The View’s News – 1st Quarter 2018
Letter From the President:
Hello Orchard View,
Unlike this time last year, when there was still two feet of snow on the ground, sunshine and warm temperatures are ringing in the new year at Orchard View, bringing excitement and the anticipation of an early spring.
If you have not heard by now, Omeg Family Orchards and Radford Orchards have joined the Orchard View team. We feel very fortunate to have them aboard. Orchard View is now managing approximately 3000 acres of fresh cherries. This is a great responsibility and we look forward to the challenge. Orchard View’s dedicated employees have allowed the business to grow and prosper over the years. This dedication has given us the ability to take on new opportunities as they present themselves. It is a blessing that we can continue to care for and provide stewardship to our local cherry community.
The packing house is preparing for the arrival of the new Unitec front end, thereby completing our conversion to the Unitec automated system. It will be ready for harvest June 1. At that time, the packing house will be capable of packing over 12,000 tons of cherries!
Finally, as always, the question remains …. When will harvest begin?
~Brenda Thomas
The Safety Standard:
Congratulations Orchard View! We reached our goal of 90 days accident free. We want to thank our employees for all the hard work and attention to good safety practices that has led to this major accomplishment. The safety prize will be distributed in the next few weeks. Next up: 120 days!
The Safety Committee is soliciting ideas for safety prizes upon reaching the upcoming safety goals of 120 days, 150 days & 180 days. We have had some excellent suggestions and would like more ideas. Thank you!
Don’t forget to turn in your monthly safety questionnaire to the office. There are prizes for participation, plus, if you answer all the questions correctly you are eligible fora special prize!
2018 Safety Committee Members: Hugo Gonzalez, Maribel Valdivia, Keith Carter, Sandra Leal, Julio Manzo, Melissa Reyes, Elias Hernandez, Salvador Vasquez, Adan Rodriguez and Tony Valdovinos.
“Safety, It’s in our roots!”
Packing House Post:
Orchard Report:
The Orchard Team Members are focused on pruning this time of year and are making excellent progress.
There were a number of staffing changes and promotions in January 2018. It is important to Orchard View to recognize excellence in its staff and help those individuals grow their careers. We are excited to annouce that Inocente Garza, Javier Camacho, Juan R Montes and José G Trejo were all promoted to Orchard Team Leader positions. We also have new Orchard Assistant Team Leaders in: Silvestre Vargas, Elías Hernández, Ramiro González, Alfonso Rodríguez, Miguel Vega and Cuauhtémoc Mondragón. In addition, Tomas Blas and Hugo Gonzalez have been promoted to orchard management positions in the Horticulture Group. Welcome aboard to new management team members Mike Omeg (Research & Development) and Julio Manzo (Horticulture). Finally – Welcome to all the new employees that have joined our team since January. We are very happy to have you!
“Congratulations and keep up the good work!” – Ian Chandler, Director of Field Operations
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