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FARM MANAGER – STURGIS, MI

Black Gold Farms has an exciting opportunity for a Farm Manager at its Sturgis, MI operation. The Farm Manager role is accountable for the success of the farming operation through achieving profit margin, quality standards, and sustainability initiatives. The Farm Manager role is crucial in ensuring the success of the farm by leading the team, collaborating other departments, land partners & customers.

Responsibilities:

• Leading, coordinating, properly staffing, and coaching the farm team
• Scheduling planting, crop input applications, irrigation, and harvest
• Ensuring the location is properly allocating resources and managing expenses, including maintaining the operations budget
• Monitoring and adhering to customer expectations to ensure their satisfaction, including implementing quality and service programs
• Directing harvest operations and conducting off-season activities
• Overseeing crop information and data management of their farm
• Maintaining positive relationships with our land partners and community

Experience Required:

• 7 years management experience
• Agricultural background
• Budgeting, P&L management
• Data management
• Bachelor’s degree

Experience Preferred:

• Crop plan creation and management
• Input procurement
• Land partner/customer relationships
• Irrigation management
• Agronomic background
• Evaluating land potential

Who are we?

Black Gold Farms is a multi-state agriculture operation that is recognized as a leader in the potato production industry for our high-quality potatoes, our sales, and our customer service. We have been around since 1928. That’s over 95 years of digging deeper and living life by our seven aspects of culture; Values, Transparency, Team, Excellence, Customer, Passion, and Innovation. With a fourth-generation family-owned company like this you truly end up becoming part of the family.

Benefits:

Black Gold Farms offers an excellent benefits package to include:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 – $130,000.00 per year

This position is located at our farm in Sturgis, MI. It is required to be on site and in person.

Ability to Relocate: (required)

• Sturgis, MI 49091: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package

Black Gold Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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