Job Description
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Farm Manager. The Farm Manager manages the overall daily operations of the farms.
This person is responsible for managing personnel, land, machinery, and all other resources to produce high quality and high yielding crops.
Additionally, the Farm Manager relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The ideal candidate will lead, inspire, and motivate others to perform with the highest integrity and level of performance.
About Our Company:
Eagle Eye Produce is a premiere grower shipper with more than 30,000 acres under cultivation. We grow in multiple states in the United States as well as several locations in Mexico. Our focus is to provide our customers with a year-round supply of the products we grow. These items include; several Potato varieties including organics, Onions, Watermelon, and Nogales Vegetables (Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash, Cucumbers). Additionally, we own and operate several state of the art production facilities across the United States. With Sales offices from New York to California, our team of experienced staff is dedicated to meeting our customer’s needs.
Our Mission:
To be the Partner of Choice to our customers by growing and delivering the highest quality produce, providing exceptional customer service, and employing the best people in the industry
Required Skills / Competencies:
Knowledge Areas:
- Understanding of company standards and expectations (training will be provided)
- Recent supervisory experience in an ag environment
- Regular and consistent attendance are a must.
- Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.
- Willingness to work extended hours during peak farming seasons, including weekends and holidays
- Basic mathematical skills
- Proficient computer skills, familiarity with Microsoft Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Bilingual Spanish skills highly desired
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
Experience:
- Several years of experience in farm management, with a proven track record of success
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop farm workers
- Bachelors degree in Agriculture, or related field preferred but not required
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide supervision and direction to personnel
- Scheduling daily staffing for production and maintenance of facilities
- Responsible for budgeting and its implementation
- Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job which includes lifting and carrying repetitively up to 50 lbs. This job will occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, and/or risk of electrical shock; frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals; and regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) per applicable laws and regulations will be supplied.
- Monitor potatoes for crop development, crop pests, soil moisture, weeds, etc.
- Ensure timeliness of all agricultural practices on the unit, including land preparation, seedbed preparation, planting, cultivating, chemical and fertilizer application, irrigation, and harvesting.
- Direct activities on a farm unit to produce, harvest, and store crops, to achieve the greatest profitability per acre while improving the resource base.
- Identify areas of improvement; make recommendations on continuous improvement projects
- Manage, mentor, and develop personnel on all policy, procedures, and safety in the performance of operations and tasks, per company standards.
- Expand cross-training and delegation of duties to maintain highly motivated management staff
- Assist with hiring of staff
- Attend meetings as necessary to perform and implement responsibilities effectively, including monthly budget meetings, monthly safety meetings, and production meetings.
- Complete annual performance reviews of staff including goal establishment and monitoring of their progress to establish accountability
- Move equipment
- Other responsibilities may be assigned as needed
Work Environment:
- All outside weather conditions, we work no matter the weather
- Loud noises, continuous
- Working indoors and outdoors, inside cellar, no air-conditioning, and no heating
- Dirt, dust, mud, and wet flooring
Physical Demands:
- The ability to bend, sit, twist, and reach for the duration of an 12-14 hour shift
- Ability to speak and hear other employees
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Required to wear the provided Personal Protective Equipment (Gloves, Glasses, Facemasks, Safety Vest)
Benefits:
- Employer matched 401k up to 4% (100% vested)
- Paid PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Competitive Wages
- Health Insurance – employee premiums covered at 100%
- Dental/Vision
- Wellness Program – annual screenings and flu clinics
- Group Life and Disability Insurance – company paid
- Company Profit Sharing
- Annual Holiday Party