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Assistant Agriculture Manager

Employer
Lakeside Foods
Location
Owatonna
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
Agriculture
Role
Manager
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time
At Lakeside, we're committed to growing our company - and our people. When you join the Lakeside team, you'll become part of our family. Since 1887 we've produced a diverse line of canned and frozen foods. We sell our products through major retailers, food service distributors and national restaurant chains. We're driven to find new, innovative ways to serve our customers and our community. And there's a seat at the table for you.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The position of Assistant Agriculture Manager offers a hardworking, team-oriented individual the opportunity to assist the Agriculture Manager, supervise all employees, all raw product, maintenance, and job performance.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Assist in managing the company's raw product needs.
Assist supervising planting and harvesting operations.
Maintain an open line of communication with all employees.
Require from all employees the best possible job performance.
Cooperate with General Manager to minimize cost.
Supervise all maintenance and housekeeping projects.
Keep current of changes in the area of agriculture, including new seed varieties and growing and harvesting methods.
Maintain good working relationship with Company growers.
Ensure all personnel maintain work area in a clean and orderly manner.
May perform other duties as assigned by General Manager/Agriculture Manager.
Ensure all personnel follow Lakeside Foods established policies and procedures for their job as described in the training manual and orientation program.
Notify General Manager/Agriculture Manager immediately if any unsafe or potentially hazardous conditions are discovered and ensure action is taken immediately.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Knowledge:

A minimum of two years of college preferred or equivalent experience.
Should have overall knowledge of field operations and equipment.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Teamwork at Lakeside (TAL):
Through individual and team efforts, enthusiastically work toward the continuous improvement of his/her job, work area, department and Lakeside as a whole. Fully participate in TAL by "living" Lakeside's Standards of Conduct and being an active member of operational and project teams. By action and work, clearly and visibly demonstrate the spirit of teamwork, cooperation and respect for others in all business transactions and exchanges.

IND1

Lakeside Foods welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status.

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