General Manager - Coast Seafood
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Management
General Management, Operations Manager
Overview
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy:
Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary: The General Manager – Coast Seafood, supports our farm, hatchery, and oyster processing operations located in Washington, Oregon, and California. This position directly guides strategic initiatives and manages shellfish operations focused on resource management, process improvement, and efficiency optimization efforts. This role requires a leader with a strategic mindset who can effectively communicate and execute the vision, develop and grow a team, and sustainably and consistently grow and improve the business year after year.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee all farm operations in Nahcotta, Willapa, and Grays Harbor, WA, Tillamook and Coos Bay, OR, and Humboldt Bay, CA in partnership with the Regional Operations Manager.
- Supervise and develop the local teams to drive operational results and continual improvement.
- Develop and implement annual planting and harvesting plans.
- Develop and implement annual farm budgets and transfer pricing. Manage labor and other expenses to meet or exceed budget at each location.
- Oversee the South Bend processing plant and Charleston Processing in partnership with the Operations Manager. Supervise the plant manager and operating team to ensure operational excellence.
- Ensure quality and food safety standards. Oversee and monitor the implementation of HACCP, SQF, and sustainability programs to ensure operational compliance and safety.
- Manage third-party sourcing and relationships with other growers to ensure inventory levels are available to meet sales and customer needs.
- Work closely with farm leadership to ensure continuous product flow and collaborate on planting operations. Oversee bushel rotation to ensure quality, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted production.
- Work with finance and HR leaders to ensure processing payroll is within budgetary limits and develop strategies to decrease overtime and temp labor spending. Manage labor and other operating costs effectively and on budget.
- Collaborate with leadership across the company to ensure regulatory compliance for all processing.
- Oversee transportation operations between South Bend, the Coast farms, and the hatchery.
- Supervise the transportation manager and drivers to ensure operational excellence.
- Responsible for the Coast Transportation P&L. Establish and manage freight rates. Manage labor and operating expenses.
- Supervise and monitor shipping practices at all facilities, ensuring customer orders are delivered accurately and on time. Oversee development and execution of weekly shipping schedules.
- Ensure regulatory compliance including interstate trucking/DOT registration and driver safety.
- Maintain export certificates.
- Oversee logistics for sales operations, work closely with the sales team on sizing and inventory management, and clearing all orders.
- Oversee Samsara and Avatar program compliance and expansion, ensuring all drivers at all locations are compliant and up to date. Additionally, work with individual locations to ensure all vehicles are documented and in good working order.
- Oversee the shellfish hatchery and related operations in Quilcene, WA. Supervise and develop the local team to drive operational results and continual improvement.
- Develop and execute annual production targets for oysters (single seed and bags) and clams to meet the needs of farming and sales. Oversee algae growth, water quality, spawning, and larvae production as well as increasing spat count. Manage diploid and triploid production and ensure proper husbandry and growth cycles.
- Develop and execute the annual operating budget. Manage labor and other expenses to…
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