- Professional
- Bureau à Cottonwood
FARM MANAGER
Our agricultural operations are in the Cottonwood and Cornville areas. We focus on indoor and outdoor growing spaces that produce limited, specific crops destined primarily for local farm to table-based restaurants, tasting rooms and specialty retail items. We are expanding our growing opportunities with a focus on state-of-the-art greenhouses with an aim of maximizing space, resources, and sustainability.Seeking: Departmental Manager to oversee all operations and staff.
Requirements: The following are the basic requirements of the position:
1. Educational background in horticulture and/or agricultural processes and practices.
2. Minimum 5 years of prior growing experiences in outdoor and indoor spaces.
3. Minimum of five years of experience directly overseeing a staff of 6 or more employees.
4. The ability to lead through organizational management structures and physically work and participate in the growing programs on an active basis.
Compensation:
1. Salary pay structure with a rate at or above industry and local market levels. Factors such as experience, education and references are considered as well.
2. Paid Vacation – per company policies.
3. Optional participation in the company’s health, dental and vision insurance plans.
Job Description: The tasks related to this position include, but are not limited to:
1. Develop, implement, and oversee Planting/Crop strategies.
2. Develop, implement, and oversee production results such as yields, plant health and space efficiencies.
3. Assist as a keyperson in the expansion plans of the program.
4. Hire, train, develop, schedule, assess and deploy all staff members.
5. Maintain a safe work environment, maintain food safety & sanitation, and organizational practices at levels above requirements.
6. Oversee and participate in all aspects of indoor and outdoor field work including, soil preparations, seeding / planting, pruning / harvesting.
7. Create and oversee solutions related to general field, equipment, and facility repairs.
8. Quality control measurements and assessments.
Merkin Vineyards is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.
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