Charlie’s Produce - Who We Are

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie’s was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus.

With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.

What we offer:

• An amazing company culture!
• Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
• ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
• Paid vacations, paid holidays.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits, and onsite parking.
• Coverage under State Sick Leave.
• 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• Salary Dependent on Experience and Location of Role
• Potential 90-day performance-based raise
• Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure

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  Manages & creates policy deployment in the areas of budgeting, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, product & employee safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, and process performance measures.
• Works with the Operations Manager for best product scheduling to increase efficiencies and reduce inefficient labor practices while maximizing quality.
• Provides leadership and direction to floor managers, freight sales and logistics coordinators.
• Provides leadership for employee relations
• This position shares responsibility for ensuring the overall product safety at Charlie’s Produce.
• Active & participating member of Food Safety and HACCP Teams.
• Works with the CPL General Manager to build annual facility budgets to facilitate and lead to continued growth of the business.
• Manages compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Special projects as assigned by the CPL General Manager.
• Maintain good relations with colleagues, vendors, customers both internal and external.

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  5+ years managing experience, any of that time spent in management within the logistics industry being a plus
• Leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Understanding of logistics and shipping methods to and around Alaska.
• Quality-minded orientation and attention to detail & process flow.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution.
• Building High performance leaders and strong teams.
• Intermediate MS Office and computer proficiency
• Management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of emotional intelligence.