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Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking to hire a forklift operator to pull and stage orders, use handheld scanner and pallet jacks or forklifts to virtually and physically move product, and are responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate electric pallet jacks, Sit-down, and Stand-up forklifts.
• Select orders.
• Fill picking and storage bins.
• Fill and empty blast freezers and freezing areas - with temps ranging from mild to sub-freezing.
• Transfer product within warehouse using handheld scanner.
• Verify and scan all transactions accurately.
• Ensure FIFO and proper storage.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Accept transfers of product from production.
• Work safely, ensures others work safely, and follows safety procedures. Maintain cleanliness and order of working areas.
• Follow all warehouse SOPs and instructions.
• Report variances, issues, safety concerns and damaged product, facilities and equipment.
• Follow equipment charging procedures.
• Comply with all audit, USDA, and other regulatory requirements.
• Take physical inventories. Responsible for inventory accountability as determined by department supervisor.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year experience in warehouse operations.
• Minimum 6 months experience operating stand-up and sit down forklift.
• Ability to operate a scanner.
• Experience with inventory control, physical inventories, cycle counts, stock rotation, shipping and receiving preferred.
• Experience with perishable product storage and handling preferred.
• Ability to spend several hours in a sub-zero environment (with protective clothing).

Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday: 3:30am - 12:00noon

Travel: No

Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking to hire a Senior Accountant who assists the Controller in fulfilling the required functions of the accounting department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares timely and accurate monthly financial information and management reports as assigned.
• Prepares journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Assists with required audits and corporate tax return including but not limited to the preparation of PBCs as assigned.
• Assists with developing the annual budget.
• Assist with monitoring inventory as assigned.
• Assist with monitoring costs as assigned.
• Assists with annual costing and analyses.
• Assist with tracking Fixed Assets and maintaining accurate depreciation schedules.
• Maintain daily banking records.
• Assist with payroll processing.
• Complies with HIPAA requirements.
• Assists with record retention.
• Maintains up to date and accurate SOPs for the functions of the job and functions of staff.
• Cross trains staff and cross trained in all duties of the accounting department.
• Develops, enforces and audits internal controls as assigned.
• Analyzes data and prepares reports as required.

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years accounting experience and two years supervisory experience.
• Experience with comprehensive financial accounting.
• Experience with manufacturing systems, costing, and inventory control systems preferred.
• Experience with internal controls.
• Experience with financial reporting methods and analysis.
• Experience with fixed asset capitalization and depreciation rules.
• Experience in training and developing staff.
• Ability to analyze complex problems.
• Ability to review and prepare detailed financial & accounting reports.
• Ability to detect & trace accounting errors.
• Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing in order to convey or communicate information.
• Strong computer, word processing and electronic spreadsheet experience.

Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday: regular business hours

Travel: No

Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking for a Route Relief Driver who is responsible for direct delivery and merchandising of accounts and customer service support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing proper rotation and facing of stock and ensuring fresh stock on store shelves.
• Responsible for Merchandising duties.
• Resolves customer order problems.
• Follows route delivery schedules.
• As required, makes customer deliveries.
• Works on special projects.
• Responds to customer service and departmental requests for information.
• Responsible for inventory accountability as determined by department manager.

Requirements:

• Valid/current driver's license and a good driving record with no DWI's.
• Must submit to and be in compliance with any tests/regulations as required by DOT (Department of Transportation) regulations.
• Drive a bobtail delivery truck, step van, with automatic or manual transmission.

Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday: early start - until finished (typically 8 hours). May work on Saturday (rarely).

Travel: No

Job Location:  Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff)

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking to hire a highly motivated Sales Manager in Food Service who has a passion for New Mexico's culinary heritage to grow our Arizona territory.

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.

Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday:  regular business hours.

Travel: 25%.  Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and surrounding areas.

Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking to hire a Senior Engineer to reduce waste in production processes by devising efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information and energy to minimize cost. Coordinate production line development and improvement from conception through implementation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for engineering projects.
• Analyze and plan workforce utilization requirements, workflow, and design layouts of equipment and workspaces for maximum efficiency.
• Conducts time motion studies and continuously updating process specifications.
• Set operational specifications of process lines and machinery.
• Identify and improve process controls.
• Identify and improve product cost, production labor utilization, product quality and product food safety from the engineering perspective.
• Plan, justify, specify, design new and improved processes, new and improved equipment, and new and improve facility projects, as assigned.
• Complete all tactics to accomplish company strategies on time and within budget as assigned.
• Complete facilities projects on time and within budget, as assigned.
• Complete equipment projects on time and within budget, as assigned.
• Complete plant infrastructure projects on time and within budget, as assigned.
• Complete utility improvement projects on time and within budget as assigned.
• In conjunction with Accounting and all other designated staff, complete annual costing tasks and other costing projects by providing information on labor and yield in accordance with SOPs and timeframe agreed upon, as assigned.
• As directed by the New Product Development (NPD) team, develop or modify processes from engineering design to full integration into Operations, as required by the NPD project, as assigned.
• As directed by the Process Improvement team, modify processes from engineering design to full integration as required by the process improvement requirements, as assigned.
• Provide technical assistance on process information and specifications for operational processes.
• Develop, coordinate and conduct training of operational staff, including Production, Sanitation staff for engineering related activities.
• Interface with vendors and suppliers on all engineering projects, as assigned.
• Conduct research to understand and control the parameters which are important to productivity, product quality and product food safety.
• Integrate research information or published ideas, once the appropriate study and discussion by team members deem them appropriate into the operation.
• Comply with USDA/ FDA/ OSHA and other regulatory body regulations.
• Work on special projects, as assigned.
• Collect data and prepare reports.
• Keep safe all engineering specifications and work product confidential.
• Investigate customer claims that have been identified as engineering-related and report to management, as assigned.
• Accountable for budget expenditures, including cap-ex expenditures related to engineering projects.
• Develop training programs and train as assigned.

Requirements:

• 5 years experience in manufacturing, food manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with CAD programs preferred
• Experience developing manufacturing procedures preferred.
• Experience with USDA/FDA regulations preferred.
• Experience with process documentation and record keeping preferred
• Experience with food manufacturing, packaging and product safety standards preferred.
• Ability to organize and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously.
• Ability to analyze complex problems.
• Ability to review and prepare detailed reports.
• Ability to detect & trace errors.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Experience with project management software preferred.

Education:

• BS Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Process, Maintenance or Chemical Engineering.

Job Status:  Full time

Compensation: DOE

Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday regular business hours.  

Travel:  Some

Job Location:  Albuquerque

Job Description & Responsibilities:  We are looking to hire a Product Developer who is involved in developing new products, product improvements, and line extensions from conception through commercialization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implements food product formulations operationally.
• Transfers formulation prototypes from benchtop through the scale-up and into production.
• Team participant in projects with other departments.
• Team participant in product improvement projects.
• Complies with USDA/FDA regulations.
• Establishes formulation procedures and specifications for finished products.
• Develops heating and handling instructions for finished product.
• Assists in establishing manufacturing procedures, packaging specifications, ingredient specifications and finished product specifications.
• Using protocols, drafts raw ingredient specifications for review by TS and Food Safety Team.
• Assists in establishing shelf study protocols and performs shelf studies as directed by TS Team.
• Assists in developing nutritional evaluations using nutritional database software.
• Interfaces with vendors and suppliers on product development projects.
• Using protocols, evaluates competitor products, for review by TS Team.
• Conducts directed research to understand and control the parameters which are important to product quality.
• Integrates published ideas in research activities which impact the manufacturing processes.
• Responsible for safekeeping product formulas and recipes during the product development stage.
• Provides technical assistance on customer complaint issues as needed and reports to TS Team and QA Manager on specific complaint responses as they apply to the product.
• Provides technical assistance on processing and develops guidance documents as needed for manufacturing personnel.
• Provides technical assistance on food safety projects, including HACCP and Food Safety Plans.
• Works on costing verification in conjunction with other departments.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year experience in a food technology, food science or food engineering environment preferred.
• Experience with prototype development, from benchtop through pilot plant and into production.
• Experience developing product specifications and manufacturing procedures.
• Experience with nutritional evaluations.
• Experience with sensory panels.
• Experience with product microwavability.
• Experience with or knowledge of Mexican food industry.
• Experience with USDA/FDA regulations.
• Experience with process documentation and record keeping.
• Experience with food manufacturing, packaging and product safety standards.
• Ability to organize and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Strong computer and software skills in order to input & retrieve data and to prepare detailed reports.

Education:

• BS or MS degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Food Technology or related area preferred.

Job Status:  Full time

Compensation: DOE

Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday regular business hours.  

Travel:  Some, minimal.

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: