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Job Duties include:
Provides link between Board of Directors and employees by maintaining regular and effective communications.
Responsible for the performance of key staff by conducting performance and salary reviews of all staff also responsible for hiring and supervision of staff.
Overall responsibility for marketing of production companies under HB management by establishing a marketing program.
Inspires the company?s strategic vision and objectives throughout the organization by supervising the implementation of all policies, projects and practices.
Provide leadership in the development and maintenance of a caring working environment that emphasizes trust, communication, accountability and excellence.
Promotes a positive, safe work environment and an atmosphere of teamwork by ensuring farm machinery, equipment and buildings are maintained on a regular basis.
Education and Experience:
The candidate must have 10 years experience in operations knowledge and expertise at potatoe seed operations commercial farming operation.
University classes in agriculture field.
Speak fluent English, ability to read and write in English.
Benefits: Group medical, dental, optical, life insurance and disability. Planting and harvest bonus. Annual performance/review and bonus, use of company vehicle and 15 days paid vacation.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's licence
- Chemical application certificate or licence
Additional Skills
- Maintain financial and production records
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and harvest crops
- Maintain Farm Machinery, Equipment And Buildings
- Hire And Supervise Farm Workers
Type of Equipment
- Vegetable or fruit harvester
- Truck
- Tractor
- Seed drill
- Irrigation system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Bulk handling system
Type of Farm Operations
- Potato and vegetable