Wholesale & Sunflower Harvest Manager (seasonal)
Company: Morning Glory Farm Inc
Location: Edgartown
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, age,
protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by
law.CATEGORY: FlowersDescriptionThe Wholesale and Sunflower Harvest
Manager will help in the larger Morning Glory Farm effort of
growing and supplying year-round flowers and food for the island
community of Martha's Vineyard. This position will also assist in
educating, training and supporting the future flower farmers of our
country. A major focus of this position is to manage the Wholesale
& Sunflower Crew. including managing the harvest for all wholesale
clients and delivery of Morning Glory Flowers. Other duties include
organizing and managing the delivery or pick up of all wholesale
accounts. This position is also responsible for organizing and
managing the harvest, arranging and stocking of all orning Glory
Farm sunflowers sold at Morning Glory Farm stand. The Wholesale and
Sunflower Harvest Manager will assist in the effort to produce and
grow all flowers grown at Morning Glory Farm including planting,
weeding, and managing all flower crops. Reports To: Farm Manager
and Owner Robyn Athearn Work Schedule: Year-Round/ Full Time
(possible unpaid travel break during months December, January and
February.) Hourly Wage: $15.00- 20.00 (depending on experience)
Location: West Tisbury Flower Farm (12 miles from Edgartown farm
stand location)Duties:
- Provide support to farm manager and owner by assisting in all
flower farm efforts and generally be on the lookout for ways to
help farm and support all staff
- Provide supervision, training, and support to flower crew
- Be knowledgeable and curious about flower farming and help in
the education of our staff
- Effectively work with and maintain farm equipment, trucks,
vans, tractors, gas tanks, shovels, weeders, fans, vents,
thermostats, propane tanks, heat mats, wheelbarrows, grow lights
etc. Setting an example always to all staff by caring for tools in
the way required of a supervisor and manager.
- Manage staff schedules, staff payroll adjustments and problems,
staff reviews and reporting of any disciplinary problems.
- Direct staff on tasks, such as the seeding, propagation,
cultivation, and harvesting of plants.
- Responsible for daily inspections of the farm and facilities to
ensure the conditions are optimal for the plants and notifying farm
manager of any disease, pests, livestock problems.
- Manage all sunflower harvest for Morning Glory Farm.
- May be needed to work in or on other areas of the larger
Morning Glory Farm such as but not limited to - working in farm
stand, kitchen, bakery, pack house or field in slow production
months POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- A background in Horticulture
- Equipment and maintenance knowledge
- A background in cut flower farming and or the floral
industry
- Supervisory and management skills preferred
- Solid communication and analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Adaptable-thrives in a constantly changing work
environment
- Enthusiastic, creative team member-able and willing to
participate in community life FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-TimeWAGE:
POSITION: Wholesale & Sunflower Harvest ManagerEXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT:
ExemptABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Morning Glory Farm, started in 1975
by James and Deborah Athearn, grows about 65 acres of vegetables
and small fruits on the island of Martha's Vineyard.Small
successive plantings of a wide variety of crops supply the
Farmstand from May through December.Crops include sweet corn,
lettuce, carrots, beets, tomatoes, melons, potatoes, beans, squash,
pumpkins, and more. Our herb garden supplies a full assortment of
culinary herbs. We also raise four acres of cut flowers, and small
plantings of strawberries, grapes, peaches, and beach plums.We keep
beef cows on pasture in Chilmark for which we harvest 45 acres of
hay and we also produce eggs, pork and fresh, pasture-raised
chickens to sell in the Farmstand. Twenty-three acres of our
vegetable fields are farmed using natural practices and only OMRI
certified fertilizers and pesticides. We manage the rest of our
land with a minimum of pesticides and with attention to the
long-term health of the soil.The farm name grew from the vision of
the sun rising over lush, green fields, cows with udders full of
milk ambling past bountiful gardens and hedgerows lively with
honeybees: true wealth of nature's glory.Each year we meet a new
crew of farmers, bakers, cooks, and Farmstand staff who become part
of the farm family. The farm has benefited from a variety of
wonderful people who have endowed Morning Glory with their own
special contributions.LOCATION: MA, Edgartown
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Keywords: Morning Glory Farm Inc, Nantucket , Wholesale & Sunflower Harvest Manager (seasonal), Executive , Edgartown, Massachusetts
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