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Indian Ladder Farms Inc

Farm Manager

Indian Ladder Farms Inc, Albany, New York, United States

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Indian Ladder Farms (ILF) is hiring a full time

Farm Manager . ILF is a century old farm located in upstate New York, 15 miles west of Albany, New York.

Farm Manager responsibilities include supervising and working alongside a small group of farm laborers year-round to plant, grow, harvest, process and sell apples, berries, plums and field crops.

Duties include managing:

Safety and quality control

H2A workers and domestic farm workers

Plant, grow, harvest, process and sell apples and some field crops.

Cider making

Wholesaling of apples

Pick your own operation

Farm equipment and building maintenance

Snow plowing

Comply with federal and state standards for growing and processing food products

Farm related paperwork

Budgeting

Weekly meetings on current work, projects and status.

Requirements:

Hold or be willing to go through the process to acquire a NYS Private Pesticide Applicator License Subcategory 22 (Fruit)

Proficiency with use of a smart phone, texting, applications

Competency with standard features of both Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace

Possess excellent communication skills with staff and public

Excel in dual roles of manager and team player

Wage:

$26/hour

Health insurance

Paid vacation and sick days

Employee contribution to retirement plan

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