Join the Lady Moon Farms Family: Where Integrity, Sustainability, and Quality Thrive
At Lady Moon Farms, we believe in more than just growing organic produce – we’re cultivating a community, fostering long-term relationships, and empowering our team. As a second-generation, family-owned business, we’ve been committed to 100% organic farming since 1988. Our mission is simple: grow the highest quality food while respecting the land and the people who help make it possible.
Why work with us?
A Thriving, Supportive Team
Our people are the backbone of our farm, with many of our employees staying with us for years. Our dedication to family values means that we treat our team like family. At Lady Moon Farms, you’ll enjoy safe, year-round employment, benefits, and the chance to work alongside a team that shares your passion for integrity and sustainability.
A Career with Purpose
This isn’t just a job – it’s an opportunity to make a real difference. Every day, you’ll help us uphold our commitment to organic farming, work with healthy soils, and foster biodiversity. You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your efforts are part of something larger – producing nutritious, organic food for the world.
Consistency and Quality
At Lady Moon Farms, excellence is the standard. We don’t settle for less, and neither should you. We accept nothing but the best in every harvest, and we ensure our employees have the resources, training, and support to succeed in their roles.
If you’re looking to join a company that values sustainability, integrity, and family, Lady Moon Farms is the place for you. Come grow with us, and let’s make the world a better place – one harvest at a time.
Overview:
Lady Moon Farms, founded in 1988, is seeking an experienced Assistant Farm Manager to support its Florida operations. Lady Moon Farms is seeking a detail-oriented professional to enhance our data-driven decision-making and trial management capabilities in Florida. This role is crucial for optimizing our organic practices, improving crop yields, and ensuring the highest quality produce. The ideal candidate will leverage data analysis and rigorous trial management to drive continuous improvement across our Florida operations, contributing directly to our commitment to sustainable agriculture.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Data Management: enter, maintain and analyze detailed farm record notes
- Use Excel to record and analyze field data that can be used for real time and future decision making
- Implementation and Execution of Farm Input and Labor Management Software
- Analyze productivity reporting including piece rates by task and sharing this information with individuals and leadership
- Continuous Improvement: Design and implement experimental plots trials to test and track new production methodologies, with the goal of increasing overall productivity and product output and Study industry standards and benchmarks to inform production best practices and productivity goals.
- Collect data and information needed for reporting and make sure it is submitted timely and accurately
- Trials may include plant populations, new varieties, new production methods, new inputs, etc.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years experience in vegetable production, organic production preferred
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
- Management experience, capable of leading a team
- Experience using Farm Software
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel spreadsheets
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or other applicable field (preferred but not required). Experience could supersede degree
- Experience driving and operating farm machinery and equipment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Detail oriented with experience in record keeping and strong organizational skills
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment, prioritize tasks, and manage time effectively
- Ability to jump into different tasks to help out other team members and do whatever is needed to get the job done
- Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record for company insurance carrier
Reporting Relationship
Reports directly to the President and coordinates daily with;
- Farm Directors
- Farm and Packhouse Managers, as well as line workers
- Crew Leaders
- HR
- Office Support
Typical Working Conditions:
- Based in Punta Gorda, FL, with potential travel to Pennsylvania.
- Must be comfortable with exposure to a variety of climates and agricultural environments.
- PA: season starts April 1st (first harvest mid to late May) and extends through October
- FL: season starts early August (first harvest mid September) and extends through mid-May the following year.
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Status: Regular, Full-Time, Exempt
Hours: Average 55-60 hours per week (Includes weekends)
Our company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law.
This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one’s employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits and termination.
