Farms Compliance Manager

About the role

The Farms Compliance Manager oversees and manages all aspects of compliance within our farming operations. This role ensures that all legal and regulatory requirements are met, focusing on agricultural, labor, environmental, and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Oversight: Lead and manage compliance programs, ensuring strict adherence to all legal and regulatory requirements related to farming, agriculture, labor, environmental, and food safety standards.

• Manage workforce planning by creating and maintaining crew schedules, overseeing hiring and onboarding of staff, and assigning daily tasks to ensure efficient operations and optimal productivity.

• Employee Verification: Oversee the verification process for all employees, ensuring the accurate completion of I-9 forms.

• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison with the Payroll Department, overseeing the completion of insurance forms, verifying payroll issues, and managing the communication of new employee information.

• Training & Development: Ensure that WPS (Worker Protection Standard) training logs are completed and maintained, and that all employees are informed of compliance requirements.

• Health & Safety Compliance: Monitor and enforce health and safety standards, ensuring that sprayer operators wear the required PPE, that warning signs are posted, and that fire extinguishers are accessible and inspected annually.

• Food Safety Management: Ensure that all sick workers are reassigned to nonfood contact tasks and that crop protection application records are current and available for review.

• Facility & Equipment Inspection: Regularly inspect all equipment and storage areas for tampering and ensure that all harvesting tools, equipment, and containers are cleaned and sanitized.

• Employee Hygiene Enforcement: Monitor employee adherence to personal hygiene and dress code policies, including ensuring that any open wounds or potential contaminants are properly managed.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
• Minimum High School Education / G.E.D. preferred.
• Availability to work weekends.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and organizational abilities.

Working Conditions

• Work primarily onsite at farm and shop locations in Clewiston, FL, with frequent travel to field sites and operational areas.
• Be regularly exposed to outdoor environmental conditions, including heat, humidity, sun, dust, and changing weather.
• Engage in physically active tasks such as walking fields, inspecting equipment and facilities, bending, lifting, or moving supplies as needed.
• Work in proximity to agricultural equipment, chemical storage areas, and fuel supplies, requiring adherence to all safety protocols and use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Company Benefits/Perks

• 401(k)
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance and more
• Paid Time Off (PTO)