Orchard Operations Analyst

Summary:

Under the direction of the Orchard Operations Manager, the Orchard Operations Analyst uses various analytical techniques to understand and improve Orchard Operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Identifies Workflow/System improvements, advises management on the appropriate courses of action and works with management and the operations team to enact change.
• Develops project estimates by identifying the phases and elements of the project, personnel requirements, and costs.
• Provides support and help, writes documentation, conducts training to teach employees to use new or revised systems and meets with them after implementation of a new process to determine its effectiveness.
• Establishes and enforces organization standards, maintaining system integrity and security.
• Attends educational workshops, reviews professional publications, establishes personal networks, benchmarks state of the are practices and participates in professional societies to maintain professional and technical knowledge.
• Collects and secure information by performing internal audits of operations, reading reports, analyzing operations, determining project scope reviewing databases to determine which data is relevant and what methods should be used to analyze them; and describes and records the results and recommendations in reports.
• Produces practical solutions by describing requirements, studying system or process capabilities, analyzing alternative solutions, and preparing system specifications, using statistical analysis, simulation and optimization

Additional Qualifications: include, but not limited to, the following.

• Proven experience with computers and proficient in computer hardware, software, cabling installation and support, wireless technology applications.
• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Windows software, including Office, and Exchange.
• Management and leadership skills.
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible working hours.
• Training and knowledge of all irrigation systems repair and maintenance.
• Strong mathematical abilities in terms of problem solving.
• CPR training
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Language Skills: Ability to understand verbal instructions and written documents such as safety rules, labels, MSDS, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Must be able to understand, read and write English to document results on forms and logs. Conversation Spanish desired but not required.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Knowledge of statistics desired but not required.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: California Drivers License, Sediment and Erosion Control Plan Self Certification, Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan Self Certification.

Other Qualifications: Must be able to work varying shifts.

Education and/or Experience: bachelor's degree in agriculture or related field, and/or equivalent experience in orchard operations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move 25 to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment and ear protection will be available. The employee is expected to practice safe lifting procedures as instructed.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Work is performed in a high dust environment. Workers must often work in tight, confined claustrophobic spaces.