Director of Farming
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Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role and responsibilities
- Primary responsibility for effectively implementing agricultural investment strategy
- Leverage Wonderful Company subject matter experts to advise on implementation
- Establish agricultural operations set goals track progress of activities and forecast projected completion dates including greenfields development workforce development nursery development and building necessary infrastructure
- Oversee daily farming operations including planting irrigation chemical application and harvesting activities
- Oversee the management and maintenance of farm equipment and machinery ensuring operational readiness and adherence to safety standards
- Coordinate and negotiate with external suppliers contractors and vendors for crop inputs labor and equipment needs.
- Develop manage maintain budgets; review any cost variances to the budget
- Support the organization in meeting its long and short term goals
- Achieve organizational goals through effective planning execution resource management and cost control
- Identify local talent and build agriculture team
- Understand markets and collaborate with Wonderful Company sales quality and shipping departments to ensure proactive communication and alignment on production and delivery
- Ensure compliance with all laws including OHS and environmental compliance
- Manage relationships with regulatory agencies industry groups and community stakeholders representing the companys interests in farming-related matters
Qualifications :
- Minimum 7-10 years senior management experience in agricultural operations with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity managing large-scale farm operations.
- Demonstrable experience successfully delivering large agriculture projects
- Strong financial acumen and ability to balance risk and cost and deliver positive outcomes
- Proficient in farm management software budgeting tools Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
- Negotiation and analytical skills and a positive attitude to continued learning
- Experience managing multiple crews and locations
- Strong project management time management and organizational skills
- Excellent stakeholder management influencing & networking skills
- High level of integrity and work ethic
- Strong leader in problem-solving idea generation and creative solutions
- Strong awareness of agricultural best practices and methods
- A degree in Agriculture Horticulture Agronomy or a related field is preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit stand walk talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds independently. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. Specific auditory abilities required by this job.
Additional Information :
- Competitive benefits package
- Opportunity for development and internal mobility
- Wonderful Giving () - allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice.
- Wonderful Neighbour - spend a day in the community helping with various service projects.
- Company focused on wellness and health
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The companys 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most who ... View more
