farm manager

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
• Coordinate planting and cultivating activities
• Cultivate on vertical farming system
• Develop a hoeing strategy for crops
• Direct agricultural crops clipping activities
• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
• Direct farm grooming activities
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
• Harvest seedlings
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Implement sustainable gardening trends such as permaculture practices
• Mixing fertilizer
• Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Seed cutting
• Supervise staff in shoots positioning and seed cutting
• Weeding
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Manage overall operation of farm
• Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
• Establish marketing programs
• Maintain financial and production records
• Perform general farm duties
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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