Home Place Pastures is a 5th generation regenerative farm in Como, MS specializing in grass fed beef and pasture raised pork. We are seeking a key team member to manage production in our USDA harvest and processing facility on our farm. This position will involve process and personnel management and will require organizational and leadership skills. For more a more detailed understanding of the job, and the compensation range please submit your resume and cover letter below.

Hours:

Monday through Friday 7am to 4pm

Objectives:

Learn and follow establishment food safety plan

• HACCP plan
• Humane Handling Plan
• SOP’s
• SSOP (sanitation standard operating procedures)
• Pre-operational and post operational logs, temperature logs, food safety records

Learn production software system

• Lotting system for harvest, production, and shipping
• Labeling and packaging, special label claims, and private label applications
• SKU specs and descriptions

Provide strong floor leadership and system development

• Workflow standardization and quality control
• Training for new and existing employees
• Floor presence and leadership
• Support and accountability for crew supervisors
• Maintain an attitude of constant improvement and pride in our mission and work

Learn to operate and develop a preventative maintenance plan for equipment

• Basic operation
• Sanitation and maintenance for equipment including: bandsaws, grinders, portioners, formers, and packaging machines

Oversee establishment product sampling

• Weekly carcass samples taken for lab analysis
• Monthly water samples
• Finished product testing

Skills/ Experience

• At least 2 years of food/ meat industry experience required
• At least 2 years of management experience required
• Basic computer skills (microsoft office/ google drive) and professional email communication
• Must be growth and improvement focused. An interest in local food and regenerative meats is preferred

Goals

• Increase carcass throughput and utilization
• Hit company key performance indicator for labor per carcass for beef and pork
• Improve establishment organization and sanitation
• Enhance sanitation, quality and consistency across all products
• Build and manage a skilled, productive team

Benefits

• PTO and Holiday pay
• 30% Employee discount for all HPP products
• Access to company health care plan*
• 401k match up to 3%

Compensation

• High Impact, salaried position: annual compensation based on experience.
• 30% off all HPP products
• 12 days accrued PTO per year
• 4 days holiday pay (New Years Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
• 3% 401k match
• Access to company health insurance plan

To Apply

Please submit a resume and cover letter to marshall@homeplacepastures.com. Qualified applicants will be invited for a first round phone interview.