FDC Manager

Mission Produce (Nasdaq: AVO) is a global leader in the worldwide fresh produce business, delivering fresh Hass avocados and mangos to retail, wholesale and food service customers in over 25 countries. Since 1983, Mission Produce has been sourcing, producing and distributing fresh Hass avocados, and today also markets mangos and grows blueberries as part of its diversified portfolio. The Company is vertically integrated and owns five state-of-the-art packing facilities across the U.S., Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala.

With sourcing capabilities across 20+ premium growing regions, the company provides a year-round supply of premium fresh fruit. Mission’s global distribution network includes strategically positioned forward distribution centers across key markets throughout North America, China, Europe, and the UK, offering value-added services such as ripening, bagging, custom packing and logistical management. For more information, please visit

JOB SUMMARY

The FDC Manager oversees the management of their respective facility under Mission’s high-quality standards and guidelines. Proactively manage the FDC to ensure that it: produces value in our products and services to our customers; produces a stable, secure, and high-quality work environment for all employees; and produces company market value for all stockholders. In addition, this position will be responsible for the quality of ripening avocados, inventory control, and that quality specifications are obtained and shipped according to standard operating procedures.

• Plan, direct, execute, and monitor the ripening process. Communicate all issues that affect the ripening process.
• Plan, direct, execute, and monitor the bagging and special packing processes and communicate all issues that affect the processes.
• Control of inventory daily; ensure accuracy of all inventory, documented quality evaluations of inbound and outbound product, utilization of inventory to ensure highest sales value and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with sales to interface with customers, buyers, and/or receivers on a regular basis to ensure customer satisfaction in their region.
• Build and maintain an organizational environment which promotes positive staff morale and performance by designing and implementing best practices for the company.
• Ensure human relations processes and standards are upheld amongst the entire staff. Follow up on employees’ needs timely and accurately.
• Foster a culture of employee development. Ensure all employees are trained as per the SOPs and have the tools they need to be successful.
• Maintain cleanliness throughout the entire facility by adhering to all food safety and sanitation standards set forth by the company.
• Communicate weekly and monthly FDC productivity including, inventory, shipments, quality, rejections, labor KPI’s.
• Communicate with sales, sourcing, inventory, accounting, transportation, and HR all related FDC information.
• Develop operations improvements by analyzing process workflow and space requirements, and equipment layout; implement changes.
• Act as the subject matter expert in produce and train staff on produce quality indicators and best practices.
• Facilitate a profitable operation that produces safe quality service efficiently.
• Perform other duties as requested.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, or minimum of 5 years of work-related experience within the Produce Industry, Distribution, or other related industry.
• Business acumen essential.
• Proof of experience developing and leading a team to obtain high performance. Able to coach, develop, and motivate others within and across the organization.
• Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Proven ability to be result focused, metric driven, and translate priorities and actions into measurable results, and hold self and others accountable to achieve individual, departmental, and company goals.
• Demonstrated ability to remain focused with changing objectives, deadlines, and priorities beyond one’s control.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong ability to effectively identify problems by framing issues, leveraging data, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus.
• Ability to work in temperature-controlled environments that can range anywhere from 34 – 42 degrees.
• Willing to travel.