With approximately 100,000 planted acres in California's San Joaquin Valley, Wonderful Orchards is the world's largest grower of almonds, pistachios and pomegranates. 35 years strong, and still growing! Wonderful Orchards is a part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands which include Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora, and JUSTIN Wine.

Wonderful Orchards is seeking an experienced GIS Specialist to support our Shafter, CA corporate agricultural operations. This position is responsible for collecting, maintaining, mapping and analyzing all spatial data for over 145,000 acres across 5 counties for all Wonderful Orchards properties including legal property boundaries, ranch infrastructure, hydrologic systems, soils, environmental impacts, and individual tree coverage.

Responsibilities including:

• Maintaining shapefiles and feature classes and generating reports including new and historical proposed crop usage, acreage, varieties, yields, plantings, etc.
• Develop and manage ArcGIS Desktop resources including field trial maps, project maps, and annual reporting
• Publishing and maintaining web maps with Arcgis.com
• Perform spatial analysis with a variety of internal and external data sources related to farming operations, crop production, water use, and land use.
• Ensure data integrity throughout all GIS resources, including data collection, data storage and data usage
• Coordinate with farming divisions and other departments to determine user needs, integrate data and ensure integrity of all related data.
• Perform and manage in field data gathering and auditing
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• COVID vaccination will be required for this position unless candidate has a legally valid exemption
• Advanced degree in Geography or equivalent combination education and experience, Management Information Systems, Geology, Agriculture or related field and 1+ years working GIS knowledge. GIS certification preferred
• Advanced skill in ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, Arcgis.com, ESRI mobile applications, and other products by ESRI
• AutoCAD workflows and exports experience preferred
• Experience with Trimble GPS units preferred
• Experience in Python and other programming languages preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Attention to detail and a deep understanding of methods to ensure data integrity
• Effective reporting and communication skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities and tasks.

Perks

• Be on the forefront of a growing business!
• Competitive benefits packing including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k and bonus opportunity
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid Sick, Vacation, Personal Hours and holiday time
• Wonderful Giving (www.wonderfulgiving.com) -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why choose Wonderful?

The Wonderful Company is a successful, entrepreneurial, privately held company with healthy, iconic, authentic brands, and ethical, creative, innovative business practices. We are passionate about sustainability, social responsibility, philanthropy, and wellness -- for our employees, their communities, and consumers around the world.

• We are harvesting a better world - We use the power of business to make the world a better place.
• We nourish, naturally - We believe that what you put into your body matters. The most nutritious -- and best-tasting -- foods are those from nature.
• We play to win - Our employees set ambitious goals and meet challenges with unified purpose and unmatched energy.
• We act differently - With courage and fearlessness, we are relentless in our quest to inspire healthier. food and beverage choices. As a privately held organization, we have the freedom and the power to make quick and effective decisions.

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and core values, visit www.wonderful.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

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