Our client is a leading hemp company poised to compete nationally and scaling rapidly.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervising workers and volunteers with patience and respect
• Providing coaching, support, and direction to members of a work team
• Demonstrating high level of problem solving for agricultural issues, employee issues, capital improvements, and overall business improvements
• Keeping detailed accurate farming records
• Monitoring and scouting of pests and diseases
• Quickly reporting potential infestation, infection, or deficiencies to supervisor
• Implementing pest management strategies
• Identifying and removing male and hermaphroditic plants
• Transplanting seedlings and clones
• Applying fertilizers to soils or via irrigation
• Installing and maintaining irrigation systems
• Maintaining farm infrastructure and landscape with the help of farm laborers
• Planning and directing production activities and establishing production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors
• Sanitizing equipment
• Supervising crop harvest, including mechanical and manual harvest
• Ensuring timely and effective drying of harvested crop • Transporting harvested and dried material to storage and extraction facilities
• Preparing farm activity reports for evaluation by management
• Cooperating with North Carolina Department of Agriculture and other agency representatives for regulatory oversight

EXPERIENCE

• Industrial hemp production experience and/or cannabis growing experience preferred
• Demonstrated farm planning experience
• Ability to provide leadership by strong decision-making skills and the integrity involved with those decisions
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and working in a team environment
• Proficient record-keeping and analytical skills • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must have excellent organizational skills to work efficiently
• Large scale vegetable production experience a plus
• Organic farming experience
• Knowledge of cover crops and other conservation farming techniques a plus
• Basic knowledge of plant and soil science
• Ability to interpret soil and plant tissue tests
• Knowledge of soil fertility and fertilizers
• Plant sexing
• Insect identification
• Irrigation experience
• Heavy machinery operation experience
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Ability to cope with the physical demands of the job