Description

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: The Harvesting Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing all harvesting operations for a company or organization. This includes planning and scheduling harvests, coordinating with harvesting crews, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations, and managing harvest costs. The Harvesting Operations Manager also plays a key role in ensuring that the company meets its production goals and objectives.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES: Lead, mentor, and develop direct reports to achieve goals. Assign tasks, resolve conflicts, and ensure compliance with policies. Manage resources, communicate effectively, and prepare performance reports. Conduct succession planning and foster a positive work culture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and schedule harvests in accordance with production goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with harvesting crews and ensure that they have the necessary equipment and resources.
• Monitor harvest progress and ensure that it is completed on time and within budget.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulations.
• Manage harvest costs and develop strategies for reducing costs.
• Track harvest data and metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Report to the Director of Operations on harvesting operations.
• Performs other related projects and assignments as business dictates.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Possess strong oral and written communication skills and have the ability to summarize complicated material.
• Capable of exercising good judgment and making decisions in highly complex areas.
• Possess strong management skills, ability to multi-task, and be able to direct and evaluate the performance of others.
• Ability to work autonomously, meet deadlines and perform in a high-speed environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with very good attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Office software applications skillsMS Word, Excel.
• Experience with data reporting and visualization software.
• Ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively and build consensus across teams and various levels of management.
• Bilingual and Biliterate English and Spanish, preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in agricultural science, forestry, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in harvesting operations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Must be able to life and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

FIRST-CLASS BENEFITS: We offer a suite of benefits, including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, vision
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity
• Employee assistance program offers confidential counseling and support with mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, jury duty)
• 401(k) program with highly competitive match
• Tuition reimbursement

COMPANY VISION:

SCGC’s vision is to deliver the greatest value to our member-growers and employees by being an industry leader in all we do. We are passionate about our vision, and we are looking for others that are equally as passionate.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (SCGC) is comprised of mostly family-owned grower-members who produce approximately 4 million tons of sugarcane yielding approximately 400,000 tons of raw sugar and 20 million gallons of molasses, grown on over roughly 75,000 acres of land primarily in Palm Beach County, Florida. With over 500 employees, the Cooperative is responsible for the mechanical harvest of sugarcane per annum, and then processing and marketing the sugar, molasses and other by-products. Learn more at https://www.scgc.org.

In addition to our core business, SCGC, along with its partner Florida Crystals Corporation, own and operate the world’s largest cane sugar refining company ASR Group International (ASR). ASR owns nine sugar refineries and two raw sugar mills in seven countries with the capacity to produce more than 6 million tons of refined sugar annually. The company produces a full line of consumer, industrial specialty and food service products under various prestigious brand names including Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyle’s and Sidul. Learn more at https://www.asr-group.com.

In 2018, SCGC, Florida Crystals Corporation and ASR Group founded and launched Tellus Products. Tellus is an innovative packaging company that upcycles our left-over sugarcane fiber and converts it to sustainable tableware and foodservice products, including plates, bowls and take-out containers that compost back to soil in less than 75 days. Learn more at https://www.tellusproducts.com.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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