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Orchard · 1 month ago

Field Operations Technician (Central Coast, CA)

Newport Beach, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$25/hr - $35/hr

Orchard Robotics is a Series A startup focused on securing America’s food supply through AI technology. The Field Operations Technician will work directly with growers to implement advanced camera systems and collect valuable farm data, ensuring efficiency and sustainability in farming practices.

AgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)FarmingRobotics

Responsibilities

Visit customer farms and scan their fields with our AI-powered camera systems to collect valuable farm data

Operate equipment including ATVs on the farm, sometimes for hours at a time, ensuring high quality data collection

Regularly drive 1-3 hours to customer farms to conduct customer training and new technology deployments

Serve as the primary person for customer inquiries, requests, and support needs

Provide hands-on support, troubleshooting, and training for our FruitScope vision systems

Conduct on-farm demos for prospective customers

Regularly engage with customers to ensure ongoing satisfaction, and relay customer insights, requests, and suggestions back to our engineering teams

Qualification

AI-powered camera systemsField work experienceCustomer supportDigital tools proficiencyDriving ATVProblem-solvingCustomer-first mindsetSelf-starter

Required

Prior agriculture or field work experience, and comfortable spending many hours outdoors

Comfortable driving 1-3 hours daily to our customer farms and engaging directly with growers in-person

Able to lift at least 20 lbs to set up our camera systems

Comfortable driving an ATV around farms for extended periods of time, and completing a variety of field tasks such as gathering ground truth data by measuring counts and sizes of fruit in fields

Customer-first mindset

Proactive, loves to problem-solve & tackle new challenges

Highly responsive & reliable in addressing customer needs

Self-starter capable of working independently & managing your own schedule