Tree Farm Operations Assistant Manager

Select Trees Enterprises is hiring a full-time Farm Operations Assistant Manager for its privately held shade-tree nursery operation in Crawford, Georgia. The independent grower has developed and produced long-lived landscape trees in the Athens area since 1985 and remains a small business rather than a national corporate nursery chain. This role connects production planning, quality control, and communication between managers and the people doing daily farm work. Production planning • Help plan, evaluate, and organize the tree-production schedule • Translate seasonal priorities into clear work sequences, labor needs, and checkpoints • Monitor progress and raise timing, material, quality, or staffing concerns early • Coordinate information between management and the production team • Maintain enough structure that planting, growing, handling, and harvest work stays aligned Tree farming operates on long timelines, so a missed step can affect product quality well beyond the current week. The assistant manager should be comfortable looking ahead while still paying attention to the work in front of the crew. Useful planning means confirming that assignments are understood, inspecting progress, updating the schedule when conditions change, and communicating consequences rather than simply moving dates on a spreadsheet. Quality and sustainable production Select Trees focuses on high-quality sustainable shade trees intended to provide long-term environmental value. The assistant manager will help uphold the farm's quality standards through observation, organized production processes, and clear communication. The current posting emphasizes managing quality control; candidates should be ready to explain how they identify deviations, document a concern, trace its cause, and work with growers or supervisors on corrective action. Small-team collaboration This is an in-person farm role requiring good interpersonal and organizational skills. The assistant manager will need to earn trust with experienced production workers, listen to field observations, and communicate management priorities without creating confusion. The best candidate will be willing to learn the nursery's particular growing system, admit when more information is needed, and follow an issue until the responsible people agree on the next step. Spanish fluency is helpful but is not required. Qualifications A background in agriculture, farming, nursery production, horticulture, or a related field is preferred. Candidates should bring a strong work ethic, practical organization, and the ability to collaborate across roles. Production-planning or quality-control experience is especially relevant. Because the work is based at a tree farm, applicants should expect time outdoors and around active production areas and should confirm the position's lifting, equipment, driving, and weather requirements during the interview. Compensation and benefits The published salary range is $50,000–$65,000 per year. The posting lists an IRA matching retirement plan, performance bonuses, and insurance allowances. Candidates should ask how the base salary is determined, how bonuses are calculated, what expenses the insurance allowance covers, when retirement matching begins, and whether any part-time option remains available before accepting an offer. How to apply Apply through the current LinkedIn listing for the Farm Operations Assistant Manager role. Include concrete examples of production scheduling, quality control, staff coordination, agricultural work, or nursery operations. Applicants who can describe how they kept a production plan accurate while responding to weather, crop condition, labor, or equipment changes will give the farm a useful picture of how they would contribute.