Farm Manager Job at MAKE Projects, San Diego, CA

  • MAKE Projects
  • San Diego, CA

Job Description

Farm Manager

MAKE Projects, a San Diego nonprofit employment social enterprise, is seeking an experienced Farm Manager to lead MAKE Farm's vegetable and herb production while training refugee and immigrant women in a supportive, real-world workplace. The Farm Manager is responsible for producing high-quality vegetables and herbs for MAKE's CSA program and MAKE Café while supervising and teaching program participants as part of their paid job-readiness training.

We're looking for someone who:

  • Has professional experience growing vegetables and herbs in San Diego
  • Can successfully plan and execute farm production for CSA and café needs
  • Enjoys teaching and working alongside people with different levels of experience and English
  • Is patient, flexible, hands-on, and organized
  • Gets satisfaction from helping others build skills and confidence

This is both a farming job and a people-development job. Success means growing great produce and helping trainees grow into confident, capable employees.

Qualifications:

· Required Experience: 3-5 years of experience in commercial vegetable production. (MAKE Farm does not strive to become certified organic but we have always followed organic growing practices.)

· Required Skills: Excellent inter-personal and communication skills

· Education: Bachelor's degree preferred

· Must have a valid driver's license and willingness to drive

· Must be able to lift 20 pounds, stand for long periods of time and complete all necessary farmwork activities

Work Environment:

· Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday

· This position primarily works at MAKE Farm located in SDSU Mission Valley with supplemental support for MAKE Café's culinary garden in Normal Heights.

· This position works outdoors on-site 90% of the time in the field and 10% of the time for planning, admin and meetings.

Compensation and Benefits: This is a full-time, salaried position at $68,640 per year with health benefits, paid time off, and paid sick leave. MAKE Projects also offers a matching 401k retirement plan after six months of employment.

Job Tags

Full time, Traineeship, Flexible hours

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