JOB TITLE: Farm Manager

JOB LOCATION: Position Reports to Winchester, Massachusetts location at 242 Cambridge Street in Winchester, MA 01890

REQUIRED TRAVEL: None

HOURS: Full-time

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the timely movement of greenhouse product onto the retail floor.
• Maintain the appearance, display and health of greenhouse products on the retail floor.
• Provide horticultural knowledge to both greenhouse staff and retail customers as needed.
• Coordinate intake of all incoming plant material and growing supplies, and organize all new material into existing inventories.
• Create and execute planting and care schedules for all plants.
• Maintain quarterly records of all growing supplies in the inventory.
• Participate in the annual production planning processes.
• Help maintain labeling systems for all plant varieties, utilizing internal equipment and software, to ensure bar codes are in line with point-of-sale (POS) coding.
• Manage label updating for all new and existing products, ensuring edits and corrections are made in a timely and accurate manner.
• Track the processing of requests within the POS system to ensure that all purchases are accurately reflected in inventory counts.
• Track the production schedule, including the physical planting of all entered plant varieties - vegetables, herbs, and annual and perennial ornamental plants, in coordination with the production schedule.
• Administer the safety policies of all on-site production activities.
• Provide training to new employees on production methods and safety procedures.
• Identify production or safety related issues and promptly communicate them to the Head Grower or General Manager.
• Monitor environments to ensure maintenance of optimum plant life and maintain clean working environment in compliance with regulations and company requirements.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the latest methods and technologies in the industry by attending seminars and workshops.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, or closely related field (foreign equivalent is acceptable).