Greenhouse Supervisor

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Team Management

• Manage daily activities of you and your team by hosting day and week ahead meetings for planning purposes - includes coordination of workflow and crop schedules

• Implement and develop safety procedures and work with the local Safety Relays

• Work with the Human Resources and direct Manager to create development plans and implement training for the team under your responsibility

• Communicate with internal and external partners and stakeholders as required in a timely manner to ensure the success of the business

• Coordinate with external partners and sister companies on research activities to ensure the success of Limagrain breeding programs

• Support Office Admin with record keeping ensuring good inventory, compliances, and budget management

Leadership and Trial Management

• Manage core research activities (e.g. trial preparation) of hosted vegetable crops

• Ensure effective planning and implementation of activities for greenhouse activities

• Record and upload relevant data to support compliance and decision-making on trialing and agronomic management

• Collaborate with the Breeders, External Trial Officer, and Product Development team to support trial establishment and evaluation in the regions of Yuma, Santa Maria, Salinas, and Gilroy

• Maintain a clean and well-organized workspace and keep documentation on activities as needed including plant crossing lists and seed packet documentation

• Support the Field & Facilities Supervisor during absence

• Seek continuous improvements in all activities through experimentation, recording of approach, and implementation of new techniques

• Lead and participate in meetings with collaborators to ensure operational success

Greenhouse and Seed Activities

• Take responsibility for all activities in the greenhouses, hoop houses, cages, and related areas of protected and potted cultivation

• Lead plant maintenance including planting, transplanting, cleaning growth area, tying plants to stakes, and watering plants

• Manage seed harvesting including seed of cross-pollinated plants, single plant selections, and bulk seed increases

• Maintain a clean and well-organized workspace and keep documentation on activities as needed including crossing list, chemical applications, and nitrogen removal

• Lead and support pollinations of lettuce, greens, tomato, onion, cucurbit, brassica, carrot, and pepper plants as directed by the supervisor

• Lead the process to clean seed of cross-pollinated plants, single plant selections, and bulk seed increases with the support of the Seed Technician

• Manage chemical applications under your certification as a QAL or PCA using handheld and tractor equipment according to competencies, safety, and training