Duda Farm Fresh Foods, is currently looking for an Operations Manager to join our operations team at our SCCOOP facility located in Iron City, GA. This position will oversee all operational facets including activities being conducted by SCCOOP as well as Duda’s tray packing operations being conducted in the same facility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Custom Planting – Manage personnel and equipment conducting the planting of sweet corn planting schedules; maintain accurate records of all plantings, location, variety, seed usage, and estimated maturity dates.
- Harvest Coordination – Coordinate daily harvesting activities for all sweet corn acreage shipping to SCCOOP facility for cooling, sale, and shipping including internal and external contractors.
- Facility Management – Oversee personnel and all aspects of the operations at the SCCOOP facility ensuring that all protocols for corn receiving, inspection, and cooling are followed; implement both food safety and facility safety programs as assigned.
- Coordinate with Dandy Cooling personnel to ensure product is available and customer orders are filled in a timely and accurate manner.
- Tray Pack Operations – Act as location management for the Duda tray pack corm room at SCCOOP; oversee local supervision to ensure product schedules are achieved while following proper safety and food safety protocols; coordinate machine maintenance as needed; ensure that premium quality product is available to fill every scheduled order.
- Reporting – Provide the timely reporting of data supporting cost, production, and other financial reports.
- Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.
- Overnight Travel may be required.
- Other tasks as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Five or more years in agricultural operations management, sweet corn production, packinghouse operations, preferred
- Certifications in areas of Food Safety, HACCP, General Safety, preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel; General office administration; Excellent time management skills.
- Keen attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills required.
- Valid State of GA driver’s license.
All applicants must be able to pass a physical, drug test, and criminal background check. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free work environment. We offer an excellent benefit package as part of our total compensation including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement program, paid time off and much more.
Duda is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a full benefit package, competitive wages, and career advancement. No agencies please.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- Five or more years in agricultural operations management
- Certifications in areas of Food Safety, HACCP, General Safety
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Valid State of GA driver's license
What We Do
A. Duda & Sons, Inc. (DUDA) is a privately owned, diversified land company headquartered in Oviedo, Florida, engaged in a variety of agricultural and real estate operations. Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, continues the company’s legacy as a quality grower, shipper and marketer of fresh produce with operations in Florida, California, Arizona, Georgia and Michigan. Duda Ranches oversees the company’s diversified agricultural operations which include sod, sugarcane, citrus and cattle. The Viera Company manages the development of DUDA’s non-agricultural land. The master planned new town of Viera, Florida, is its major community development. Viera Realty and Viera Builders provide vertical integration of the company’s real estate operations. Duran Golf Club in the community of Viera offers a championship golf course and golf learning center. The company’s commercial property division manages a portfolio of commercial entities across the country, and the corporation's land asset management division actively seeks to enhance the value of existing land holdings and ag-oriented properties and facilities.
