Farm Operations Manager

Farm Operations Manager

The Lennard Ag Company ("Lennard Ag"), an industrial, family-owned farm and full-service potato grower and distributor in the Midwest, requires a Farm Operations Manager at its primary farm operation located in Howe, Indiana.

• Direct operational duties on the company farm, direct employees, manage financials, process evaluation and improvement, ensure safe work environment.
• Participate in selection, onboarding and development of seasonal employees.
• Maintain chip quality per customer requirements.
• Coordinate plant health and season planning activities with Agronomy Team.
• Maintain irrigation and ensure appropriate water and fertigation levels.
• Coordinate Spray Program with the local ag retail locations.
• Oversee double crop/fall tillage/cover crops
• Prepare weekly meeting agenda, track completed and open items to ensure open items are being addressed by designated team members and by specified deadlines.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 24 months' experience in Farm and equipment management.
• Occasional (no more than monthly) travel to the company's various farms, all of which are located in the mid-west section of the United States (i.e. Michigan, Indiana and Ohio). Some intermittent travel (no more than three times per year) to regional and/or US-national conferences pertaining to agronomy in the U.S.