Reporting to the VP of Operations, the Closing Manager will provide hands-on oversight of retail, wholesale, fleet, and closing operations.

Responsibilities:

• Audits driver routes and GPS to ensure deliveries are being made efficiently
• Handles all maintenance of delivery trucks including preventative care
• Implement fuel efficiency procedures with a focus on lowering fuel costs
• Directly oversees the sanitation team and monitors their performance providing feedback to management
• Oversee ongoing and preventative maintenance of all equipment and facilities including plant machinery, refrigeration, roof, doors, etc.
• Order all corrugated and miscellaneous supplies such as retail products, sanitation chemicals, gloves, bags etc.
• Process returned items 
• Assemble late day incoming deliveries and assign them to a driver
• Conduct end of day poultry inventory
• Provide retail office coverage as needed; answer phones, enter orders, and complete retail transactions
• Daily lock up of the retail and wholesale facility

Job Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3-5 years of management experience
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds, sit, stand, reach, bend for long periods
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Sound judgement and decision making abilities
• Trustworthy and proactive

Preferred, but not required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business operations, food sciences or related field
• Knowledge of meats, cuts, yields, and USDA regulations
• HAACP training and certification a plus

• Knife skills
• Wholesale or distribution industry experience