Position summary: The Orchard Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, directing and supervising all orchard operations so as to produce and deliver to NFP plant the greatest volume of quality and size fruit cost effectively.
 
Position responsibilities:

• Manages approximately 2,000 acres of company owned and leased orchards.
• Plans and organizes priorities for efficient utilization of resources.
• Develops long range plans for orchard operations.
• Develops budges for orchard operations.
• Works with personnel to encourage and develop career improvements.
• Will take lead in developing orchard operation.
• Remains current on labor regulations and trends, horticultural and production practices, pesticides and other technical applications.
• Maintains orchards as an efficient and profitable operation.
• Develops and maintains an effective organization through selection, training, leadership, motivation and coaching.

• Other duties as assigned.
• Job description can be changed at any time.

Essential skills and experience:
 

• High-level leadership and decision-making skills.
• Able to motivate, influence, and train people.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.

• Reading, writing, numeracy, oral communication, problem solving.

 
Education and Experience:
 

• Bachelors Degree in Agriculture or related field or at least five years of progressive experience in orchard operations plus five years of experience in orchard management.

• High School Graduate / GED

Safety Responsibilities:

• Safety is vitally important not only at our orchards but also from a personal standpoint. Employees are responsible for understanding and following all safety procedures.

Reporting to this position:

• All orchard personnel and orchard management groups.

 

 
Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.