Supervisor

Responsibilities:  

•        Daily leading and training a team of orchard workers from various cultural backgrounds. 

•        Monitoring production and ensuring the quality of work is to the highest standard that team timings and targets are met.   

•        Notify senior management of any quality issues identified, including issues from pests and disease, produce maintenance and handling etc. 

•        Ensuring all staff production targets for contract work are met and managed. 

•        Train staff on orchard tasks and grower expectations. 

•        Accurately and timely communicate with your team, supervisors, growers and the management team. 

•        Ensuring company health & safety policies and procedures are followed at all times. 

•        Maintain a positive and inclusive team, resolving issues to achieve a positive outcome directing issues through the correct pathway to be dealt with in a timely matter. 

•        Be able to complete all aspects of vine maintenance work including thinning, pruning, picking/harvest, stringing etc., and provide effective training to the team to ensure they perform this correctly. 

•        Following all hygiene and PSA protocols and ensure that the required standards are observed and followed by the team. 

Requirements:   

•        Tertiary qualification, ideally in agriculture/horticulture, but will also consider qualifications in management/business/administration and leadership, or at least 2 years’ relevant experience. 

•        Excellent knowledge of agricultural operations. (will be tested at interview) 

•        Excellent knowledge of applicable health and safety regulations. (will be tested at interview) 

•        Ability to communicate effectively to a multi-cultural team, growers and management. 

•        Willing to work evenings and on weekends. 

•        Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions. 

•        Willing to complete random drug testing.