Growers Express is headquartered in Salinas Valley—it is known as the “salad bowl of the world”—which has a total year-round ground base that exceeds 40,000 acres. In order to continually offer our 40-plus commodities on a year-round basis, we’ve developed a growing model that migrates to different regions throughout the year, growing primarily in California, Arizona and Mexico.
Growers Express is seeking a Lettuce Harvesting Manager who develops and manages the growing and harvesting activities of Lettuce by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the harvest of Lettuce.
- Determine when, where and how much lettuce will be harvested on any given day; continuously working with harvesters to ensure that the quality of the pack is up to the company's standards.
- Generate 3 week estimates for sales to determine forecast, and track and account for skipped and/or lost acres.
- Work with PCA’s to determine when to spray and what the target is.
- Work with the growers to achieve company goals.
- Work with seed companies to ensure we are using the best possible varieties available to the company.
- Work with marketing to trial new materials when presented.
- Work with vendors to ensure constant inventory in the applicable growing regions.
- Work with management on planting schedules and or issues.
- Manage outside deals, contracts and reconcile with accounting staff.
- Manage transition from growing region to growing region; able to relocate and travel to Mexico and Yuma, AZ.
- Other projects and duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B. S.) or equivalent; or six to ten years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
