Farm manager

Coast Cranberries Ltd. ( Langley, BC) is currently looking for a skilled Farm manager. We are looking for a candidate with strong interpersonal skills to start as soon as possible. This is a Permanent employment or Full time position. The schedule involves Overtime required, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift shifts.

Job Description

• The candidate must direct agricultural crop clipping activities.
• The candidate must direct agricultural crop deleafing activities.
• The candidate must follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced tillage, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology, and cover cropping.
• The candidate must interact with bees based on knowledge of their biology, behaviour, ecology, and caste system.
• The candidate must manage feed inventory activities.
• The candidate must mix fertilizers.
• The candidate must organize planting, cultivation and crop harvesting activities.
• The candidate must oversee the activities of clearing fields.
• The candidate must manually remove all suckers and water sprouts.
• The candidate must maintain farm machinery, equipment, and buildings.
• The candidate must manage the overall operation of the farm.
• The candidate will be responsible for establishing marketing programs.
• The candidate must maintain financial and production records.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.
• The candidate must recruit, hire, and supervise staff and/or volunteers.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must be fluent in English.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
• The candidate must show initiative.
• The candidate must have good judgement skills.
• The candidate must be well-organized.
• The candidate must be a good team player.
• The candidate must uphold values and ethics.
• The candidate must be able to handle a large workload.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate must be able to meet tight deadlines.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.

Additional Information

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• The candidate must be able to handle a large workload.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate must be able to meet tight deadlines.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.

Benefits

• The candidate will receive a health care plan, providing coverage for medical and surgical expenses.
• The candidate will receive a Bonus, which is money given to an employee in addition to their salary as a reward for good performance.
• The candidate should receive on-site housing options, referring to the housing options provided by educational institutions.
• The selected candidate will receive an available parking facility where employer provide parking to employee at a cost that is less than the fair market value of the parking space.

How to apply

Use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested.

By email

[email protected]

By mail

21710 Allard Cres
Langley, BC
V1M 3W1

In person

21710 Allard Cres
Langley, BC
V1M 3W1
Between 07:00 a.m. and 04:00 p.m.

• Cover letter
• Answers to the following screening questions:
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?