Farmworker Supervisor

Solebury Orchards; New Hope (Bucks County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local agricultural farm is seeking a Farm Supervisor to oversee crop-related tasks, including pruning, planting, and grading. Responsibilities include supervising and training workers, maintaining equipment, and ensuring efficient operation of farming activities. The ideal candidate will possess experience in agriculture and the ability to operate tractors and forklifts. This temporary position is open from April 2026 to January 2027, with a focus on apples, peaches, and other crops. Compensation details available upon request.

Qualifications

• Experience with agricultural tasks like pruning, planting, and weeding.
• Ability to operate tractors and forklifts safely.
• Strong organizational skills for assigning work and directing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train farm workers.
• Monitor crop progress and report to management.
• Maintain farm equipment and oversee repairs.
• Direct processing of crops including grading and cider pressing.
• Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.
• Plan/schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for worksite(s).
• Load agricultural products into trucks and drive to market or storage facilities.
• Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
• Direct processing of crops including grading and cider pressing.

Skills

Pruning

Planting

Weeding

Tractor operation

Forklift operation

Tools

Tractor

Forklift

Job description

Overview

This is a Temporary Position. Dates of employment are 4/10/2026 to 1/10/2027. To apply: email your resume to [e-mail] and reference the job posting number on your resume/application.

Agricultural crops/commodities include apples, peaches, blueberries, blackberries, pears, plums, nectarines, cherries, apricots, tomatoes, flowers.

Supervise, Train, And Assist Employees In The Following Tasks

• Pruning - use hand saw and loppers to cut off branches.
• Planting - use shovel to dig holes large enough to accommodate tree roots, back fill with soil, firm soil around tree.
• Thinning - use hands to remove excess fruit from branches.
• Weeding - use hands to pull weeds in berry rows, lay weeds to side of row.
• Picking berries - use hands to pick ripe blueberries/blackberries from bushes, place berries in 30 pound bucket, carry bucket (about 500 feet) to barn, weigh bucket, pour into 30 pound flats, put flats in cold storage in barn.
• Picking peaches and apples - hand pick ripe fruit, put in 40 pound picking bag, dump bag in bins located in orchard.
• Grading - remove culls and put in 40 pound discard boxes, put good fruit in 40 pound boxes, put boxes on pallets.
• Processing - press apples into apple cider.
• Tractor and Forklift operation

More broadly, the duties the farm supervisor will perform are as follows:

• Assign work tasks, issue equipment, and communicate to coordinate overall work
• Monitor crop progress and report status to farmer or farm manager
• Provide training to workers on crop/farming techniques
• Maintain irrigation equipment
• Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs
• Maintain inventory/order materials as required by farmer or farm manager
• Plan/schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for worksite(s)
• Drivers license required
• Repair and maintain farm vehicles, equipment, fences, and other structures.
• Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.
• Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
• Direct processing of crops including grading and cider pressing.
• Maintain cold room storage crop inventory inventory
• Operate and maintain agricultural equipment including tractors, forklifts, tractor-drawn machinery. Worker may attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Worker may load containers and products using forklifts

Driving/Truck Details

• Use 14000 GVWR straight truck to transport crops between storage facilities or to local market(s).
• Use 37000 GVWR straight truck to transport crops between additional orchard property (2820 Creamery Rd) and main property with storage facility (3325 Creamery Rd).