Cropthorne Farm

Farm Supervisor

Full-Time Contract 1 year Mat Leave

 

Ability to work in highly dynamic situations with multiple people and deadlines. You are extremely well-organized and have the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a calm manner. You have good oversight of all areas and are able to jump in and assist where needed.

                              

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS:

  •       Reports to the Assistant Farm Manager.
  •       Communicates with the Farm Manager, Assistant Manager, and various Leads on a daily basis regarding farm work needs.
  •       Provides feedback to Farm Manager and Assistant Manager on farm team and, if applicable, market and farm stand team performance.
  •       Is an active member of the Farm Team which meets regularly to ensure effective communication.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

  •         Work with Farm Manager, Assistant Manager, and various Leads to ensure farm production and quality goals are met.

 

Training, Recordkeeping & Supervision

  •         Has a lead role in the training and onboarding of new staff members.
  •         Provide feedback on farm team performance by providing training and feedback to ensure that they have the appropriate skills for the assigned tasks, particularly in the field.
  •         Supervise the farm team in all spaces, leading by example, setting pace and keeping momentum.
  •         Foster a work environment that prioritizes trust, relationality, work-life balance.
  •         Ensure that all members of the farm team are exhibiting all expected job behaviours, including quality, speed, accuracy, and that they are following all required farm and food safe policies and procedures.
  •         Ensure farm team members personal safety by promoting individual awareness of hazards and teaching safety skills on the job, as well as identifying new hazards.
  •         Ensure food safety by promoting individual awareness of food safety hazards and by teaching food safe skills on the job.
  •         Ensure procedures relating to Organic Certification are carried out.
  •         Facilitate a respectful, communicative and team-oriented work environment.
  •         Accurately fill out detailed records which include planting, crop inputs, harvesting and food safety.
  •         Maintain a safe, clean and well-organized environment for staff
  •         Ensures employees have the correct training and that the training matrix is complete and up to date.
  •         Assists with our Health and Safety program, which includes risk assessments, writing and maintaining Safe Work Procedures and Standard Operation Procedures.

 

Field/Greenhouse

  •         Is an active part of the farm team, assisting in a wide array of tasks including harvest, planting, irrigating, weeding, washing and other post harvest and field related tasks with quality, speed and efficiency in mind.
  •         Communicates with Assistant Farm Manager crop quality, disease issues and weekly production labour needs.
  •         Assists with pruning/trellising schedule for the tomatoes and cucumber and pepper crops. 
  •         Assists in planning daily tasks lists, training, follow-up on crew speed and quality of execution, and managing the daily workflow
  •         Assist in organizing weekly harvest plans, ensuring timely flow, scheduling crop harvest times.
  •         Lead a 5-to-8-person harvest or weeding team.
  •         Ensure efficient harvesting and transitions between tasks and overseeing movement of produce from the field to post harvest.
  •         Assist in preparing weekly fresh sheet, knowing what is coming in and out from harvest
  •         Assist with irrigation, moving pipe or reel, drip installation, and repairs.
  •         Safety and efficiently operate tractors for various farm related tasks such as harvest, cultivation, spraying and seeding.
  •         Work with the farm leadership team to ensure farm production and quality goals are met, and assist in developing a multiyear crop plan.
  •         Assists with leading the winter planning process including planning the crops and ordering all the necessary inputs, tools, and materials for the upcoming year.
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Other

  •         Attend farmers markets as lead or in a support role, as needed. Helping drive the push for more sales and help train up market leads.
  •         Contribute to the farm business planning by providing input and expertise on cropping systems, varieties, inputs, equipment, HR strategies and capital improvements
  •         Perform other farm related duties as required, as sometimes we need everyone to help accomplish certain tasks, especially those that are time sensitive!