Operations Lead
Background:
Hany’s Harvest makes whole food-based wellness products in a small commercial kitchen for the national market. Founded in 2017, the business has grown by an average of 65% per year since its inception. Since moving from Brooklyn, NY to the mid-Hudson Valley in 2020, production has primarily been performed by a team of highly skilled, motivated individuals through an employment generation program for neurodivergent adults.
Hany’s Harvest currently seeks an operations Lead to drive day-to-day activities of the business.
Job Summary:
Bring your creative thinking, attention to detail and positive attitude into our dynamic production environment and help lead an excellent team crafting premium whole food wellness products.
The Operations Lead is the main driver of production, helping ensure an efficient pace of production and mastering the role of equipment maintenance and troubleshooting. Additionally, the Operations Lead will be trained in food safety and compliance and will assist in maintaining documentation pertaining to facility certification.
Responsibilities include:
Hands-on role in production within the kitchen and packing facility, including vegetable processing, bottling, juice pressing and fulfillment
Work with team members to produce product efficiently and to high quality standards
Assist with shipping and receiving activities
Ensuring all activities are done safely
Completion of and adherence to food safety training and standards
Assisting in creation of compliance documentation
Skills needed include:
Attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively
Good physical condition for light to moderate manual labor
Able to effectively troubleshoot machinery
Ability to work well in a team environment
Computer fluency, including use of spreadsheets and google drive
Optional/desirable traits include:
Experience working in a commercial kitchen
An interest in wellness products
Experience working with a neurodivergent population (autism, ADHD, etc.)
Starting salary: $25 - $29 per hour commensurate with experience
This is a full time position with flexibility.