About the Business: Our client are a one's of the UK's Leading and most innovative mushrooms suppliers, using cutting edge technology to push forward their ambitious plans for further growth.
Work with the Works Manager and oversee the Growing team reporting into the Growing Consultant and Operations Director ensuring its people and equipment contribute to the safe, efficient and effective running of site and supervising the growing of products to production plans, ensuring growing houses are filled and products are grown for our customers on time to fulfil service orders in line with food safety, customer quality requirements.
this may be in soft fruit or with a different edible horticultural crop.
You'll be highly knowledgeable in crop production and have the confidence to make independent decisions and be happy to take the responsibility for these decisions.
You'll be passionate about growing delicious food, have a positive and proactive approach to work and also be flexible on working hours.
About The Offer: Flexible hours per week.
Rota basis 5 days per week to include weekend work Saturday
- 30 mins for lunch, & two 15min breaks morning & afternoon unpaid.
28 days including st holiday per year paid at 8 hours per day.
Contributory pension as per legislation, if eligible after 3 months.
You will be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme after 3 months service.
Salary up to £45,000 per annum Company helps with relocation Responsibilities: this may be in soft fruit or with a different edible horticultural crop.
You'll be highly knowledgeable in crop production and have the confidence to make independent decisions and be happy to take the responsibility for these decisions.
You'll be passionate about growing delicious food, have a positive and proactive approach to work and also be flexible on working hours.
Working with the Operations team to ensure all houses are filled, transferred and emptied as per KPI's Train new members of the team on disease control and elimination Attend daily farm walks with other departments.
Attending weekly planning meetings with the Growing consultant Ensuing that all growing operations are completed on time.
Enforcing & promoting excellent health & safety practice Ensure all completed work is safe and hygienic and complies with FSA and health and safety legislation To ensure GMP (good manufacturing practices) and housekeeping (clean as you go) are strictly adhered to.
Drive own personal development through training and work-based experience.
Help harvesting supervisors during busy times.
A background in agriculture.
- A degree in agriculture or horticulture is preferred.
You'll have a genuine desire to build a career in farm management/growing/fresh produce and you'll be willing to learn.
Excellent Management skills Excellent communication skills.
Food hygiene qualification.
Supervising People / Projects.
Supervising & assisting in the management of H&S.
Have confidence to delegate work as appropriate Sound IT skills to include MS Office (Outlook, Work and Excel) A strong desire to learn and develop within a agricultural environment A can do attitude and a strong work ethic Recognise the importance of providing an excellent level of customer service and work as required, achieving the necessary results This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive business who invests in people.