Greenhouse and Farm Equipment Specialist

Ranked in the Top 20 of the Forbes Best-In-State Companies in 2026, Sun World International is a California-based agriculture and technology firm engaged in fruit variety development, technology, intellectual property, and licensing. Technology and IP pursuits include one of the world’s leading fruit breeding/genetics programs, a broad-based portfolio of plant patents and trademarks and investments in agriculture technology start-ups benefiting its global licensees. The Company prizes creativity, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Its people strive for excellence by demonstrating leadership, passion, kindness, authenticity, courage, initiative, and curiosity.

Sun World International has spent nearly five decades leading breeding and agricultural innovation, and we're looking for a hands-on Greenhouse and Farm Equipment Specialist to manage greenhouse operations and farm equipment supporting our table grape, stone fruit, and sub-tropical breeding programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensures successful growth and development of all greenhouse phases of crop growing cycles for a diverse portfolio of table grape, stone fruit, and sub-tropical crops:

• Plans and schedules activities within the greenhouse and screenhouses to be able to obtain uniform, fast growing, healthy young vines and trees to be later transplanted into our breeding blocks in the open field.
• Oversees successful planting, irrigation, nutrition, pest management for the growing inside greenhouses and screenhouses
• Stay current on innovations in greenhouse management through continuing education and networking.
• Implements and follows clean plant protocols according to Sun World policies
• Manages, personally or through contract services, pest control and fertilizer applications

Responsible for all farm equipment, which includes maintenance, planning of activities, quality of jobs performed. Safety training for personnel operating farm equipment.

• Manages maintenance for all equipment utilized to operate the greenhouse and open field, including greenhouses themselves to fully utilize its capacity
• Search out and evaluate vineyard and orchard problems and make recommendations that provide effective, timely and economic solutions to deliver quality fruit by identifying opportunities for mechanization.
• Training of personnel operating farm equipment either in-house or by third party providers

Worker safety

• Participates in safety and quality inspections and audits; serves as a member and/or supports the greenhouses and farm equipment team members on the safety committee.
• Maintains a safe work environment. Safety training for personnel operating farm equipment and working in the greenhouses
• Ensures an organized, clean, and well-maintained greenhouse and farm equipment including equipment, tools, and grounds.
• Maintains all required spray records according to regulations.

Manage a team of greenhouses seasonal workers and work closely with breeders and R&D related activities

• Support hiring, managing and supervising personnel, including full-time, part-time and seasonal greenhouse and farm equipment both staff and contract workers.
• Plans and efficiently schedules labor and activities in the greenhouse and farm equipment