Organic Flower Production Manager - Lead 8-Acre Team

FlowerGrowersDirectory; California; Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site housing

Health insurance

Paid vacation days

Job summary

Blue House Farm in Pescadero, CA is seeking a Flower Production Manager to oversee about eight acres of organic cut flowers year-round. The role supervises five full-time and several part-time staff, coordinating markets, wholesale accounts, weddings, and events.

Responsibilities include planning planting, irrigation, fertilization, trellising, and harvest scheduling; tracking inventory; and aligning field work with bouquet production and customer orders.

Qualifications

• At least two years of production-farm experience and direct cut-flower growing experience.
• Strong floral-design skills and basic conversational Spanish are strongly desired.
• Commitment to a two-year term, good people skills, multitasking ability, and physical fitness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planting and greenhouse sowing.
• Manage irrigation, fertilization, trellising, and weeding.
• Direct field production and tractor work.
• Track inventory and varietal trials.
• Organize harvest and flower availability.
• Supervise five full-time employees and several part-time staff; liaise with markets, wholesale accounts, weddings and events.

Skills

Floral design

People management

Multitasking

Spanish language (basic)

Production-farm experience

Job description

Blue House Farm in Pescadero, CA is seeking a Flower Production Manager to oversee about eight acres of organic cut flowers year-round. The role supervises five full-time and several part-time staff, coordinating markets, wholesale accounts, weddings, and events.

Responsibilities include planning planting, irrigation, fertilization, trellising, and harvest scheduling; tracking inventory; and aligning field work with bouquet production and customer orders.