Field Manager Woodland Gardens
- Date Posted February 09, 2024
- Location Athens, GA
- Category Agriculture
- Job type Full-Time
- Assist farm manager in coordinating and executing primary harvest days and planting days.
- Oversee summer workers: weeding, fruit-picking, trellising, laying landscape fabric
- Help to maintain all farm buildings and structures in an organized manner – manage the use and return of all tools to appropriate locations and ensure a general level of tidiness.
- Assist in keeping all needed supplies on hand (packaging, soil amendments, cleaning, office supplies, and maintenance supplies, etc.).
- Assist farm manager with coordination of maintenance and recovering of hoophouses & greenhouses. Assist with other infrastructure maintenance that arises.
- Assist with maintenance of small and large farm equipment and infrastructure.
- Assist farm manager in management of year-round farm crew when needed.
- Saturday Farmers Market – prepare van for market and keep van supplied each week with all supplies necessary for market, work the stand each Saturday morning (with 1-2 Saturday off/month), operate register, help train market workers, help prepare all produce for sale. You will be expected to interact in a friendly and professional manner while multi-tasking.
- Coordinate and execute, with assistance, weekly Athens and Atlanta restaurant and/or CSA deliveries- load van, drive and deliver in a professional manner, maintain invoices and checks organized, wear appropriate attire for handling produce boxes efficiently.
III. Organic Production
- Work alongside farm crew in all production related activities – bed preparation, harvest, and general farm upkeep.
- The field manager will be responsible for a large portion of the tractor work.
- The field manager will work with the cut-flower manager to prune and maintain all perennial areas in the winter months.
- Experience with annual and perennial organic systems and production is required.
- Experience with delivery van driving and a clean driving record are required.
- Must be able to lift 50+ pounds on a regular basis.
- Field Manager will attend most markets in Atlanta on Saturdays (February-December) and will typically have 1-2 markets off per month.
- Field Manager will deliver to our Atlanta restaurants one Wednesday per month.
- Weekly work hours may exceed 50 hours in peak growing times, less during non-peak times.
- Basic record-keeping skills are required, familiarity with Excel and a comfort with email.
- Ability to work alongside a diverse farm crew on all aspects of farm production – harvest, planting, weeding, maintenance is required; also, must be comfortable working independently.
- Must have a strong work ethic and a desire to learn. This is critical!
- Must be detail oriented.
Compensation and Benefits
- Field Manager shall receive an annual salary of $36-38,000 depending on experience.
- Field Manager shall have the opportunity to join the company’s generous health insurance policy at no cost to employee. (Cost to farm is $700+/month)
- Field manager shall receive two (2) weeks of paid vacation, and 5 sick/personal days as well as other opportunities for planned days off.
- Field Manager will have access to a SIMPLE IRA plan after one year of employment
- Farm team enjoys occasional off-farm fun group activities that are optional: dinners, kayaking, etc.