Agricultural Field Operations Supervisor

Agricultural Field Operations Supervisor Department: Field Location: Brooten, MN, 56316 Wage Range: $28.46 - $37.36 DOE Competitive wages based on experience Off‑season schedule: Four 10's Monday - Thursday Production Season (Mid‑June - Mid‑October): Flexible scheduling with OT availability Stable work environment with a growing company Schedules to maintain work/life balance Excellent market‑leading low cost medical insurance, dental and vision insurance Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment Retirement plan with company match Paid onsite and offsite training An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job What You’ll Do Supervise day‑to‑day spraying of crops for weeds, insects, and diseases. Inspect fields daily during the growing season to determine weed, insect, and disease thresholds. Determine how to treat and spray fields. Direct all Company spraying equipment and personnel to various locations. Direct contracted aerial applicator services used for spraying crops. Assist in the repair of all field equipment and company vehicles. Supervise the planting of peas and sweet corn as directed by the Ag Manager. Assist in determining maturity of all fields. Assist in hiring of seasonal employees. Assist in training of new field department employees. Enforce Company safety policies within the field department. What You'll Bring A minimum of three years experience as a Field Mechanic and two years experience in the Company’s pest management program. Should have knowledge of the operation, preventative maintenance, and repair of all field and spraying equipment. Complete knowledge of shop tools such as the drill press, welder, and cutting torch are beneficial. Should have specific knowledge of the pests which may affect crops, and should be familiar with the detection and control methods for such pests. Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lakeside Foods Inc.