Junior Production Manager - Watsonville

Farming:

• Direct or coordinate an organization’s financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency. 
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them. 
• Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.
• Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs. 
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems. 
• Lead all aspects of crop production, from land development/soil preparation, through crop maintenance and production. 
• Collaborate with appropriate production team to determine best irrigation, fertility, and pest control inputs to produce maximum yields and quality. 
• Create and foster a culture of safety, performance and quality. 
• Ensure compliance with all labor laws, prime audits or food safety, company policy and workers safety.

Production Team Leadership and Development:

• Create and lead a team of production, harvest and overhead personnel that is motivated, empowered, and highly skilled in their areas of responsibilities. 
• Provide an environment of maximum employee performance, job satisfaction, and career advancement. 
• Ensure Ranch Managers are responsible for the development of harvesting supervisor for succession plan.  
• Execute participation in weekly and monthly crop statement reviews.
• Ensures and gives guidance to have a good communication with Driscoll’s to ensure accurate estimates of  crops and to deliver high quality to the cooler.

Harvest:

• Assure an adequate supply of skilled and quality-oriented harvesters. 
• Support Ranch Manager - identify, sources, and hire labor to develop and manage crews: ensures proper training and performance.

Business:

• Assure maximum financial results. 
• Create and utilize operational/financial budgets.
• Manage budget variances. 
• Provide periodic financial and production results to management.

 Organization Planning and Management: 

• Develop an operational plan which incorporates goals and objectives that work towards the strategic direction of the organization. 
• Ensure that the operation of the organization meets the expectations of the Company. 
• Oversee the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the organization. 
• Provide support to Ranch Managers by preparing meeting agenda and supporting materials. 
• Oversee the planning, implementation and evaluation of the organization’s programs and services.
• Ensure that the programs and services offered by the organization contribute to the organization’s mission and reflect the priorities of management. 
• Monitor the day-to-day delivery of the programs and services of the organization to maintain or improve quality.
• Oversee the planning, implementation execution and evaluation of special projects.
• Determine staff requirements for organizational management and program delivery.
• Review accuracy of the production data and any required crop information.  
• Develop long-term planting plans in alignment with RAC’s strategic objectives for the PNW region.
• Ensures that Ranch Mangers maintain a well-organized, clean and safe work environment.
• Implement a performance management process for all staff, which includes monitoring the performance of staff and on an on-going basis and conducting an annual performance review.
• Coach and mentor staff as appropriate to improve performance.
• Discipline staff when necessary using appropriate techniques; release staff when necessary using appropriate and legally defensible procedures.

Risk Management:

• Identify and evaluate the risk to the organization’s employees, property, finances and implement measures to control risk.

Procurement:

• Transact and/or facilitate purchase of farm materials as needed.
• Capital purchases in accordance with RAC budgets and guidelines.

Administrative Interaction:

• Collaborate with and leverage local and corporate RAC administrative services in support of achieving operational and business objectives.
• Review accuracy of the production data and any required crop information.

Marketer Interaction:

• Collaborate with Marketer on crop planning, forecasting, and any other area that assures a mutually beneficial interface between the two organizations.