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ASSISTANT FARM MANAGER
05/17/19 — Farm
Assistant Farm Manager
Location: 4008 River Road, Garfield, Texas 78612
Reports To: Farm Owner/Manager
Supervises: Farm Administrator, Greenhouse Production Assistant, Farm Production Team Leads Position Summary: This position works closely with the Farm Manager to lead the farm staff in implementing JBG Organic’s annual production plan.
Qualifications
Required
- Familiarity with National Organic Standards, GAP Certification, FISMA Guidelines
- An understanding of agricultural methods, fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation, cultivation and farm equipment and operation, with a strong emphasis on mechanical skills.
- Advanced Excel knowledge
- Excellent organizational/multi-tasking ability and judgement in prioritizing responsibilities/delegating tasks
- Excellent communication and team-building skills
- Ability to work additional hours as needed, particularly during peak seasons
Key duties include:
- Assists in the development of weekly schedules for crop and greenhouse production
- Maintain records of all inputs and farm production activities for Organic Certification and Food Safety Requirements. Including: all greenhouse activities, cover crop seeding,direct seeding and transplanting, spraying, fertigation, pest and disease problem locations, harvesting, bed cleaning, .
- Develop an annual crop plan with the Farm Manager and other key farm sales staff and managers
- Maintain daily records for all Schedules and record keeping for bed preparation, field planting/seeding, greenhouse seeding, field cleanup
- Supervise and coordinate between different Farm Production Team.
Greenhouse Production Supervision
Assistant to insure quality and production schedule is met for transplants for field planting and commercial transplant sales.
- Communicate the greenhouse seeding plan two weeks in advance
- Monitor plan implementation and the health and care of the transplants in the greenhouse.
- Assist with monitoring field production. Farm manager has primary responsibility.
Transplant Team Lead
- Supervise the Transplant Crew Lead to schedule weekly and daily bed seeding field locations
Coordination Duties
- Coordinate with the Senior field staff members and other tractor operations to schedule weekly and daily bed preparation and location
- Provide tillage plan 3-4 weeks in advance
- Coordinate the direct seeding to schedule weekly and daily bed seeding and location
- Coordinate with the farm manager to provide weekly and daily plans and communication regarding scheduled daily field planting and seeding irrigation setup needs or adjustments on bed preparation or location.
- Monitor Crop Plan implementation
- Communicate on a daily basis plan changes depending on weather and workflow.
- Coordinate daily harvest. Maintain communication regarding plant quality, harvest yield, harvest times, and when crops are ready to be terminated
- Maintain communication with harvest manager for improving crop plan in future yields and document input for use in future crop planning.
Crop Planning
- Assist Farm Manager and coordinate with sales departments to develop annual production plans based on departmental demands
- Development of annual crop plans and production modeling
- Harvest yield forecasting. Field Maps: block and bed locations and associated yields and crop values
- Maintain Weekly and Daily Planting Plan Schedule and weekly plan on board
- Assigning work tasks/preparing maps for staff for tillage bed preparation, fertilization, seeding/transplanting, fertigation and spraying
Research
- Investigate and solve problems in greenhouse management, disease, soil fertility, plant health, fertility deficiency through research and coordination with agricultural professionals.
- Post harvest problems with produce, equipment problems, ordering supplies and parts, etc.
Purchasing and Budget Management
- Seed purchasing and inventory
- Supply ordering - Coordinate with Farm Admin to order Fertilizers, plastic, drip tape, (all agricultural inputs)
- Maintain expenditures within budgets for the farm and manage the farm P&L
- Work with Service Manager on Parts procurement, vendor contacts and current system for managing and prioritizing maintenance and repairs
- Coordinate with Farm Admin to Process orders, track supplies and parts and keep appropriate records
Communication Duties
- Communicate and coordinate with the farmer and Garfield Farm Production Team.
- Assist in conducting morning staff meeting along with the farm owner/manager and delegating daily tasks to the Harvest, Planting and Growing Teams
Planting and Crop Record Keeping Duties
Certification and Record keeping
- Print out map highlighting the block and bed for spraying and fertigation
- Comply with Sustainable, Organic and GlobalGAP production standards where applicable
Asset Liquidation
- Coordinate with Farm Admin to Prepare and post written ads with photographs on Craigslist and other venues to assist in liquidating farm assets.
Schedule: Full-time, Daylight to approximately 4pm daily
Compensation & Benefits: Varies depending on experience
Directions for Applying
Please send an email to jobs@jbgorganic.com
- Subject Line should read “[Job Title]: [First Initial]_[Last Name]” … For example, “Planting Crew Coordinator: J_Smith”
- Ensure that it contains your contact information.
- Attach three documents to your email, ensuring that their file names are clear: 1) Cover Letter 2) Resume 3) List containing the contact information of two professional references
Thank you for your interest in JBG Organic! You will be contacted for further information if we find that you might be a good fit for this position.
JBG Organic provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, or sexual orientation.
