Greenhouse Services Supervisor

Little Leaf Farms; McAdoo (PA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Little Leaf Farms in McAdoo, PA seeks a Greenhouse Services Supervisor to lead sanitation, dripper care, and technical support across four McAdoo greenhouses. The role supervises four leads and a specialist, coordinating teams to maintain clean growing environments and reliable equipment.

Reporting to the Director of Maintenance & Facilities, you will plan staffing, manage schedules, ensure safety and food hygiene, and collaborate with Growing, FSQA, Water Operations, and Operations to meet crop

Formación

• Proven leadership experience in greenhouse operations or similar setting.
• Ability to plan recurring work across multiple areas and allocate labor.
• Knowledge of sanitation procedures, chemical safety, and contamination prevention.
• Ability to coach employees and manage performance with HR alignment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with maintenance systems and asset tracking is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Direct four greenhouse service teams and the technical lead; oversee scheduling.
• Maintain a master schedule for daily to seasonal tasks across four greenhouses.
• Translate procedures into clear assignments, standards, and inspections.
• Plan cleaning downtime with Growing and Operations to protect crops and readiness.
• Oversee sanitation across floors, germination areas, and support spaces.
• Coordinate dripper cleaning, inspection, and replacements with relevant teams.
• Set priorities for building upkeep and PMs; arrange breakdown support.
• Manage labor coverage, attendance, overtime, and staffing within budget.
• Coach leads, evaluate performance, and conduct HR-aligned actions.
• Maintain training matrices for chemicals, equipment, and lockout/tagout.
• Inspect work, arrange rework, and coordinate sanitation verification with FSQA.
• Review Asset Essentials work orders for completion and labor usage.
• Control supplies, inventory, and service equipment; ensure readiness for deep cleaning.
• Enforce safety, food hygiene, chemical handling, and energy isolation rules.
• Provide regular status reports to the Director and assist with improvements.

Conocimientos

Leadership in greenhouse operations

Labor planning & scheduling

Sanitation procedures & safety

Coordination with FSQA & Ops

Communication & documentation

Budget & resource management

Descripción del empleo

POSITION SUMMARY

The Greenhouse Services Supervisor leads greenhouse sanitation, dripper care, and assigned technical support across the four McAdoo greenhouses. The position supervises four Greenhouse Services Leads and the existing Greenhouse Specialist Technical Lead, coordinating their teams to maintain clean growing environments and reliable equipment.

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:The Greenhouse Services Supervisor leads greenhouse sanitation, dripper care, and assigned technical support across the four McAdoo greenhouses. The position supervises four Greenhouse Services Leads and the existing Greenhouse Specialist Technical Lead, coordinating their teams to maintain clean growing environments and reliable equipment.

Reporting to the Director of Maintenance & Facilities, the Supervisor owns department planning, staffing coordination, work quality, training, and performance management. The role works with Growing, Operations, Water Operations, Maintenance, and Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) to align work with crop needs and approved procedures.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Direct the four greenhouse service teams, each consisting of a working lead, five sanitation technicians, and one dripper technician; oversee the technical support team through its Technical Lead.
• Maintain a master schedule for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal greenhouse service tasks. Assign resources, resolve competing priorities, and address overdue work across all four greenhouses.
• Translate approved sanitation procedures and the greenhouse task schedule into clear assignments, completion standards, and inspection requirements; coordinate procedure changes with FSQA and affected departments.
• Plan cleaning access and downtime with Growing, Seeding, and Operations. Protect crops, irrigation availability, electrical equipment, and production readiness during cleaning and maintenance.
• Oversee greenhouse sanitation covering floors, tarps, catwalks, germination and pre-propagation areas, corridors, pipes, fans, slurf tubes, gutters, screens, and glass within the assigned task scope.
• Coordinate routine dripper cleaning, inspection, replacement, and verification with Growing and Water Operations; elevate recurring flow issues and obtain approval for treatment or operating changes.
• Set priorities with the Technical Lead for assigned building upkeep, greenhouse mechanical work, gearbox PMs, and other authorized specialist tasks. Protect scheduled PMs and coordinate breakdown support with Maintenance.
• Manage labor coverage, attendance, overtime, and timekeeping within approved budgets and delegated authority; communicate staffing gaps and recommend resource changes to the Director.
• Coach leads, evaluate performance, document concerns, and conduct hiring, development, and corrective-action activities with the Director and Human Resources under company policy.
• Maintain a training and authorization matrix for chemicals, equipment, lockout/tagout, and elevated work. Confirm personnel are qualified before assigning specialized tasks.
• Inspect work quality, arrange rework, and track corrective actions. Coordinate required sanitation verification with FSQA and obtain release or acceptance from designated personnel before use.
• Review Asset Essentials work orders and sanitation records for accurate completion, labor, findings, parts, and follow-up needs. Track schedule compliance, inspection results, repeat issues, and labor use.
• Control supplies, chemical inventory, tools, and service equipment; coordinate purchasing and repairs within approved budgets and maintain readiness for periodic deep cleaning.
• Enforce safety, food hygiene, chemical handling, guarding, and energy-isolation requirements. Stop unsafe work and investigate incidents or recurring deficiencies with the appropriate departments.
• Provide regular department status reports to the Director, including completed work, backlog, risks, staffing needs, and improvement actions; perform other duties within training and authority.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Requirements

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated leadership experience in greenhouse operations, industrial sanitation, maintenance, or a comparable production environment, including supervision of teams or working leads.
• Ability to plan recurring work across multiple areas, allocate labor, manage competing priorities, and verify quality and completion.
• Working knowledge of sanitation procedures, chemical safety, contamination prevention, and equipment isolation; ability to coordinate technical work with qualified personnel.
• Ability to coach employees, evaluate performance, document concerns, and apply company policies consistently with management and Human Resources.
• Ability to interpret task schedules, procedures, inspection findings, and operating information and turn recurring problems into corrective actions.
• Computer skills for Asset Essentials, labor and supply tracking, schedules, and department reporting; clear written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work with Growing, FSQA, Water Operations, Maintenance, and Operations and recognize decisions requiring their approval.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

• Work in greenhouse and support areas with warm, humid, wet, bright, noisy, and seasonally variable conditions; use required personal protective equipment.
• Move regularly among all four greenhouses and support areas to inspect work, coach employees, and coordinate tasks; perform computer and administrative work.
• Lift and carry materials and equipment consistent with assigned job demands, using appropriate assistance or handling equipment.
• Use approved ladders or personnel lifts for assigned elevated work only after required training and authorization; follow access and fall-protection procedures.
• Work around crops, moving equipment, wet surfaces, and cleaning products under required controls; follow assigned schedules and planned cleaning or service windows.

Salary Description

$70,000-$85,000 commensurate with experience