Seed Operations Manager
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Job Location:
Bakersfield, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 90000 - 140000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
SEED OPERATIONS MANAGER
LOCATION: MTN VIEW
SHIFT: DAY
About the Opportunity:
Grimmway Produce Group is seeking a Seed Operations Manager responsible for all conventional and organic carrot seed operations including overseeing seed procurement seed inventories yield and performance metrics and variety trials and selection. Whether you are a current GPG team member looking to grow your career or a professional seeking a rewarding opportunity in agriculture this position offers the chance to contribute to one of the worlds largest carrot and organic vegetable grower packer and shippers. At GPG we take pride in delivering fresh healthy and safe products to communities while caring for the earths natural resources and investing in our family of employeescome grow with us!
Additional Info
What You Will Need:
- Bachelors degree in Agriculture Ag Business Crop Science or related field required with a minimum of 5 years post-college experience in the vegetable seed and/or vegetable farming industry preferred.
- Must be detail oriented with excellent organizational and bookkeeping skills.
- Demonstrated capability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
- Must be metrics driven with a general understanding of farming costs and yields and the ability to analyze data.
- Must have knowledge of proper field trial designs methods and data collection.
- Results oriented ability to set goals and objectives for self and team and take accountability for successful performance of both.
- Must have the ability to interact with and form meaningful working relationships with all levels of farm personnel seed industry representatives and others in government and academia.
- Must have ability to travel seasonally to all growing areas as necessary.
- Travel is approximately 50% of the time both locally and out-of-state.
- Remote work not available for this position.
- Must have a valid drivers license with clean DMV driving record.
- Must pass pre-placement drug/alcohol screen physical and functional capacity evaluation.
What Will Set You Apart:
- Experience with organic farming a plus.
- Previous experience with field trial work and/or experience working in the seed industry a plus.
- Prior supervisory experience preferred.
Benefits
Total Rewards: $90000 - $140000 / YEAR
Filling Deadline: February 12 2026 (Internal Employees)
- 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.
- Subsidized benefits package including Medical and Dental coverage.
- Generous vision reimbursement allowance for each covered family member per calendar year.
- 401(k) plan
- Paid Time Off/Paid Sick and Safe Time
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Subsidized gym membership
- Discounted tickets to major theme parks throughout California
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
