Farm Operations and Team Development Lead

**Location: Walker Farms**

**Position Type: Full-Time**

**Application Deadline: Open until filled**

**APPLICANTS MUST RESIDE WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BORDEN, SASKATCHEWAN TO BE CONSIDERED, AS WE DO NOT HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS**

**At Walker Farms, we’re transforming lives through innovative and regenerative agriculture, fostering a sustainable future for our land, animals, and community. We’re seeking a dynamic Farm Operations and Team Development Lead to drive our self-managing organization by building human capital, fostering a thriving team culture, and empowering leaders. If you’re passionate about creating value, developing people, and aligning individual contributions with our vision, we want to hear from you**

**About the Role**

**As the Farm Operations and Team Development Lead, you’ll operate a “business within a business,” taking ownership of human resources, team development, and cultural alignment to ensure Walker Farms remains a workplace of integrity, innovation, and respect. You’ll empower team members to take initiative, contribute value, and grow as leaders while ensuring operational excellence through task and project follow-ups.**

**Key Responsibilities**

**-Build Human Capital: Recruit, onboard, and develop talent, ensuring alignment with Walker Farms’ values of Relentlessness, Respect, and Stewardship.**

**-Foster Team Culture: Cultivate a self-managing culture where team members act autonomously, resolve conflicts respectfully, and embody the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.**

**-Develop Leaders: Identify and nurture leadership potential, providing opportunities for growth, innovation, and accountability.**

**-Manage Hiring and Firing: Oversee the full hiring process, from job postings to interviews, and handle performance-based terminations with professionalism and transparency.**

**-Set and Track Results: Assign and follow up on Tasks, Responsibilities, and Rocks (value-adding initiatives) weekly, ensuring clarity, ownership, and completion.**

**-Reward Value Creation: Evaluate and reward staff based on the value they create through consistent performance in Tasks, Responsibilities, and Rocks.**

**-Support Operational Excellence: Collaborate with operators to ensure tasks align with farm priorities.**

**-Drive Innovation: Encourage team members to propose and prove innovative solutions that align with nature, technology, and experience, contributing to our regenerative agriculture mission.**

**-Uphold Non-Negotiables: Enforce standards such as maintaining equipment “fire truck ready,” adhering to safety protocols (e.g., driving farm vehicles at 60 km/h on gravel roads), and ensuring professional conduct.**

**Qualifications**

**-Proven experience in human resources, team development, or organizational leadership, preferably in agriculture or a self-managing environment.**

**-Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to listen, resolve conflicts, and foster respectful relationships with team members, the community, and stakeholders.**

**-Solution-focused mindset with a relentless drive to achieve results and overcome challenges.**

**-Ability to manage multiple priorities, track tasks, and ensure accountability in a fast-paced work environment.**

**-Commitment to regenerative principles and a passion for leaving the land better for future generations.**

**-Familiarity with performance-based reward systems and experience evaluating individual contributions.**

**-Comfortable working in a dynamic, hands-on environment.**

**Why Join Walker Farms?**

**-Be Part of a Visionary Team: Contribute to a self-managing organization that’s pioneering regenerative agriculture and transforming lives.**

**-Grow and Lead: Take ownership of your role, innovate, and develop as a leader in a culture that rewards value creation.**

**-Make a Lasting Impact: Empower others, build community, and leave a legacy of sustainability and excellence.**

**-Work-Life Rhythm: Embrace a schedule that balances hard work with rest.**

**Our Values**

**-Relentless: We tackle challenges head-on, stay solution-focused, and never give up.**

**-Respectful: We honor each other, the land, animals, and our community, embracing transparency and growth.**

**-Stewards: We regenerate soils, care for animals, and educate others to thrive independently.**

**How to Apply**

**We’re looking for a leader who’s ready to divide and conquer as part of our team, achieving more together than alone. Join us in transforming agriculture, empowering each other, and leaving the land better for the next generation**

Pay: From $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person