FIELD MANAGER - (FULL TIME YEAR ROUND)
Blue Star Farm is seeking a field manager. This is a multi-year position for the person with the right experience and attitude. This full time, year round position ranges between 45-55 hours a week at peak season, and 20-30 hours a week during slower months. We are looking for a self motivated individual with a strong interest in field production, the ability to work independently as well as manage a small crew, and communicate/cooperate with others to determine crop marketability, harvest, and production scheduling.
Oversight and Responsibilities:-
Field preparation with tractor, familiarity and experience with chisel plow, disc, perfecta, and tiller.
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Familiarity/experience with BCS tractor and implements
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Crop monitoring including product availability, identifying pests, disease and other issues
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Following a planting schedule and rotation schedule with cover crops
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Planting, trellising, pruning, weeding and harvesting of crops for wholesale and retail accounts, prioritizing crew labor to meet those demands
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Setting up irrigation, maintaining pumps and fertigation
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Maintenance and small construction projects
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Teaching and leading small crews in standard operation procedures and quality control issues
Skills Preferred for position:-
3+ years on a commercial vegetable operation with management experience as part of that
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At least 2 seasons of tractor and field prep experience
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High tunnel/winter growing experience
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Ability to organize a crew and prepare tools/tasks in advance of crew availability
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Ability and understanding of working efficiently and quickly individually and motivating a crew to do so as well.
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Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus
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A sense of humor
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Keen observation and ability to communicate well
Compensation-
$22-25/hour, depending on experience, salary option is possible alternatively
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Paid "health" days (accumulated) 5 days total, (NYS 1 hour for every 30 hours worked up to 5 days)
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Paid vacation time outside of peak season, (accumulated), 5 days after completion of 1st season
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Paid holidays...( we work on some of them, but try to take off as much as we can)
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Year end bonus, dependent on your performance and the farm's success
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Farm vegetables
Email is the best way to reach us initially. Please send your resume and 2-3 references to start the conversation!
Home phone: 518-610-8034, Cell: 917-842-4338, email:
[email protected] 