Yard Manager

Job Summary
Norman’s Nursery is seeking an experienced yard manager with expertise in horticultural growing yards production, proven success with cultivating high-performing teams to achieve exceptional results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage nursery operations, including coordination of staff and contractors, material,
• and equipment inventory.
• Directly supervises all aspects of production, day-to-day scheduling, planning, time and attendance processes, performance evaluations, staff supervision, and recruiting and training of new hires.
• Focus centered on identifying any issues or deficiencies before a product is shipped.
• Responsible for plant efficiency, coordinates with various departments to assess plant needs.
• Oversees duties related to the appropriate application of chemical and fertilizer products such as calculating product amounts and calibrating equipment.
• Completes, maintains, and administers production forecast and planning paperwork.
• Performs recordkeeping functions related to inventory, scheduling, ordering.
• Interacts with leads and management team to ensure accuracy, punctuality, and continuous improvement with regards to production.
• Responsible for selecting, training, and supervising crew in performance of maintenance, production, and daily operations.
• Implements safety regulations and policies and stays in compliance with county regulations.

Requirements

• Relevant Experience within the Agriculture industry
• Hands on experience working in the field with growers.
• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience
• Efficiently and effectively able to manage large crew with a variety of trees and ornamentals (managing 200 employees)
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Plant ID Knowledge
• Knowledge of pesticide application, storage, safety, experience
• Experience with OSHA Safety and regulations.
• Knowledge of maintaining equipment, tools, and tractors
• Familiarity with California wage and hour laws.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite including Word and Excel.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Holiday Pay

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 per year