The Mission and Position
This colleague’s mission is to transplant and harvest processing tomatoes, productively and safely, in order to provide great customer-grower satisfaction.
This person will coordinate achieving their mission with several other operations and logistical colleagues, be based in the Los Banos area of California’s Central Valley and operate throughout the Valley. The successful candidate would likely have a meaningful, formal education in Mission related disciplines, such as, business and agriculture and be bilingual in English and Spanish.
This is not a foreman position; it is a hands-on, leadership role in a sizable agriculture services operation. The successful candidate should also understand business applications, such as Excel, and be willing to track productivity data.
Our company is operated by colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority. Authority relative to other colleagues’ activities is lateral, with each colleague’s Mission as their guiding principle of action, and respect, influence and success having to be built based on each colleague’s competency, integrity, effort, persistence and straight-forward persuasiveness. Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and self-management.
The Company
California Sun Grower Services harvests tomatoes on over sixty thousand acres supplying tomatoes to processing facilities in Central California. In addition to harvesting activities, California Sun also provides custom transplanting and other farm services as well as farming its own operations. It provides a good opportunity for employment for those who have the desire to perform well and be successful.
- Coordinate people, equipment and supplies to successfully accomplish your Mission.
- Identify proper equipment operating procedures. Refine and document transplanting and harvesting processes.
- Work with personnel and the personnel trainer to train equipment operators and others in proper operating procedures.
- Analyze performance results and trends.
- Minimize equipment damage to harvesters, tractors, or tomato trailers.
- Develop and maintain relationships and agreements with customer-growers.
- Develop and maintain an enthusiastic presence for California Sun Grower Services in the field and the farming community.
- Track competitive transplanting and harvesting rates from others doing similar work.
- Formal education preferred in a related field, such as Business or Agriculture
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should apply directly on the morningstarco.com website on the Employment Opportunities page.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
- Strong leadership abilities
- Familiar with business applications, such as Excel
- Ability to track productivity data
