Our client is looking for an optimistic, committed, and motivated candidate who has at least 5 years of farming experience managing employees, ranch productivity, tree health, and budget. This individual must have a strong agricultural background and have a knowledge of farm machinery and farm management operations. This job will require traveling from one ranch to another which will require a valid California driver’s license with a clean DMV record.

Duties / Responsibilities

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

• Report directly to the Farm Director
• Responsible for overseeing day-to-day assignments of farm managers, inspecting work performed for accuracy and performs related duties to verify manager adherence to instructions, making necessary changes as needed.
• Responsible for overseeing multiple locations comprised of several thousand acres of citrus
• Work with ranch manager to execute and manage all farming activities including daily irrigation system scheduling, operation and maintenance, as well as fertilization, pesticide applications, pruning, and pre-harvest activities.
• Lead all redevelopment projects in collaboration with several departments within Farming.
• Work with the Human Resources Department to recruit, train and develop the Farming Department.
• Capture details of personnel actions such as performance evaluations, hires, promotions, and disciplinary actions and report performance to management
• Provide effective financial planning and ranch budgeting

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience managing a team.
• At least 5 years of agriculture background.
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture / Business Management or related field

Please contact Tara, tara@producecareers.com

Compensation: $100,000 - $115,000