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AG Labor Strategies Assistant
full-time•Watsonville•$0k - $0k
About this role
Job Summary:
The Ag Labor Strategies Assistant provides day-to-day administrative support to Ag Labor Strategies group in areas including labor, production data reporting, compliance, and overall administrative support in an accurate and timely manner. The individual will also support field staff to ensure recordkeeping of daily activities performed on the farming operations is completed timely and with utmost accuracy. The Assistant will execute a variety of complex projects with a high level of professionalism including payroll processing, onboarding/offboarding of guest workers and contact with government agencies. The position will support all districts in California.
Job Contributions and Key Responsibilities:
Administration
Compliance
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Knowledge
- Clerical Support
- Microsoft Office Suite - Proficient
Skills / Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills, to including a professional and diplomatic demeanor
- High level of organizational and time management skills
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrate a sense of urgency and is a self starter
- Be flexible and open to change
- Demonstrate reliability and dependability
- Communicate fluently (verbal, written, listening and presentation) in English and Spanish required
Abilities
- Communicate fluently and professionally (written, verbal, listening, reading and presentation) in English and Spanish are required.
- Establish a strong rapport with senior management and a strong relationship builder / influencer.
- Demonstrate successful management of a guest worker program.
- Manage / prioritize large workload and multiple projects / demands across customer base; and to competently juggle competing priorities and changing expectations.
- Competently use Microsoft Office suite.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationship with production management, partners, and outside agencies / vendors.
- Demonstrate professional and culturally sensitive relationships with diverse groups of workers.
- Brainstorm and analyze complex problems, identify alternatives, recommend and take corrective action.
Education Level:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Field/s of Education
Related Fields
Years of experience
Minimum 1 year in clerical support, agricultural experience a plus
Licenses:
- Valid Driver’s license and ability to be insured under the company insurance.
Languages
- English Spoken: Fluent Read: Fluent Written: Fluent
- Spanish Spoken: Fluent Read: Fluent Written: Fluent
Necessary Software
- Microsoft Office Suite - Basic
Travel Requirements
Ability to travel 90 percent of the time – local (to include field visits and travel between main office and field. May also be required to visit other districts occasionally.
- Pay scale: $21.50 – $25.00
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC)
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) is the largest fresh multi-berry producer in the world, growing Driscoll’s proprietary varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries year-round in the United States, Canada, Baja California, Central Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, Canada and Peru.
We are relentless in our pursuit to bring the highest quality berries that “delight” consumers around the world –from our farms to their families. This starts with our company values of Honesty, Fairness and Respect which not only line the corridors of every office, they are principles that are alive, guiding and leading our business decisions and strategic direction. We place the highest priority and focus on our people, developing their professional growth, and investing in the fulfillment of their personal career journey. These fundamentals have allowed us to achieve an industry leadership position, helping us to adopt health and wellness programs, open primary health clinics for our employees, and partner with local non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life for our farm working families. We hope to continue the Reiter Family legacy of farming through the pursuit of our mission and by living our values.
Total Rewards Package:
At Reiter Affiliated Companies, base pay is one component of our Total Rewards Package. RAC provides you the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity and other factors.
In addition to the base salary, RAC offers a Total Rewards Package comprising health and welfare plans for employees and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
Compensation:
- Annual Incentive Plan Bonus
Healthcare Benefits:
- Medical Plans
- Cedar Wellness Clinics
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- HRA Accounts
Future Planning
- 401K
- 401K Company Matching
Financial Protection
- Basic Life Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Pre-Paid Legal Services
- Voluntary Life Insurance for employees and dependents
Work/Life Balance
- Flexible Vacation Plans
- Holiday Pay
- Floating Holiday
- Paid Sick Leave
- Bereavement Pay
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
What you'll do
- The Ag Labor Strategies Assistant provides administrative support to the Ag Labor Strategies group, ensuring accurate recordkeeping and compliance. Responsibilities include payroll processing, onboarding, and liaising between office and field staff.
About Reiter Affiliated Companies
Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) is the largest fresh multi-berry producer in the world, growing Driscoll’s proprietary varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries year round in the United States, Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, China and Peru.
The Reiter family began farming in the San Francisco Bay Peninsula and by the turn of the century had migrated south into Watsonville and the Santa Clara Valley. By the late 1970’s, operations expanded into Southern California where the headquarters is today. The company values of Honesty, Fairness and Respect line the corridors of every office, guiding and leading business principles and decisions. Those decisions have resulted in the organization’s position as an industry leader, adopting health and wellness programs, opening primary health clinics and partnering with local organizations to improve the quality of life for the farmworker community.
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