Manager of Crew
Name of Position:
Manager of Crew
Name of Farm:
Joyfully Organic Farm
County where farm is located:
York
Description of farm business:
Joyfully Organic Farm is a skilled, successful and dynamic Certified Local Organic vegetable farm in the Greater Toronto Area. We have a deep love of amazing food + strong farming practices. We have a large community of customers who share our love of eating well. We provide food for prominent Farmers Markets in Toronto, a large CSA, and wholesale relationships to local food purveyors.
STYLE OF FARMING
We practice an innovative model of farming that focuses on lean operation efficiencies, bio-intensive planting, high yields per acre, multi-succession planting and laughing a lot. The farm is in its 10th year of production, with 4 production vegetable fields, a nursery production green house, in-field caterpillar tunnels, and a cut flower garden. The farm maximizes the efficiencies of two unique and distinct farm production systems. Some crops are grown on a 30 inch bed system with the use of walking tractors and managed with hand tools. Most of our other crops are grown in a tractor based system designed by our farm, that retains the strengths and efficiencies of the smaller tool production system, but leverages the efficiency of farming with tractors.
Farm web address:
CRAFT farm:
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Description of position:
POSITION: MANAGER OF CREW We are looking for an individual interested in a management position on an organic production farm. This person will provide leadership to our farm staff crew, while under the mentorship and supervision of the farm directors. You will be a key leader in the farm. This is an exciting opportunity for those who want to help run a well established and profitable production farm with robust sales channels.
MANAGEMENT AREAS:
Lead team to meet daily and weekly production and harvest objectives - Maintain quality and safety standards
Provide coaching and guidance to staff
Maintain efficiency of the staff team through proper directions, allocation of resources, effective transitions between tasks, pace setting and good field judgement
Meet daily with Farm Director to receive daily farm objectives: - including field, transplanting, harvest + wash pack tasks - create a productive, well paced work atmosphere
Teaching and modelling field tasks to crew members effectively:
Transplanting
Row Cover Protection
Hand Tool Weeding
Harvesting
Washing
Continuously monitoring crew’s performance, pace and quality and providing feedback for improvement
Anticipate what is needed for the next tasks of the day, and facilitating smooth transitions for the crew
Monitor overall pace and efficiency of the crew
QUALIFICATIONS
2 to 3 seasons working at a production focused vegetable farm
Experience managing/leading staff/teaching staff in a workplace setting
Duration of position:
Saturday, April 1, 2023 to Sunday, December 31, 2023
Contact:
Deadline for application:
Sunday, April 16, 2023