Crop Manager Job in Utah for 2022

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Crop Manager Job at Easy Bee Farm in Moab, Utah – 2022

Crop Manager Job Responsibilities Include:

• A daily farm walk with an eye for harvesting, weeds, pests, problems, and cleanliness in order to prioritize farm tasks
• Crop planning: crop selection, rotation, planting schedule, fulfilling a 50 member CSA program in addition to other sales
• Planting: bed prep, direct seeding with seeders and by hand, greenhouse starting, transplanting
• Crop maintenance: mulching, weeding, cultivating, hand watering germinating rows, maintaining drip irrigation, cover cropping, pest management
• Harvesting: supervising the harvest, creating harvest lists, utilizing proper technique for harvesting, washing, and packing CSAs and restaurant orders
• Overseeing 10-15 work trade CSA members in harvest, cleaning, and packing; developing training for workers
• Managing a farm hand three days a week
• Record keeping of crops, harvests, and sales
• Communicating with restaurants for weekly sales, invoicing using QuickBooks
• Other computer tasks: utilizing a collaborative to-do list in Google Docs, daily email check, weekly newsletter to CSA members, social media as needed
• Safe and effective handling of machinery including ATV’s, BCS two wheel tractor, compact utility loader, tillers, seeders, shredders, and mowers
• Other farm work in conjunction with the Farm Manager (irrigation, landscaping, building, maintenance, building, IPM, orchard management, tractor work, etc)

Job Requirements:

• Previous leadership experience on a small-scale farm using organic practices
• 3+ years of work experience on a farm with at least one of those years being in a leadership role
• Experience working with a wide variety of crops
• Familiarity with drip irrigation, IPM, and organic practices to build soil (composting, cover cropping, rotation, mulching, green manure)
• Familiarity with farm equipment and machinery and their safe use
• Ability to balance time management in self-directed and collaborative work, and to prioritize tasks efficiently
• Strong communication and listening skills and a commitment to developing strong working relationships and problem solving with team members
• The ability to adapt to changing conditions
• The Crop Manager position is a full time, 40 hours a week position. Due to the nature of farming, flexibility with work schedules is required. We typically start the day before the sun, so we are up early (6:30 am) in the summer and later in the shoulder seasons. We rarely require weekend hours.

Compensation:

Starting $18-20/hr, depending on experience. Two weeks paid vacation. Other perks include a full CSA share, ample other produce when in excess, flowers, potential for on farm housing (to be discussed), and an engaged and supportive farm community.

Target start date:

Early to mid January. The incoming Crop Manager has the opportunity to be trained by the current Crop Manager in January and February.

To Apply for the Crop Manager Job:

Please send a resume, cover letter, and a list of three references to easybeefarm@gmail.com. We are accepting applications until November 1st.