Grower / Food Safety Specialist

Job Summary:

This position reports directly to the Production Manager. This position is responsible for managing the production staff to produce a product that meets the standards of North Shore Greenhouses and deliver a high quality product to the market place.  The Grower/Food Safety Specialist ensures food safety and food security rules and procedures are followed at all times.

Detailed Responsibilities: 

Growing:

• Monitor Priva on a daily basis, ask questions when necessary, and document findings in conjunction with growing history.
• Report to and work with the County Agricultural Commissioner and file monthly pesticide use reports
• Maintain and improve our Integrated Pest Management Program
• Oversee the Mother Block for Cuttings production
• Research and assist with issues pertaining to cutting propagation.
• Keep weekly records of Growing Times by varieties throughout the year.
• Monitor plant health.
• Recommend environmental or watering schedule changes.
• Maintain growing supply levels/inventory and reorder it as needed.
• Responsible for organizing and documenting trials requested by management.
• Responsible for alarms on duty weeks.

Production:

• Schedule weekly and daily sows of all seed and cutting products. Communicate changes with staff when necessary.
• Monitor data from harvest and planting reports that are completed by greenhouse and packing staff
• Oversee Herb Inventory. Monitor short term and long term availability.
• Manage and make efforts to minimize production shrink
• Monitor inventory of production seed as well as responsible for re-ordering stock.
• Research, document and trial potential new product lines recommended by the Sales and Marketing.

Food Safety and Security:

• Responsible for updating and maintaining Food Safety Program in compliance with our current Global Gap certification.
• Verify documentation and SOP’s are followed to company and certification standards; file documents for auditors review.
• Organize Food Recall Team; update manuals and emergency contacts.

Quality Assurance:

• Responsible for maintaining and updating both copies (Sales and Production) of the Quality Control Manual.
• Supervise Quality Control and Inventory personnel.
• Documentation of product shelf life trials for all products.

Skills:

• Active listening— Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking— using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making— Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring— Monitor and assess performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination— adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Management of Personnel Resources— Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Social Perceptiveness— Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking— talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Operation Monitoring— watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine are working properly.
• Time Management— managing one’s own time and the time of others.

North Shore Greenhouses, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested candidates should reply with a cover letter and resume to Ashley Cullen-Carroll at ashley@northshoregreenhouses.com.  Only qualified applicants will be considered.