Farm Manager

Salary: $30.00/Hourly

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

Language: English

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Positions Available: 1

NOC Group: Farmers and Farm Managers (8251)

NOC Job Title: Farm Manager

Expires in 89 days

Expires: 2021-08-14

Posted: 2021-05-17

Last Updated: 2021-05-17

Job Location(s)

7387 216th Street, Langley, BC

Langley, British Columbia

V2Y 2S3, Canada

Job Description

Refeed Canada (see https://refeedcanada.com) located at 7387 216TH STREET LANGLEY BC, V2Y 2S3 has a vacancy for a Farm Manager. ReFeed Farm is the first facility of its kind in Canada creating Circular Nutrition ™ from recovered produce and agri-food by-products. In partnership with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, ReFeed recovers fresh produce for redistribution back to food banks and non-profits, creates value add food products with extended shelf life, redistributes produce for livestock feed, operates a commercial worm farm creating sustainable protein and organic growing mediums and has over 200,000 sq/ft of greenhouse space to grow soil based organic produce for the local market.

Duties

• Develop, plan and organize greenhouse and nursery operations.
• Establish work schedules and staffing requirements.
• Annual Budget projections for all aspects of the operation.
• Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding, and spraying using organic growing principles.
• Identify and control insect, disease and weed problems using organic growing principles.
• Develop and implement an annual soil-based crop plan, using regenerative and organic growing principles.
• Hire, train and manage all farm personnel.
• Develop and keep all financial and production records.
• Purchase inventories and needful supplies for the entire operation.
• Maintain machinery, equipment, structures and other nursery and greenhouse related infrastructure.
• Manage the bioconversion of feedstock into biomass and organic growing mediums in our worm farm.
• Manage the production of organic compost.
• Develop SOP’s for soil analyses and worm casting microbiology.
• Liaison with administrative and sales team to ensure production is hitting annual targets.

Experience Requirement

• Hands on organic or regenerative farming experience producing densified produce in soil-based greenhouses and high tunnels.
• A positive, can-do attitude and a drive to work quickly and efficiently.
• In depth understanding of permaculture.
• Hands on experience working on farming equipment, auxiliary equipment, and software for environmental controls in greenhouses.
• Vermiculture, vermicomposting experience a must.
• Experience in dehydration and drying of produce for commercial sale.
• Experience working with persons with disabilities and barriers to entry in the work force.

Wage and Benefits

• $30.00 per hour
• Accommodation available at reduced cost

Education

Degree in Agriculture related field.

How to Apply

Apply by sending cover letter and resume to

[email protected]

Attention: Christine Thompson

How to Apply

Expiring: Aug 14, 2021

Email: [email protected]