Responsibilities & Duties
Job duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee grower relations and interactions; field calls from growers and communicate issues with Management.
• Provide harvest history, pool returns, work up grower advances and relay harvest request to Field Management.
• Maintain export compliance reports and work with all growers to attain the necessary back up for crop protection applications.
• Maintain all compliance regarding harvest including ACP compliance and transportation documentation.
• Responsible for daily receiving and verifying all fruit is correctly allocated to the correct grower, field, and lot number.
• Review and ensure that all contractor bills are correct and are being charged to the correct grower, field, and lot number.
• Review harvest charges prior to pool closings to ensure all charges are properly allocated.
• Review all changes to the crop comparatives and track overall change by variety.
• Provide weekly up to date trends showing projected final numbers for each variety while spot checking field estimates to support your hypothesis.
• Provide growers with harvest information for government programs (CFAP).
• Track all production, harvest, and packing costs to maintain a database to develop per carton pricing strategies for sales.
• Maintain grower harvest and packing contracts to ensure they are all up to date and ensuring that all necessary information is included.
• Maintain FLC and hauling contracts, ensuring all have up to date insurance and licensing.
• Monitor fruit through production and comment back on Field Evaluation Log.
• Coordinate and assist with special projects.
• Ability to work as required to meet operational needs, which include starting mornings at company headquarters.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of farm management/leadership experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Management, Business or AG related fields
• Bilingual in Spanish is required
• Citrus experience is required

Pay Offered/Benefits

• $100,000 - $120,000 annual salary DOE
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Industry-leading health, dental and vision insurance and health wellness program that covers regular doctor visits, eye exams, etc. with only a minor copay.
• 401(k) retirement with guaranteed matching contributions

 

Please contact Tara Schwartz, tara@producecareers.com

Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000 DOE