Alco Harvesting, LLC

Job Title: Caneberry Harvest Supervisor

Department: Harvesting, FLC

Headquarters: Santa Maria, Ca

Classification: Exempt

Job Summary:

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
Betteravia Farms’ berry program accounts for 650+ acres per planting year, and consists of all four berry types that are marketed and sold by Driscoll’s. All 3+ million cartons are distributed through our partner, Driscoll’s. On top of the over 3 million cartons harvested, the berry program also employs over 800 people during the peak of our season. The program objective is to be top tier in the valley in terms of production, quality, innovation, and care for our workforce.

POSITION OVERVIEW
Production Size: 450+ acres of both conventional and organic strawberries
Scope of Responsibility: Responsible for Supervising all strawberry production crews, helping with weeding, planting, watering roads, bug vac tractors, deblossom, cutting runners, and post-harvest
Summarized Responsibility
Manages and supervises, with hands on involvement, all caneberry harvest activities
Identifies and sources labor; develops and manages crews, ensures proper training, and cultivates high morale.
Responsible for collection and submission of caneberry Harvest data.
Responsible for communicating accurate estimates of caneberry crops and to deliver high quality to the cooler in a timely manner.
Ensures compliance with all labor laws, audits or food safety, company policy and workers safety.
Maintains a well-organized, clean and safe work environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Works, shares, and communicates well with other program personnel.
Achieves above average quality scores and maintains a high position on the Driscoll’s district leaderboard.
Accurately manages and records the harvesting of multiple SKUs and pack types.
Assures accurate harvest forecasts to Driscoll’s on a daily basis.
DIRECT REPORTS
In-Field Crew Boss
May or may not include QA supervisor
Functions and Tasks

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
 
Management of all harvest crew activities, which includes, but is not limited to:
Moving necessary equipment before work starts
Keeping the legal requirements up to company standards
Assuring all tools and equipment required are provided
Maintaining contact with crew leaders and assuring financial and work efficiencies.
Determining labor targets and goals
Assuring labor data records are accurate and reported in a timely manner
Ensuring harvest intervals are properly managed according to all external factors affecting fruit development
Point of contact between field employee’s and worker safety when it comes to injury, training paperwork, and worker legality
Providing and ensuring all paperwork necessary is completed before any work begins
Working closely with worker safety to prevent injury to the best of our abilities
When an injury takes places, providing and seeing through all required documents and assistance
Coordination of activities with team all program team members
Proper management of harvest labor around all non-labor activities
Ensure proper communication with production and agronomy to maximize yield outputs

COMPETENCIES
Teamwork: Demonstrates teamwork, Ability to work well with others
Communication: Bilingual ability. Communicates well with others both verbal and written. Interacts well with all departments. Collaborates routinely
Dependability and Responsibility: Dependable and accepts responsibility for his/her role to meet deadlines
Attendance, Policies & Procedures: Maintains good attendance and upholds all company policies and procedures with the highest integrity
Problem Solving & Motivation: Identifies and solves problems with prompt decisions and monitors results to meet objectives
Productivity & Time Management: Achieves productivity goals, manages time wisely and maintains low error rate
Organization & Leadership Skills: Plans and organizes projects in a timely manner. Establishes priorities with employees and/or appropriate parties. Communicates well with manager
Strong computer skills required

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Enhance the longevity of all workers to the best of his/her responsibilities.
Training employees and developing personal growth opportunities.
Ensure employees are communicating effectively with all departments.
All direct reports and their subordinates understand their responsibilities and meet deadlines/budgets.
Maintain a productive, safe, compliant, and high opportunity working environment.