Job description
Join GreenHorizons AgriTech, a leader in precision agriculture, to drive field operations and crop optimization across diversified produce lines. This full-time role blends hands-on farming practices with data-driven decision making, offering clear growth opportunities in a fast-evolving sector.
As part of our team, you will collaborate with agronomists, farm managers, and data scientists to improve yields, conserve resources, and implement sustainable farming practices across multiple sites in the Salinas valley.
What you will gain: a dynamic environment, rigorous training, and a clear path to leadership as you deliver measurable impact in crop health, water use efficiency, and overall farm profitability.
Responsibility
- Monitor daily field operations to ensure safety, quality, and adherence to standard operating procedures.
- Collect and analyze crop performance data, soil moisture, irrigation, and nutrient metrics to guide management decisions.
- Coordinate with agronomists to implement precision irrigation and variable-rate fertilizer plans.
- Oversee equipment maintenance, calibration, and logistics for planting, spraying, and harvest activities.
- Lead small field teams during critical growth stages and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Develop and monitor KPIs, generate actionable reports, and present insights to operations leadership.
- Identify opportunities to conserve water, reduce inputs, and promote sustainable farming practices.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Environmental Science, or related field, or equivalent field experience.
- 3+ years of field operations or precision agriculture experience.
- Hands on experience with soil moisture sensors, irrigation systems, and fertigation.
- Strong data analysis skills; proficiency with Excel; familiarity with SQL or Python is a plus.
- Excellent communication, problem solving, and teamwork abilities.
- Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel between sites in the Salinas region.