Equipment & Logistics Manager

 

Job Title: Equipment & Logistics Manager  

Location: Juneau, Alaska (Local candidates preferred)

Start date: August, 2026

Close Date:  Open Until Filled

Pay: Starting at $25 - $30, DOE

Schedule: Full-time, 4-day work week

About Barnacle Foods: Grow with us! At Barnacle, we strive to help people fall in love kelp through familiar, everyday foods like hot sauce, salsa, and more. It's a fast-paced job, with a high-energy team and music bumpin' all day long. Become part of an emerging industry and work in a fast-paced workplace with a fun, positive, and supportive work environment. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Equipment Maintenance & Management: Keep equipment safe, functional, and running smoothly so production never stalls

  • Ensure all tools and equipment are maintained in clean, safe, working order.
  • Perform regular inspections to identify equipment malfunctions, and ensure timely repairs and replacements
  • Chnage over equipment between product runs (e.g., different flavors, container sizes, or packaging formats)
  • Establish clear protocols for how equipment is used, assembled, cleaned, and stored, and train team members to follow these procedures

 

Operational Logistics: Coordinate the flow of materials, ingredients, and schedules so production runs without interruption

  • Operate forklifts to stage and store pallets of ingredients, raw materials and finished products, ensuring preparedness for each production day

  • Manage the kelp thawing schedule — monitoring thaw times and adjusting as needed — to keep production on schedule

  • Track ingredient inventory levels and usage, flagging shortages before they impact production runs

  • Retrieve packaging materials and finished goods to keep the fulfillment operation fully stocked

  • Drive a 29 foot box truck (non-CDL) for pickups and deliveries

 

Food Safety Equipment Control Management:  Keep equipment and processes compliant with food safety standards and Good Manufacturing Practices

  • Create, review and update equipment control plans at least annually, including Equipment Training Documentation

  • Ensure process controls are followed and documented during production, monitoring, and controlling processes as outlined in Barnacle’s HACCP plans

 

Production & Fulfillment: Produce and fulfill products will a high degree of quality, accuracy and efficiency 

  • Work efficiently with a keen attention to detail and follow established processes  

  • Carefully weigh, record, and assemble products following detailed procedures

  • Collaborate with others to clean and sanitize the processing area, dishes, and equipment

  • Work on the production line – filling, inspecting and boxing jars

  • Inspect glass containers to identify food safety issues

  • Complete training to meet Alaska food handling requirements within 30 days of employment

  • Pack wholesale and online orders for shipping  

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The ideal candidate is:

  • Inspired by Barnacle’s mission and excited to be part of the emerging mariculture industry

  • Mechanically inclined and has equipment maintenance experience

  • Experienced and/or has a certification in forklift operation

  • A highly motivated, self-starter that can work in a fast-paced environment

  • A quick learner with the ability to pay close attention to detail

  • Familiar with food safety protocols and knows their way around a kitchen

 

Requirements:

  • Maintain a strict level of personal and workplace hygiene
  • Comply with food safety protocols for food processors
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs and work on feet all day

 

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical and work environment characteristics 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 essential functions.

 

  • Physical Demand: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands, handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop; bend or crouch; talk or hear. The employee must be able to lift/carry and/or move up to 50 pounds safely. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The job requires most of the day to be spent on feet, standing.
  • Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions and other elements prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is high at times.

 

TO APPLY

  • Email JEFF@BARNACLEFOODS.COM with subject ‘Crew Member Application - YOUR NAME’
  • Share a resume
  • Share two professional references

APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS

Barnacle Foods is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity in its workplace. We hire qualified candidates and make all employment-related decisions based on job-related qualifications, without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.