• Look ahead for any issues affecting future selecting, review with inventory team or other departments.
• Preview Selecting Summaries and divide crews as needed, determining workload and crew size for each lead.
• Lead morning meeting and start crews when necessary (exercises/crew assignments)
• Review plan for the day and supervise crews around the farm.
• Select the best quality plants as per specifications.
• Select only from indicated areas.
• Make sure customer requirements are being used in plants.
• Consolidate crops whenever possible.
• Coordinate product pull locations and issues with Selecting Supervisor and/or other departments as necessary.
• Plan labor.
• Monitor plant flow from selecting into staging area, communicate with Selecting Supervisor, and adjust as necessary.
• Communicate any plant shortages with the Inventory team, Selecting Supervisor or Staging Supervisor, and Shipping Manager as they arise.
• Assist leads with any selecting issues.
• Mobile Sage: Wave Pick, Substitutions and Process batches.
• Promote lead wave pick usage and substitutions.
• Audit time sheets and handout paychecks.
• Review and correct timesheets. Track rework to make sure only selecting tasks are clocked in selecting docket.
• Coordinate and plan tasks/responsibilities for crews on non-selecting days.
• Crew sheets.
• Monitor employee hours and breaks in compliance with Smith Garden policies.
• Work with HR and Selecting Supervisor/Shipping Manager to enforce company rules amongst staff.
• Develop and train (new) employees – Kickoff meetings and facility tour.
• Promote product quality communicating with other supervisors and crews. (Irrigation, staging, inventory, maintenance, etc.)
• Track target rates and communicate results to crews and management.
• Develop and promote efficient methods of product movement and selecting.
• Help with Continuous Improvement initiatives and promote staff to develop process improvement ideas.
• Record and turn in absence logs.
• Fill in and turn in incident reports.
• PDI/6S (coach/learner)
• Ensure customer service inside and outside the company.
• Attend Supervisor meetings and other meetings/trainings as necessary.
• Promote a safety culture.
• Assist with evaluations and year end reviews for direct reports.
• Other job duties as deemed necessary.
• Open to cross train in other areas to serve as backup for other positions.
• Kick off meetings with leads.

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Team building.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Positive attitude and work ethic.
• Comprehensive production knowledge.
• The ability to work early and long hours & holidays during peak season.
• Attention to detail & Safety.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize results within a fast-paced working enviroment.
• Effective time management with the ability to balance floor and office time.

• 2 years’ leadership experience or 5 years’ industry experience.
• Math and analysis proficient.
• Plant knowledge a plus.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) required.
• Ability to operate farm equipment.
• Computer skills, experience with MS Office programs (SAGE, PICAS, SEI, SLA) preferred.

• Work long hours as needed during the busy season, including weekends.
• Continuously walk, stand, bend, kneel (and remain working below knee-level) as well as reaching overhead, and from side to side for long periods of time.
• Work indoors and outdoors, in seasonal temperatures and conditions
• Lift up to 50 pounds in an environment that is often hot.

$20.50-22.50 an hour