Irrigation

At Duncan Family Farms (DFF), we believe our primary responsibility is to produce clean, healthy, life-giving food. As a leading certified-organic grower, we harvest thousands of acres of produce those ships directly from our farms to processors in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Some of our products include Spinach, Spring Mix Lettuce, Kale, Arugula, and Culinary Herbs. Due to our innovative programs, Duncan Family Farms has won numerous awards and is nationally recognized as a ‘showcase’ of progressive farming techniques. Recent growth has enabled the expansion of our technological portfolio as well as our technical personnel. Duncan Family Farms is based in Goodyear, Arizona, and has farms across the United States.

• Works directly with the Irrigation Supervisor or Crew Leader to coordinate the application rate of water.
• Will be required to identify the correct moisture for each crop commodities based on current weather conditions or weather predictions.
• Must have the ability to make decisions on the water requirements during the day and night that will prevent overwatering.
• Must be able to work with limited supervision, making judgement calls by considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Will be required to check water moisture and determine the correct water needs and applications.
• Assist the Irrigation Crew Leader and Supervisor by coordinating, leading, and training new irrigators who posses little to no experience.
• Required to identify how the water moves through the irrigation system determining how the system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Will be responsible for several booster sites or wells.
• Must be able to identify challenges and find solutions to issues such as but not limited to, wind patterns, leaks, and over/under watering.
• Responsible for a collection of data using applications such as Trimble, KipTraq, or ADP used for monthly water use analysis, labor hours, or traceability for Food Safety, Sustainability Certification or People Safety status reports.
• Adhere to all Food and People Safety policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

• 3-5 years’ experience in executing irrigation schedules and diagnosing and operating sprinkler systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering, Crop Science, Agricultural Systems Management or other agricultural related degree.
• Must have interpersonal, organization and planning skills sufficient to collaborate and communicate with other departments.
• Must have the ability to read, write and interpret material and data in English and Spanish
• Demonstrates leadership, integrity, quality, teamwork, and a sense of urgency in performing duties and responsibilities.
• Must have mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose irrigation pump systems and the ability to read and interpret technical material.
• Proficiency with computer systems and Microsoft Office products.
• Mathematical skills sufficient to calculate percentages, compute how much time to inches.
• Knowledge of common irrigation system components.
• Ability to maintain consistent attendance.
• Independent Judgment - Plans, prioritizes and organizes a diversified and time-sensitive workload. Must be a self-starter and able to work independently to carry out direction in a timely and responsible manner.
• Teamwork – Contributes to building a positive team spirit. Keeps supervisor up to date with issues relating to the work of the team. Willingness to learn and contribute to the success of the business.
• Integrity - Strong emotional intelligence with high moral values, honesty, and integrity; performs at a high level of diplomacy and confidentiality; strong level of discretion, professionalism, and personal ownership.
• Problem Solving – Able to resolve conflicts and workday issues with little to no supervision. Uses judgement and logical reasoning to ensure issues are escalated to the supervisor as needed but are handled independently when appropriate.
• Collaboration – Ability to lead and facilitate collaboration effectively in a team environment asks questions to ensure understanding, speaks concisely, effectively manages conflicting point of view, and seeks assistance when challenges arise.

• Must be able to meet physical demands that include but are not limited to lifting to 35lbs., sitting or standing for extended periods of time, working in a sometimes-noisy environment, working in inclement weather conditions and work varying scheduled days and/or hours.
• The core of the work will be done throughout the farm in the center of agriculture acreage– the environment can be loud as well as dusty, cold, or hot depending on the weather conditions.