Ranch Manager

Purpose: To improve people’s lives

Mission: To grow and deliver the highest quality fruit and create value for our customers, employees, and growers.

Vision: The Sage family is admired for being the industry leader. We are passionate about creating value and improving people’s lives.

Job Summary: This job may be responsible for managing Ranch Manager assistants, field supervisors, crew leaders and field laborers at a company ranch location as well as completing tasks requested by operations manager. Additional job requirements include but are not limited to the following…

Values: Demonstrates behaviors which contribute to the growth and achievement of Legacy’s mission:

· Integrity: We do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

· Respect: We practice the “Golden Rule”.

· Teamwork: We work together to achieve common goals – no barriers.

· Excellence: We continuously look for was to creatively improve.

· Accountability: We are personally responsible for delivering desired results.

· Passion: We earnestly care about outcomes and perceptions of others.

Leadership Responsibilities:

· Ensures excellent customer service is provided to existing and prospective growers, employees, managers, directors and other community members.

· Works with management to understand current and future needs and develops process improvement plans.

· Participates in intra-departmental and inter-departmental efforts for continuous safety, quality, and productivity improvement.

· Designs methods for continuous improvement in the delivery of services by soliciting internal and external feedback, using best practice models and organizational goals.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

· Following Orchard Operations Manager’s instructions as well as communicating them to Ranch Manager assistants, crew leaders, supervisors and field laborers.

· Maintaining ranch operations including but not limiting to making sure employees arrive on time, inspecting equipment prior to use, resolving conflicts, etc.

· Communicate and follow company policies and procedures including but not limited to; hiring/termination workplace safety, food safety, etc.

· Monitoring, communicating and implementing all food safety policies, procedures and logs

· Managing H2A foreign workers during harvest pick up times; drop off times, housing rules, etc.

· Managing payroll duties that include but are not limited to; scanning clock in and clock out times, uploading to main office, etc.

· Various field duties including but not limiting to; project management, pruning & thinning management, spraying management, irrigation management, etc.

· Responsible for continuous communication with area Orchard Operations Manager

· Available to perform any other field task requested by the Orchard Operations Manager or Director of Orchard Operations

· Must be available for flexible hours, overtime and weekends

· Other job duties may be assigned

Education & Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree preferred.

· 5-10 years’ experience in hands-on horticulture experience

· Working knowledge of chemicals, training systems, pruning techniques, state and federal fruit grading standards, food safety, and all other aspects of tree fruit production

Pre-Employment Requirements:

· Drug test, driving abstract & background check required.

Certificates & Licenses:

· Driver’s license

· Spray Applicators License

Equipment/Technology Skills:

· Ability to drive and operate heavy field equipment including but not limited to; tractors, forklifts, four-wheeler, etc.

Physical Abilities:

· Ability to regularly sit, stand, grasp, reach, stoop/crouch, talk, and hear, twist body and head 180 degrees while backing up.

· Ability to frequently lift and pull/push up to 50+ lbs. Ability to smell, see 20+ feet, with or without corrective lenses and differentiate between colors (no color blindness)

Mental/Other Skills & Abilities:

· Ability to adapt to changes, delays or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation

· Ability to maintain focus for extended periods of time

· Dependability: ability to follow instructions, both in written and verbal format; ability to respond to management direction; ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan when necessary

· Ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with others, excellent customer service skills and a good overall understanding of appropriate human relations

· Ability to make prudent and timely decisions; ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment; ability to explain reasoning for decisions

· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence;

· The ability to coordinate eyes, hands, fingers, and feet

· Ability to identify and/or prevent problems; ability to formulate alternative solutions to problems when necessary; ability to transfer learning from past experiences to new experiences of similar nature

· Ability to complete duties, on time, ability to edit the accuracy and thoroughness of one’s work as well as the work of others; ability to constructively apply feedback to improve performance, ability to generate ideas to improve and promote quality in work

· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Workplace Environmental Conditions:

· Ability to tolerate potential harsh weather conditions for short or long periods of time

· Exposed during a shift to constant or intermittent sounds at a level sufficient to cause hearing loss or fatigue

· Injury exposure to workplace hazards, field equipment and machinery

· Regularly exposed to wet and dirty conditions outside

Employees agree not to disclose Confidential Information or Proprietary Data to third parties or anyone not on a need-to-know basis, directly or indirectly. If Confidential Information or Proprietary Data is used or disclosed, the Employer may take disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

“Legacy Fruit provides reasonable accommodations to assist qualified individuals in order to perform the essential duties/requirements their job requires. The description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements and serves as merely a summary rather than a complete listing of duties. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve. This job description does not constitute a contract as employment is at will.”

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $74,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed
• Year round work

Ability to Relocate:

• Quincy, WA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person