Farm Operator

About the role

We grow the world’s BEST Strawberries & our Farm Operators are a huge reason why! As part of our Production Team, a Farm Operator is responsible for the execution of farming and related tasks in a production farm contributing to our exceptional product and plant health. Individuals execute the day-to-day operations of the Farm which includes pruning, harvesting, cleaning, sanitizing and transferring plants.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tasks such as pruning, harvesting, and cleaning/sanitizing are completed timely.
• Operate and troubleshoot new farming technologies.
• Manage all stages of the strawberry plant life cycle - propagation, cultivation, pruning, and harvesting.
• Communicate and work cross functionally with packaging and distribution.
• Engage in information and data collection as necessary so that we can continually improve our strawberries.
• Escalate concerns to leadership as necessary to ensure the health and safety of our plants and our people.
• The role is hands-on with about 90% of time spent in the farm tending to our plants.