Planting Supervisor - Potatoes - Grimmway Enterprises

PLANTING SUPERVISOR

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Why Grimmway?

Come be a part of our growing company where you can thrive and make an impact by being responsible for all field operations for potato planting, including management of field team and maintenance of assigned equipment. Grimmway is one of the largest carrot and organic vegetable grower/packer/shipper in the world! We pride ourselves in bringing fresh, healthy, and safe product to communities as we invest in and care for the earth’s natural resources and our family of employees. Come grow with us!

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What you will need:

• 1 year of experience in the supervision of personnel.
• Prior experience in production agriculture with a high mechanical aptitude.
• Previous experience and/or working knowledge of row crops.
• Ability to comprehend, read, write, and communicate proficiently in English and interact with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel 70% of work schedule, including spending nights and weekends away from the Bakersfield area.
• Available to work weekends as needed.
• Have a valid driver’s license with a clean DMV driving record.
• Pass pre-placement drug/alcohol screen, physical and functional capacity evaluation.

What will set you apart:

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, horticulture, Plant Sciences, or another related field.
• 2 years’ experience operating and maintaining farm equipment.
• Highly organized, meticulous and possess good analytical skills.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management and personnel. Ability to lead and manage people.
• Ability to organize multiple priorities and projects to achieve expected business results.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Total Rewards:                     $68,640 / YEAR

• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
• Our competitive and comprehensive benefit package includes:
• Vacation, sick, holiday pay, medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, FSA, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, subsidized gym membership, free on-site personal training and other wellness-focused activities at company gym, Employee Vehicle Purchase/Lease Programs, discounted tickets to major theme parks throughout California, continued learning and development, family events, work life balance.