Now Hiring: Warehouse Operations Manager

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About Us

Harvie is a grocery home delivery service based in Lawrenceville that was founded in 2020 with a mission to make it as simple as possible for families to have access to local foods and for farmers and producers to have a platform to distribute their goods to the community. Get to know our team at https://eatharvie.com/behindthebox!

Each week the Harvie crew works together in our Pittsburgh warehouse to aggregate products from our farm and producer partners and create customized grocery boxes for customers in both Pittsburgh and now Philadelphia. Products include produce, eggs, milk, cheese, bread, meat, flowers, and many other items to create a full grocery experience.

About the Position

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Operation Manager to work in our start-up food hub environment. As such you will contribute to our mission of growing the local food economy by committing to the management of the overall warehouse operation and our diverse teams within, ensuring that our members receive the best groceries in Pittsburgh every single week!

Responsibilities:

  • Implement and uphold lean manufacturing strategies to boost efficiency, diminish waste, and enhance overall warehouse functionality.
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to align lean methodologies across broader operational procedures.
  • Manage daily warehouse activities to align with HACCP guidelines and other crucial food safety standards.
  • Execute regular audits and risk evaluations to pinpoint improvement opportunities in warehouse operations and food safety measures.
  • Cultivate a team of warehouse personnel, championing a culture of ongoing enhancement, teamwork, and excellence.
  • Formulate and oversee aggressive yet achievable key performance indicators (KPIs) with lean initiatives and HACCP compliance in mind
  • Optimize inventory management, warehouse layout, and logistics to improve storage solutions and reduce lead times.
  • Conduct performance evaluations for direct reports and ensure a high level of employee engagement.
  • Keep up-to-date with the latest in lean manufacturing, food warehousing, and HACCP standards, ensuring best practices are consistently applied.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, with preferred certifications in lean manufacturing and HACCP
  • Demonstrated expertise in warehouse management, underscored by a profound knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and HACCP protocols
  • In-depth understanding of food warehousing regulations and safety norms
  • Proven leader with the ability to guide team towards multiple goals simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills with a strong aptitude for applying lean methodologies to drive operational progress
  • Effective communicator, adept at working with a variety of stakeholders.
  • The ability to think analytically for interpreting data, identifying trends, and making data-driven decisions to improve operational efficiency

Important Details:

  • Seeking full-time salaried employees in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Starting salary range from $75,000  – $90,000
  • Benefits include:
    • Health insurance: medical, vision and dental covered at 70% by Harvie
    • Paid time off: vacation, personal, and floating holidays of your choice
    • 401k with up to 4% company matching
    • Paid parental leave
    • 30% off your own weekly grocery box!

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*HIRED* Now Hiring: Freezer Lead

Freezer Lead

Apply here:  https://airtable.com/app620rCBjepziTKe/shrUgydOo5Epv07X0

About Us

Harvie is a grocery home delivery service based in Lawrenceville that was founded in 2020 with a mission to make it as simple as possible for families to have access to local foods. Get to know our team at https://eatharvie.com/behindthebox!

Each week the Harvie crew works together in our Pittsburgh warehouse to aggregate products from our farm and producer partners and create customized grocery boxes for customers. Products include produce, eggs, milk, cheese, bread, meat, flowers, and many other items to create a full grocery experience. Unlike a physical grocery store, all boxes are delivered to member homes, so you won’t have any customer interaction throughout your day.

About the Position

We are looking for smart and motivated individuals who want to work in a start-up food hub environment as our Freezer Lead. As such you will contribute to our mission of helping small farms and producers beat the big guys by committing to the storage, organization, quality control, and efficiency of the freezer section of our warehouse and ensuring that our members receive the best groceries in Pittsburgh every single week!

Responsibilities:

  • Guides all Freezer Associates in the Frozen Department before, during, and after box packing to ensure quality, accuracy, and efficiency are maintained
  • Leads the team in the accurate tracking of freezer inventory and works through any issues with the Sourcing Department
  • Organizes freezer products in storage as well as on the line according to food safety guidelines and ensuring a safe and efficient usage of the space for our employees
  • Works closely with the Receiving and Sourcing Departments to ensure products are arriving on time and in the right condition; proposes solutions for future deliveries
  • Collaborates with the Fulfillment Manager and other area leads to improve the efficiency and accuracy of box packing as the expert on the freezer line’s intricacies
  • Aids in the continual training process of Freezer Associates and helps determine which employees would be best suited to work on this team
  • Fills into packing, inventory, and other roles as needed
  • Relays when new team members are needed to the Operations Manager with overall efficiency and labor costs in mind

Important Details:

  • Seeking full-time employees in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Compensation begins at $18/hour
  • Full time shift: Mondays 9am – 4pm, Tuesdays – Friday 8am – 4pm
  • Benefits include:
    • Health insurance: medical, vision and dental covered at 70% by Harvie
    • Paid time off: vacation, personal, and floating holidays of your choice
    • Paid lunch breaks
    • 401k with up to 4% company matching
    • Paid parental leave
    • 30% off your own weekly grocery box!

About You:

  • Comfortable working in a freezer at various intervals throughout shift
  • Strong knowledge of quality control and food safety best practices
  • Experience in fast-paced production facilities, grocery stores, or restaurants
  • Personal connection to agriculture and interested in supporting local farms
  • Able to do physical, repetitive tasks that involve heavy lifting and maneuvering on a warehouse floor
  • Reliable and efficient worker with an extremely high attention to detail
  • Strong oral and written communicator with a natural ability to lead others
  • Able to make effective decisions in fast-paced environments with composure and without having to consult superiors
  • Adept at entering accurate data for inventory, safety and quality reports as needed

    Apply here:  https://airtable.com/app620rCBjepziTKe/shrUgydOo5Epv07X0

Day 1 for Pennsylvania’s local food economy

For the last 20 years I have had a vision of local farmers feeding local communities. This week, we took a huge step towards that vision.

After over a year of work (including one false start this past summer), our new distribution center is fully operational!

This new facility is a piece of the infrastructure that a robust and resilient local food economy needs to thrive.

Now we can take the next step in growing this vision: this year we will grow to support local food economies across Pennsylvania. 

Last year, you supported over 350 local farmers and producers through Harvie. This year, we hope you will join us in increasing your impact as we introduce you to many more local products and producers with the increased capacity of our new distribution center.

I want to take a moment to thank all of the Harvie staff that persevered through a difficult year of operations as we built out the new distribution center, the 45 members who joined us as 5-year Harvie Green members which helped us finally get our doors open, our farmers and producers for producing amazing food, and each of you for eating local food every week, making this vision into a reality.

Every meal is a choice of how we want to live, eat, and work together.

I’m so proud that you have chosen to eat with Harvie. Thank you!

Eat with Purpose!

Simon Huntley
Founder, Harvie

New, Peak Season, and Last Call | January 2024

Just arriving: Baby Mizuna & Arugula Salad Greens from Clarion River Organics, Rover Radishes from Getblok Farms, Purple “Crooked” Carrots from Central PA Produce, Dried Gomphrena & Marigold Flowers from Pisarcik Flower Farm, and Green Garlic from Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative

Peak season: Stripetti and Carnival Squash from Blue Goose Farm, Rutabaga & Purple Top Turnips from Clarion River Organics, Chioggia & Gold Beets from Central PA Produce, and Jonagold Apples from Dawson’s Orchards.

Going, Going, Gone: Sweet Potato Fingerlings from Clarion River Organics, Young Arugula from Blue Goose Farm, and Brussels Sprouts from Lancaster Farm Fresh