Kiwifruit Orchard Supervisors wanted to join our growing team in Gisborne.

These are full-time, permanent positions guaranteeing at least 30 hours of work per week, but you will usually work between 40 to 50 hours per week.  The pay rate is $28 to $30 per hour. 

 

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Daily leading and training a team of orchard workers from various cultural backgrounds.
    Plan and facilitate regular health and safety meetings with team members to reinforce standards and address concerns.
  • 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, other 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
  • Provide leadership in resolving workplace issues, ensuring compliance with company policies.

Requirements:

  •  Tertiary qualification, ideally in agriculture/horticulture, but will also consider qualifications in other areas including, but not limited to, management/business/administration, leadership, etc., 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.
  • Willing to work evenings and on weekends.
  • Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Willing to complete random drug testing.

 

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