Job Summary:
The Orchard Supervisor is responsible for directing and coordinating, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities related to the cultivation and management of orchard assigned to them. Key responsibilities include labor organization, conducting safety and work training, and supporting ranch manager in meeting production and quality goals. This involves identifying issues, communicating effectively, and creating actionable steps for solutions.
Knowledge Requirements:
-Food safety practices.
-Accident Prevention Plan and Worker Safety Practices.
Required Experience/Skills:
-5-year minimum experience supervising tree fruit orchards.
-Leadership and Communication Skills: Includes organization, motivation, humility, integrity, innovation, teamwork, and being a team player.
-Ability to work in a challenging and dynamic environment.
-Bilingual: English/Spanish
-Efficient management of company resources and labor
-Effective communication skills, including leading operational and safety meetings and training others in agricultural equipment use.
-Proficiency in smartphone usage, smartphone applications, Google Sheets, and Microsoft Outlook.
-Self-motivation and a desire for continuous learning and growth.
Certifications Required:
-Valid WA State Driver’s License.
-First Aid Card (Can acquire with in first 6 months)
-WSDA Private Applicator License Preferred
Abilities Required:
-Physically fit for orchard tasks.
-Flexible work schedule, including on-call availability.
Responsibilities:
-Create irrigation schedule for orchard
-Irrigation repairs
-Maintain accurate irrigation records
-Manage between 115 and 200 acres of cherry and apple trees.
-Discipline employees as necessary and document.
-Prune-Manage crews and supervise
-Thinning-Manage crews and supervise
-Work with Director of Horticulture and Ranch manager on fertilizer and compost program for orchards assigned to them.
-Ensure that practices and record-keeping comply with organic certification standards.
-Ensure compliance with, and training in, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
-Set and communicate priorities for orchard tasks and schedules.
-Guarantee proper pruning, thinning, planting, and grafting practices take place
-Provide coaching and enforce accountability among employees
-Enforce worker safety in accordance with the Accident Prevention Plan.
-Ensure the maintenance of food safety documentation and promote a culture of safety.
-Coordinate labor, equipment, and tool needs with other company orchard supervisors
-Estimate time necessary to get tasks completed and within budget.
-Conduct weekly employee reviews
-Oversee and coordinate crews for various specific orchard projects
