Employment Opportunities


Harry's Fresh Foods has job opportunities available for people looking for employment with a growing, fast-paced company that strives for perfection in its niche in the food industry. If you are energetic, hard working and looking for an exciting place to work, please contact us regarding employment opportunities. Full time employees are offered: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, 401(k) and competitive vacation benefits. Pre-employment drug screening is required. EOE

 

If you live in Portland, Oregon, you may obtain an application from our office at:

17711 NE Riverside Parkway (get directions). If you are outside the Portland area, call 800-307-7687, fax 503-262-5259 or e-mail us at jobs@harrysfresh.com with your name, address and phone number and an application will be sent to you. Enjoy a friendly, drug free work environment.

 

Job Openings

Retail Marketing and Sales Analyst

Corporate Executive Chef

Sanitation Workers

Cooks/Mixers

 


 

Retail Marketing and Sales Analyst

 

Summary : Work in conjunction with the Marketing and Sales teams, developing category and account strategies utilizing syndicated data along with consumer insights. Help administer internal sales functions defined by the VP of Marketing.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  1. 1. Key point of contact between Harry’s and SMARTeam. Work with SMARTeam

  2. and region sales managers to develop account presentations. In addition, assist
    Marketing in developing category-specific strategies and tactics.

  3. 2. Work in the field to help administer any pilot programs in conjunction with

  4. retail sales initiatives.

  5. 3. Oversee any promo assist, brokerage agreements and provide analysis of spending activity.

  6. 4. Help evaluate multiple data resources (syndicated data, customer sales, internal systems, etc) to provide recommendations for forecasting, promotion planning and post analysis, product assortment, and shelf placement.

  7. 5. Help with planning and participating in food shows.

 

Must maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity while embodying the tenets of “What We Stand For” and “The Basic Principles.”Must maintain the highest standards of data management by creating consistent, reliable data which will ensure accuracy and in turn, maximize the use of data and confidence in decision making.

 

Other duties may be assigned.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                      

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

 

Competencies                                                      

No competency or factor selected.

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience                                                      

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Language Skills                                                      

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

Mathematical Skills                                                      

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

 

Reasoning Ability                                                      

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

Computer Skills                                                      

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
Microsoft Office, Outlook and PowerPoint.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

 

Other Skills and Abilities                                                      

Syndicated Data

 

Other Qualifications                                                      

Travel 20 to 30%

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

To Apply:          Submit letter of application, resume and references to:
                       Harry's Fresh Foods
                       17711 NE Riverside Parkway
                       Portland, Or 97230
                       jobs@harrysfresh.com 

 

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Corporate Executive Chef

 

Summary:The Corporate Executive Chef contributes to the success of Harry’s Fresh Foods by supporting sales across all business channels and by helping lead product development efforts.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:  

  1. 1. Leads product innovation and stays current on new food and flavor trends for food service, club and retail channels.

  2. 2. Works closely with sales to conduct key account calls and ideation sessions across all channels of business.

  3. 3. Provides technical and sales support services to sales teams and brokers across all channels of business.

  4. 4. Attends all relevant trade shows to keep current and actively solicit new business opportunities.

  5. 5. Clearly defines product requirements in collaboration with customers and the sales force and then transfers those requirements clearly to the Product Development Group.

  6. 6. Coordinates efforts between Marketing, Sales, Customer, Operations, Regulatory and QA to assure product integrity and quality standards are achieved.

  7. 7. Supports managing R&D resources and budget to facilitate product and package development work across all channels of business. This will include gold standard development and product commercialization.

 

Must maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity while embodying the tenets of “What We Stand For” and “The Basic Principles.”

 

Other duties may be assigned.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                      

No direct reports in the Research & Development Department, although will direct project-related work assigned to incumbent.  Works as a peer to R&D Executive Chef who supervises R&D staff. 

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and/or Experience                                                      

Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent with Culinary Arts certification; and at least 15 years related experience and/or training including product development, sales support, and manufacturing; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Language Skills                                                      

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

 

Mathematical Skills                                                      

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

 

Reasoning Ability                                                      

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

Computer Skills                                                      

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; IFS and ERP systems Manufacturing software; Optiva Project Management software; MS Excel Spreadsheet software and MS Word, PowerPoint & Project software.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

RCA, C.R.C and/or ACF C.E.C

 

Other Skills and Abilities                                                      

Managerial, supervisory, project management, organizational, & relationship building

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

RCA, C.R.C and/or ACF C.E.C

 

Other Skills and Abilities                                                      

Managerial, supervisory, project management, organizational, & relationship building

 

Other Qualifications                                                      

Must be able to travel up to 40-50% of the time.

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and depth perception.

 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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To Apply:          Submit letter of application, resume and references to:
                       Harry's Fresh Foods
                       17711 NE Riverside Parkway
                       Portland, Or 97230
                       jobs@harrysfresh.com 

 

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Sanitation Workers
Harry's Fresh Foods is looking for Sanitation Workers to break down and sanitize all production equipment to USDA specifications using chemicals and water. Must wear personal protective equipment provided by the company and adhere to all safe procedures.

We are looking for candidates with:
* Food facilities USDA sanitation experience
* Steady job history and reliability.

 

To Apply:          Submit letter of application, resume and references to:
                       Harry's Fresh Foods
                       17711 NE Riverside Parkway
                       Portland, Or 97230
                       jobs@harrysfresh.com 

 

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Cooks/Mixers
Harry's Fresh Foods is looking for experienced Cooks. We are not your average kitchen. Our products are hand crafted and made by the batch at industrial scale.

We have full time Cook/Mixer positions open on all shifts. As a cook you will be responsible for the quality of our product and the speed of production.

We are looking for individuals with:
* Food processing/industrial cooking experience
* Good communication/people skills
* Effective problem solving abilities
* Steady job history and reliability

 

To Apply:          Submit letter of application, resume and references to:
                       Harry's Fresh Foods
                       17711 NE Riverside Parkway
                       Portland, Or 97230
                       jobs@harrysfresh.com 

 

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