Harvesting Supervisor

About the Role:

As a Greenhouse Supervisor at AppHarvest, you will be joining a team at the forefront of reinventing sustainable agriculture by assisting in the operation of the Greenhouse. Daily responsibilities will include assisting the operation team in maintaining food safety, monitoring of GMP (good manufacturing practice) compliance, and conducting training. Supervisors must demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills to lead all Crop Care Specialists and ensure that tasks are performed to meet minimum standard and minimum quality requirements.

What You'll Do:

• Supervise a team of Crop Care Specialists with their daily routine while promoting a positive work atmosphere and building team spirit.
• Mentor and delegate workflow / activities
• Monitor and evaluate employee performance, providing coaching and training as needed to ensure greenhouse productivity, quality and safety standards are met or exceeded.
• Ensure the proper use of Priva for CCS productivity
• Partner with Food and Environmental safety leaders to ensure hygiene, cleanliness, pest, disease, and equipment protocols are adhered to by all team members.
• Maintain a frequent and open dialogue with HR regarding coaching, disciplining, corrective action plans, vacation requests, absenteeism, tardiness, etc. of their team members.
• Assist Growers and Ops Managers to execute the labor schedule and proper crop management plan.
• Supervise and execute annual activities such as cleanout, crop-turn, and planting of new crops.

What We're Looking For:

• 2 years' college degree or equivalent work experience preferred
• 3 years' experience leading individuals working on production lines; Successful candidates will have demonstrated the ability to achieve quality standards
• General understanding or ability to be trained on the Priva (Labor Management Software system) or similar
• Training in Food Safety and Sanitation
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills, and attention to details
• Effective verbal and written communication
• MS Office suite intermediate level proficiency
• Ability to work with/manage 15 team members

Benefits:

• 100% company paid insurance premiums (Medical, Dental and Vision Plans)
• 401K Company Match 100% of First 3%- 50% of next 2% and is vested immediately – its automatically yours.
• 10 company paid holidays
• Generous PTO Packages starting at 15 PTO days
• 2 Paid Mission Days for volunteer work
• Company provided uniforms and shoes (for Greenhouse Employees)