HIRING:
For four generations and over 100 years, theDriscoll’s brand has been trusted and recognized for its superior quality. To
fulfill their mission to continually delight berry consumers, Driscoll’s
naturally breeds proprietary plant varieties that produce Only the Finest
Berries®. Every Driscoll's berry begins life at the Nursery.
Driscoll's is looking for a Senior Nursery Operations Manager for our Corralitos Nursery, located on the beautiful central coast of California. This position leads all aspects of Corralitos Greenhouse Propagation, including the laboratory, greenhouses, growing areas, shipping, packing, inventory management, and facilities, to ensure annual plant orders are met within quality standards, on time, and in volume.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Position requires leadership, reliability, attention
to detail, teamwork, critical thinking, problem solving, excellent verbal and
written communication skills, project management skills, ability to work cross-functionally,
creativity, and a process improvement mindset.
Strong computer skills in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook are required. A B.A/B.S. Degree in Business Administration,
Agronomy, Horticulture or related field is required. A minimum of ten to
twelve years of experience in a nursery operations/leadership role is required.
Proven leadership track record required. This position requires an extended
schedule to support operational requirements and domestic travel required.
Bilingual communication skills (English/Spanish) are preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Corralitos Nursery Facility Leadership: Provides day
to day leadership for Tissue Culture production, greenhouse propagation,
shipping, and inventory management ensuring that the yearly production plan is
executed. Responsible for development
of a Production Plan that provides sufficient quality, quantity, and volume of
plants for Commercial and Breeding Orders.
Develops best practices and standard operating procedures, guides and
promotes accurate inventory reporting, recruits, trains and evaluates personnel
and labor needs, prepares budgets, manages facilities and record keeping, ensures
compliance with laws and regulations for safety and pesticide use, and maintains
good relations with nursery neighbors.
Develops operational goals and objectives to align
with the Nursery Functional Work Group Plan.
Establishes metrics to support key goals and operational effectiveness
and efficiency. Develops annual
operating budget and maintains a 5 year capital expenditure plan. Represents Corralitos in Nursery Production
Planning meetings.
Works directly with both internal and external
customers to understand the needs of the foundation nurseries and Direct to
Grower customer requirements. Oversees
best practices and standard operating procedures, integrates procedures used
globally where applicable.
Propagation Development: crafts new propagation
methodologies, directs Greenhouse and Micro-propagation process improvement
trials, conceives and implements propagation trials, creates methodologies that
improve the quality and speed of propagation within and outside the Corralitos
facility.
Leads development of production standards and sets
goals for process improvement and efficiency of all operational areas.
Directly supervises, leads and develops the Lab
Manager, Greenhouse Manager, Shipping and Inventory Analyst, Facility
Supervisor, and indirectly the local Human Resource Representative.
Mission and Values: Work both internally and
externally with employees, growers, and vendors to support and promote the
Company Mission and Values.
Conduct: Follow Company policies and practices while
representing Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like manner.
Other: Perform other duties as instructed by the Nursery
Director: DOTA Propagation.[i]
More info:
Driscoll's has operations in 18 countries on 5 continents to ensure year round delivery of
fresh berries to market. In the last 20 years Driscoll's has experienced
significant operational and market growth doubling in size every five years.
Driscoll's values of Passion, Humility and Trustworthiness are core to the character of
the company and how employees work and interact with each other, their
customers, business partners and berry consumers. Driscoll's offers a
broad range of competitive compensation and benefits packages supportive of a
positive work/life balance including; healthcare benefits, 401K plans with
matching contributions, tuition reimbursements, leadership training and
wellness programs.
Their
Philanthropy matches employee donations and volunteer time to community
projects and nonprofit organizations partnering with over 90 employee led
community action projects in 2012. Their unique company culture fosters
innovation, excellence and collaboration as they continue to expand in others
part of the world.
Driscoll’s Talent Acquisition
[i]
This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the general
nature of the work performed by employees in this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all the job’s
responsibilities. At Driscoll’s, all of
our jobs include broad responsibilities for continually improving the processes
we use to develop or products.
