Talent Community: Assistant Farm Manager

Farm Management Opportunity

While we may not be actively hiring for this role at this moment, we're always looking to connect with people who share our vision and embody our values. If you're interested in joining our team, we encourage you to submit an application expressing your interest. Our team regularly reviews submissions and will reach out if a relevant opportunity aligns with your background and skills.

Gold Leaf is a farming company whose core focus is to build farms, family, and a future we're proud of. We own and operate ~12,000 acres of almonds, pistachios, and dates in California and Arizona, making us a top ~15 grower of these crops globally. Our growth has been enabled by ~$300M of investment from our partners and our 50-person team that operates the farms every day.

Our North Star is to leave the world better than we found it. We have a significant opportunity to do well by doing good - we invest in our team, so that we can invest in differentiated, sustainable farming, so that we can drive financial results. Our farm workers have a $23 starting wage in California, fully paid healthcare, retirement, and parental leave.

Our farms use technology and incorporate research-based strategies to maximize production and profitability while minimizing the use of precious natural resources.

Over time, we'll continue to grow our farms under management, acreage, and team. We hold traditional farming values in high regard: taking pride in quality operations, buying and holding prime farms with a long-term view (everything we buy we'd be happy to own forever), and staying grounded in our values: being candid, putting family first, acting like owners and leading by example.

Day to Day Farm Management of Farm Portfolio (65% of time)

• Oversee the daily operations of all GLF properties in their assigned portfolio.
• Oversees the safe operation of the farms at all times, including verifying the proper chemical and equipment training has been completed and documented prior to task completion.
• Verifies compliance with all local, state and federal safety and operations requirements
• Walks farms regularly and intimately knows the current state and quality of all crops. Problem solves day to day issues and supports the Farm Manager in establishing the strategy for when budget deviation is necessary
• Supports Farm Manager in budget tracking, planning, and forecasting including labor procurement when necessary
• Executes irrigation schedules and agronomy playbook tasks
• Manages effective equipment operation including ensuring repairs, preventative maintenance and general upkeep of all equipment and structures are satisfied in a timely manner to avoid equipment downtime.
• Stays attuned to risks (weather, pests, etc.) that could negatively impact the health of our crops and acts proactively to mitigate potential impact and quickly communicates issues impacting yield to leadership in a timely manner

Lead/Manage/Hold Accountable (LMA) Farm Teams (20% of time)

• Builds strong working relationships with all Foremen, and Field Operators and supports Farm Manager in holding the team accountable for the proper and timely execution of assigned tasks
• Participates in leading a monthly meeting with each farm team to share company and farm updates and receive feedback from the team. The Assistant Farm Manager is responsible for partnering with the Farm Manager to consider and act upon the feedback provided in a timely manner.
• Coaches, clears roadblocks, and otherwise assists the team in timely and accurate performance.
• Helps to create a coaching culture by candidly providing both positive and developmental feedback to all employees on the farms. Contributes feedback to team performance evaluations quarterly
• Uphold and improve upon GLF's culture and values at all farms
• As necessary, resolves personnel problems by investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending action while treating employees with respect through the process

Support Farm-Level Agronomic Strategy (15% of time)

• Partner with the Farm Manager to execute the agronomic strategy for each farm in a manner that optimizes the output of our field assets and course correcting…