Purchasing & Production Planning Assistant Butter Beans, Inc.

• 2.9 Long Island City, NY Job Details Full-time $23
• $25 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Employee assistance program 401(k) matching Referral program Food provided Paid sick time Qualifications Kitchen health and safety standards Food production Management Food service health code compliance Production safety compliance Compliance monitoring Production management software Leading team collaboration initiatives Regulatory/legal compliance standards in production Purchasing Food Handler Certification Full Job Description Butter Beans provides nutritious, wholesome meals for charter schools, private schools, and summer camps throughout the New York City and tri-state area.

Butter Beans seeks like minded individuals to support our commissary kitchen team. This position of production Manager reports to the Commissary Director.

Schedule:

Sunday

• Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm

Commute:

Must be able to commute to

Long Island City, Queens Responsibilities:

Oversees all daily food production operations within a high-volume commissary, ensuring products are prepared safely, consistently, and on schedule to meet multi-unit distribution needs.

• This role leads and develops a cross-functional team, plans and optimizes production schedules, manages inventory and procurement, and enforces strict food safety, HACCP, and sanitation standards.
• Standardize recipes, control yields, and drive continuous improvement in cost, labor, and waste.

Responsibilities include maintaining equipment readiness in coordination with maintenance, monitoring KPIs (throughput, scrap, labor efficiency, on-time fulfillment), and implementing SOPs for scaling, batching, packaging, labeling, and cold-chain integrity.

Requirements:

• Food Handlers Card from the New York Department of Health is required
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills; proven expertise with ERP or production planning systems
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer specifications.
• Candidates must have at least five (5) years of experience in a commissary environment
• Bilingual is a plus (Spanish) (Salary will be paid based off experience)

Benefits:

Opportunity to learn new skills and take on additional responsibilities (career growth pathing) Spot bonus for the following: Butterbean excellence award, Referral Bonus, Monthly Team of the month and employee of the month award and recognition, Completion of food handlers card, and reimbursement for taking the test, Passing of DOHMH Inspection Holiday gift cards ADP employee assistance program Benefits ( Traveling, Car Rental, Amusement Parks, Movie Tickets, etc) Daily free lunch Free paid 30 minute lunch break (6 hours or more) 401k matching saving plan Up to 40 paid sick hours a year Yearly performance review with a merit increase

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$23.00

• $25.

00 per hour

Experience:

Purchasing:

1 year (Preferred) Food production: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person