Head of Processing Plant

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Agribusiness Management or related field.
  
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, processing, or industrial operations, ideally in horticulture or floriculture.
  
• Proven track record of successfully leading and scaling the operations of a similar facility successfully.
  
• Experience improving performance in fast-paced environments.
  
• Strong operational and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to implement structure, KPIs, and systems.
  
• Comfortable working with data and performance metrics.
  
• Ability to balance hands-on execution with planning and improvement.
  

Run and stabilize processing operations.

• Own end-to-end operations (processing, fish meal, novel)
  
• Directly manage supervisors and managers across functions
  
• Be present on the floor to drive execution, solve problems, and enforce standards
  
• Bring structure and control to daily operations
  

Build a culture focused on performance management and KPIs.

• Closely monitor KPIs (throughput, yield, costs, quality)
  
• Establish daily tracking and performance routines
  

Drive improvement and scale output.

• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and realize solutions for them
  
• Lead initiatives to improve yield, productivity, and cost efficiency
  
• Run trials and implement process improvements
  
• Scale operations in a controlled and repeatable way
  

Partner with production, operations and support functions for systems planning.

• Put in place simple, effective operational systems and processes
  
• Oversee production planning and capacity management
  
• Coordinate with harvesting, logistics, and other teams
  
• Work with technical teams to implement and improve data systems