Farm Operations Foreman: Quality, Harvest & Safety

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry; Farmington (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry is seeking a field supervisor to ensure USDA-compliant quality controls across crops and operations. The role involves supervision of planting, cultivation, irrigation, harvesting, and equipment maintenance, while enforcing safety procedures and sanitation practices.

You will monitor worker performance, manage payroll records, and coordinate logistics for field activities, with emphasis on accuracy and efficiency in a demanding agricultural environment.

Qualifications

• Manage field operations and supervise workers to ensure efficiency and safety.
• Experience in agricultural operations and basic inspection routines.

Responsibilities

• Maintains quality controls per USDA standards for inspection, grading, sorting, handling, and shipments.
• Inspects crops, fields, and plant stock to determine cultivation, spraying, weeding, or harvesting needs.
• Assigns duties for planting, cultivation, irrigation, harvesting, packaging, and equipment maintenance.
• Observes workers to identify inefficient or unsafe procedures and initiates corrective actions.
• Reviews employees’ work to evaluate quality and quantity.
• Prepares and maintains time and payroll reports and personnel actions such as evaluations, hires, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
• Plans and supervises planting, fertilizing, pest/weed control, and landscaping infrastructure and maintenance.
• Prepares reports on farm conditions, yields, machinery breakdowns, or labor issues.
• Assists with requisition and purchasing of supplies like insecticides, machine parts, lubricants, and tools.
• Estimates labor requirements and schedules work accordingly.
• Directs or assists with equipment adjustment and repair.
• Ensures employees reach designated fields via organized transportation.
• Ensures sanitation standards in the work environment and proper labeling.
• Keeps records for planting, harvesting, storage, sanitation, and maintenance.

Job description

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry is seeking a field supervisor to ensure USDA-compliant quality controls across crops and operations. The role involves supervision of planting, cultivation, irrigation, harvesting, and equipment maintenance, while enforcing safety procedures and sanitation practices.

You will monitor worker performance, manage payroll records, and coordinate logistics for field activities, with emphasis on accuracy and efficiency in a demanding agricultural environment.