IPM Supervisor

Ohalo • Watsonville, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Ohalo is hiring an IPM Supervisor to own integrated pest management primarily across Watsonville controlled-environment productions, and adjacent outdoor field areas — safeguarding breeding trials, plant production, and proprietary germplasm from pest, disease, and weed pressure.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on IPM experience in greenhouse/controlled-environment production
• Valid CA Qualified Applicator License (QAL) or Certificate (QAC), or ability to obtain one
• Strong knowledge of CA DPR, county Ag Commissioner, and WPS compliance requirements
• Experience with biological control programs
• Experience supervising and training crews
• Comfortable working in greenhouse and, at times, outdoor field conditions
• Valid driver's license

Responsibilities

• Own the greenhouse IPM program: scouting, trap monitoring, and early pest/disease identification
• Extend scouting and treatment coverage to outdoor field areas as needed
• Run biological control programs (beneficials, biofungicides), layered with targeted chemical treatments as needed
• Set and enforce hygiene, sanitation, exclusion, and quarantine protocols to protect plant material
• Manage pesticide/fungicide application, product selection, and resistance management
• Ensure compliance with CA DPR, county Ag Commissioner and Worker Protection Standard including applications logs reporting.
• Supervise, train, and hold accountable an IPM/scouting crew
• Manage relationships with PCAs, biocontrol and chemical suppliers, and applicators
• Own IPM budget, equipment, and recordkeeping (scouting logs, application records, SDS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed