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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for 31 Seasonal Production Workers during our Green Chile Season to fabricate, pack and/or box food items or components by hand to produce a manufactured product or a portion of such.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspects, counts, packs, and assembles food items into standardized units and measurements for packaging into containers, poly bags, or boxing.
• Heat seals packages, boxes product and palletizes product.
• Operates simple food processing equipment.
• Performs operational and post shift clean-up.
• Lifting 30 to 50 lbs.
• Standing, bending, and stooping.

Requirements:

• Dexterity
• Ability to write and record UPC numbers, item numbers and code dates.
• Ability to work at line speed.

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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for 24 Seasonal Production Workers during our Green Chile Season to fabricate, pack and/or box food items or components by hand to produce a manufactured product or a portion of such.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspects, counts, packs, and assembles food items into standardized units and measurements for packaging into containers, poly bags, or boxing.
• Heat seals packages, boxes product and palletizes product.
• Operates simple food processing equipment.
• Performs operational and post shift clean-up.
• Lifting 30 to 50 lbs.
• Standing, bending, and stooping.

Requirements:

• Dexterity
• Ability to write and record UPC numbers, item numbers and code dates.
• Ability to work at line speed.

Education:

Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for 8 Seasonal Line Tenders during our Green Chile Season to provide material handling services in support of production operations.

• 4 on AM Shift
• 4 on PM Shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures the quality of product handled and transferred.
• Checks UPC numbers and code dates on packaging materials.
• Verifies product count and reports on Line Tender sheet.
• Palletizes boxes according to established pallet configurations and transfers to staging locations.
• Transfers and moves production support materials.
• Transfers full pallets to warehouse, verifies counts, and obtains receiving documentation.
• Disposes trash from production areas.
• Performs operational and post shift clean-up.
• Assists on the line.

Requirements:

• Ability to operate palletjack and pull pallet weights of 2500 pounds.
• Ability to write and record UPC numbers and code dates.
• Ability to read printed labels or materials.
• Ability to hear and respond to equipment in operation.
• Ability to work at line speed.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for 8 Seasonal Electric Pallet Jack Operators during our Green Chile Season to pull and stage orders on day and nigh shifts.

• 4 on AM Shift
• 4 on PM Shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate Electric pallet jack primarily, some forklift operation once certified.
• Select orders.
• Fill picking and storage bins.
• Fill and empty blast freezers and freezing areas.
• Transfer product within warehouse.
• Verify and scan all transactions accurately.
• Ensure FIFO and proper storage.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Accept transfers of product from production.
• Work safely, ensure others work safely, and follow safety procedures.
• Follow all warehouse SOPs and instructions.
• Follow equipment charging procedures.
• Maintain batteries as instructed.
• Comply with all audit, USDA, and other regulatory requirements.
• Take physical inventory and verify inventory counts.

Requirements:

• Minimum 6 months experience operating electric pallet jack
• Sit down or standup forklift experience preferred.
• Minimum 1 year experience in warehouse operations preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Experience with inventory control, physical inventories, cycle counts, stock rotation, shipping and receiving preferred.
• Experience with perishable product storage and handling preferred.
• Ability to routinely lift and carry up to 50 pounds in a loading and unloading movement.
• Ability to operate a scanner.
• Ability to spend several hours in a cold environment (with protective clothing).

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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for 2 Seasonal QA Techs during our Green Chile Season to perform a variety of process inspections, audits and analysis including product tests in support of the company's Quality Assurance operations.   

• 1 AM Shift
• 1 PM Shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts visual inspections and documents compliance of quality control standards.
• Inspect incoming raw and bulk food items. Documents condition of items received. Reports variances to Purchasing.
• Conducts pre-op inspections. Document results.
• Conducts audits of operational processes (Quality Inspections).
• Measures weights, temperatures, sizes, moisture and pH. Records results.
• Data Entry

Requirements:

• 1 year previous experience
• Ability to visually inspect and monitor production and sanitizing operations.
• Experience documenting and recording processes and tests.
• Ability to analyze problems.
• Ability to review and prepare reports.
• Ability to communicate verbally in Spanish and English.

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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for 10+ Seasonal Sanitation Techs during our Green Chile Season who are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing equipment, machinery and work stations according to company standards using general purpose cleaning and sanitation chemicals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Disassembles all equipment and cleans thoroughly.
• Reassembles all equipment after cleaning and sanitizing.
• Removes and disposes waste product, debris or materials from production work stations.
• Removes standing water from floors.
• Heavy lifting: ability to lift 100 lbs.

Requirements:

• Ability to stand for long periods.
• Ability to work in wet environment.
• Ability to see, hear and respond to equipment in operation.
• Ability to assemble and disassemble complex equipment according to standards.

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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for a Merchandisers who will be responsible for stocking up product, stock rotation of product and customer service support on retail store accounts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Service Customer accounts by merchandising stored product to meet minimum inventory levels.
• Follow schematics / Modular/ POG
• Responsible for in store stock rotation.
• Prepares stales, unsellable for Driver to pick up.
• Conducts store checks and puts back stock product on shelves.
• Communicates customer account problems to supervisor and/or manager.
• Responsible for inventory accountability.

Requirements:

• Experience with DSD/retail/merchandising sales preferred.
• Must have reliable vehicle, and it must be insured.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to handle two wheeled dolly with loads up to 150 lbs.
• Responsible for pricing gun.
• Valid/current driver's license and good driving record with no DWIs.

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Job Location:  Albuquerque, NM

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for a highly motivated Regional Sales Manager I in Food Service with a passion for New Mexico's culinary heritage.

Join a highly talented team and be part of our growing success!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Makes sales calls.
• Plans, directs and executes sales and marketing goals and objectives.
• Responsible for attaining sales goals within the expense budget.
• Responsible for sales profitability.
• Investigates new markets and prepares introductory plan.
• Recommends and implements distribution methods.
• Expands sales in developing markets.
• Plan, control and direct activities of food brokers (if utilized) and distributors to obtain maximum sales volume as requested.
• Responsible for building sales through broker and distributor operations.
• Manage headquarter calls and distributor relationships.
• Responsible for maintaining existing business and expanding sales in the territory.
• Analyze sales activity by area, take required actions.
• Directs customer service activities.
• Trains sales staff including distributor and broker employees.
• Enforces and negotiates contracts.
• Develop, execute and present promotional programs.
• Coordinates pricing issues with marketing staff.
• Attends and participates in trade shows.

Requirements:

• Minimum three years of face to face sales experience, or alternatively five years experience in the food industry as a buyer.
• Proven results in attaining sales increases.
• Experience in developing and making professional presentations successfully.
• Experience in developing and implementing promotions.
• Experience in the food service and retail industry preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Valid/current driver’s license and good driving record with no DWI’s.

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Job Location:  COLORADO (Denver)

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for a highly motivated Regional Sales Manager II with strong management experience who has a passion for Hispanic food. 

We are one of the largest manufacturers in New Mexico and we pride ourselves in being a Family owned company with deep roots in our state and community. We are looking to grow in the Colorado market and are ideally looking for someone in the Denver area.

Join a highly talented team and be part of our growing success!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, directs and executes sales and marketing goals and objectives.
• Plans and executes operational objectives.
• Responsible for attaining sales and profitability goals.
• Responsible for achieving dollar sales goals.
• Responsible for developing and meeting revenue and expense budgets.
• Responsible for meeting discount and allowance budgets.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with customers.
• Works with marketing to develop and implement promotional programs and activities.
• Responsible for holding sales personnel accountable for developing and maintaining broker management protocol.
• Enforces and negotiates contracts.
• Analyze sales activity by area, take required actions.
• Coordinates pricing issues with senior management staff.
• Develop and make sales/marketing presentations.
• Conducts business reviews.
• Conducts market analysis and research.
• Attends and participates in trade shows.
• Trains and develops sales staff.
• Monitors, evaluates and documents employee performance.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years sales experience.
• Minimum 3 years management experience.
• Minimum 3 years executive corporate call experience.
• Minimum 3 years managing a sales staff and $10,000,000 in annual sales.
• Minimum 5 years developing and responsible for annual budget of at least $1,000,000.
• Minimum 3 years financial statement analysis.
• Experience in food industry preferred.
• Experience and expertise with Mexican food industry, preferred.
• Ability to analyze areas for sales potential and growth potential.
• Experience with sales promotions.
• Ability to organize and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously.

Education:

Job Location:  TEXAS (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio)

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for a highly motivated Regional Sales Manager II with strong management experience who has a passion for Hispanic food. 

We are one of the largest manufacturers in New Mexico and we pride ourselves in being a Family owned company with deep roots in our state and community. We are looking to grow in the Texas market and are ideally looking for someone in Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio.

Join a highly talented team and be part of our growing success!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, directs and executes sales and marketing goals and objectives.
• Plans and executes operational objectives.
• Responsible for attaining sales and profitability goals.
• Responsible for achieving dollar sales goals.
• Responsible for developing and meeting revenue and expense budgets.
• Responsible for meeting discount and allowance budgets.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with customers.
• Works with marketing to develop and implement promotional programs and activities.
• Responsible for holding sales personnel accountable for developing and maintaining broker management protocol.
• Enforces and negotiates contracts.
• Analyze sales activity by area, take required actions.
• Coordinates pricing issues with senior management staff.
• Develop and make sales/marketing presentations.
• Conducts business reviews.
• Conducts market analysis and research.
• Attends and participates in trade shows.
• Trains and develops sales staff.
• Monitors, evaluates and documents employee performance.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years sales experience.
• Minimum 3 years management experience.
• Minimum 3 years executive corporate call experience.
• Minimum 3 years managing a sales staff and $10,000,000 in annual sales.
• Minimum 5 years developing and responsible for annual budget of at least $1,000,000.
• Minimum 3 years financial statement analysis.
• Experience in food industry preferred.
• Experience and expertise with Mexican food industry, preferred.
• Ability to analyze areas for sales potential and growth potential.
• Experience with sales promotions.
• Ability to organize and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously.

Education:

Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for an HVAC Technician who repairs and maintains plant refrigeration systems, operates the ammonia system at Ammonia Operator Level 1, maintains the HVAC systems, boiler systems and air compressions systems’ equipment in good working order.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides mechanical support on plant refrigeration systems (Freon and ammonia), HVAC systems, boiler systems and air compression systems.
• Repairs mechanical refrigeration equipment (Freon and ammonia).
• Repairs boiler equipment.
• Repairs HVAC equipment.
• Repairs air compressor equipment.
• Troubleshoots refrigeration systems (Freon) and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
• Troubleshoots HVAC systems and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
• Troubleshoots boiler systems and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
• Troubleshoots air compressor systems and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
• Orders replacement parts and reassembles machines and equipment.
• Makes all necessary adjustments for operation of refrigeration (Freon and ammonia), HVAC, boiler and air compression systems.
• Installs equipment as directed on refrigeration (Freon), HVAC, boiler and air compression systems.
• Performs arc and oxyacetylene welding on equipment as needed.
• Completes work assignments from MJT system and completes information to track expenses and man-hours, as indicated by supervisor.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year experience as refrigeration technician (Freon) preferred.
• Experience with or knowledge of single phase electricity.
• Experience with trouble shooting and repairing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, mechanical, refrigeration, electrical (single phase) and electronic systems.
• Minimum 1 year experience with HVAC systems.
• Minimum 1 year experience as boiler operator preferred.
• Experience with ammonia/refrigeration systems preferred.
• Experience with air compressor systems preferred.
• Experience with MJT programs and systems preferred.
• Experience with preventative maintenance programs or systems preferred.
• Experience welder certified in tig and arc welding techniques, preferred.
• Experience with safety and lockout programs and systems preferred.
• Has own hand tools.
• Ability to analyze problems and detect & trace errors.
• Experience with forklift safety and PM programs.
• Ability to routinely lift up to 100 pounds.
• Valid/Current Class 5 driver’s license and a clean driving record.
• Ability to operate computer and keyboard in order to input & retrieve data and to prepare reports.

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