Flower Crew Manager
Company: Morning Glory Farm Inc
Location: Edgartown
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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 Flower Crew Manager is a
strategic person in the larger effort of growing and supplying
year-round flowers and food for the island community of Marthas
Vineyard. The Manager will assist in educating, training, and
supporting the future flower farmers of our country. Major
responsibilities: Manage the flower crew to ensure daily operations
run smooth. Manage the harvest, arrange and stock flowers sold at
Morning Glory Farm Stand. Help in the effort to produce and grow
all flowers grown. Help plant, weed, manage all flower crops.
Manage all florals sold at Morning Glory Farm. Reports To: Farm
Manager and Owner Robyn Athearn Work Schedule: Year-Round/ Full
Time (possible unpaid travel break during Months of January and
February). Seasonal considered. Hourly Wage: $15.00- 18.50
(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.
- Daily harvest and arrange 25 farmers bouquets for sale at the
Farm Stand.
- 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 during slower
production months. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- A background in Horticulture including equipment and
maintenance knowledge
- Experience in cut flower farming and/or the floral industry and
supervisory and management skills
- Solid communication and analytical skills. Ability to be
confidential.
- Strong attention to detail
- Adaptable-thrives in a constantly changing work
environment
- Enthusiastic, creative team member-able and willing to
participate in community life
- Team player who can develop and manage a productive flower crew
FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-TimeWAGE: POSITION: Flower Crew
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, EdgartownPI200513752
Keywords: Morning Glory Farm Inc, Nantucket , Flower Crew Manager, Executive , Edgartown, Massachusetts
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