Farm Supervisor

Farm Supervisor at Ruiz Family Farm in Lake Arthur, NM.

We are 40 acre pecan farm. Work consists of primarily pecans nut harvesting, tree trimming, watering, fertilizing. Working with late model John Deere tractors. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: apply products such as fertilizers, pesticides, growth inhibitors, etc, attach/detach implements, be able to handle working in high humidity, clean work areas, direct and monitor work during planting and harvesting, hand pick and manually grade crops, haul and spread materials such as but not limited to fertilizer to condition the soil, inform farm managers of plants or crops progress, load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities, maintain grounds and landscaping, operate self propelled machinery, position boxes/bags at ends of machinery to catch products, remove and close full containers, tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops, use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, and knives, use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: forklift, pickups, cars, etc, semi trucks, skid steers, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce: trees, Pecans.

Work begins December 1, 2026 and ends October 1, 2027.

Pay is $15.96 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 40 hours per week.