Orchard Associate Lead - Masonic Village at Elizabethtown

Orchard Associate Lead

** Part Time, with benefits working 7am - 11 am**

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown Campus - is immediately hiring a Part Time Day Orchard Associate Lead.

Our Mission:

With over 145 years of providing award-winning care and services across the state of PA, Masonic Villages is driven by our Mission of Love to assist individuals in realizing their potential and enjoying the highest possible quality of life.

Why Choose Masonic Villages:

Each campus is supported by corporate leaders who are fully invested in our Mission of Love and hiring like-minded individuals who are committed to providing heartfelt customer service and contributing to our team environment. When you join our team you can expect:

• Industry-leading benefits such as $0 cost medical coverage option ***
• Vacation Time/Flex Time and Paid Holidays ***
• Pay on-demand. Access to a portion of your earned wages in real-time.
• Discounted Grocery gift cards
• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement ***
• Discounts for onsite Daycare
• Free Gym and Pool Membership ***
• Paid Lunch ***
• Discounted tickets for movies, theme parks, hotels, and MORE!
• Shoe discounts
• Cell phone discounts
• Weekend differentials and additional shift differentials!
• Employer matched Retirement Savings with free financial planning ***
• A commitment to growing our leaders with leadership & mentorship programs available

Key: *** = Full Time & Part Time Regular Staff Only

What You'll Do:

As an Orchard Associate Lead, you will carry out our Mission of Love by performing a variety of tasks related to orchard production operations and fruit storage in accordance with specific instructions and assist in supervising and training Orchard Assistants.

Our Orchard Associate Lead is responsible for the following:

• Having an advanced understanding of orchard production tasks including planting, pest control, harvesting and tree trimming. Assisting in developing, establishing, and obtaining departmental financial and production goals.
• Demonstrating leadership skills and technical competence to manage orchard staff and daily orchard operations.
• Demonstrating the knowledge and ability to skillfully, safely and efficiently operate agricultural power equipment. Resolving staff grievances and maintaining good interdepartmental relationships.
• Recognizing seasonal peaks in fruit production and enforcing safety policies during harvest.
• Organizing and facilitating basic equipment maintenance and record keeping.
• Ensuring that orchard production record keeping requirements are completed in a timely fashion.
• Overseeing the movement of produce from the field to the storage. Understanding rotation schedules and handling rules for produce.

What You Have:

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in general farm work preferred, with an emphasis on fruit crops.
• Mechanical ability preferred, with the ability to obtain a forklift operator's certification.
• Valid PA Driver's License.
• Ability to obtain a PA Pesticide Applicator's certification.
• Basic math / retail monetary skills
• Good written, oral, organizational and basic computer skills.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.