containers, safety, attendance, and GMPs.
- Coordinate with the Harvesting Manager and HR regarding hiring and termination of employees.
- Perform accurate record keeping of crops in the assigned area.
- Perform other job duties assigned by supervisor.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish).
- 1-3 years in a supervisory or management role.
- Extensive knowledge of the Harvesting operation.
- Knowledge of basic mathematics.
- Excellent computer skills including Word and Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field.
- Produce or food manufacturing experience.