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Description:

Oversee the Growing team 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.

Hours: Sunday to Thursday - 6:30 am to 4:00 pm

Key Responsibilities:

* 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.

* Working with your team to achieve the best yield potential.

* Implement climate control and fertigation strategies.

* All crop husbandry work.

* Crop walking and scouting for pests and diseases.

* 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.

* Help harvesting supervisors during busy times.

* Report on KPI figures during monthly meetings.

* Any other duties that may be required

Essential Qualifications:

* Excellent Management skills

* Experience of working in a busy Growing area.

* Supervising People / Projects.

* Supervising & assisting in the management of H&S.

* Ability to meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

* Strong organisational skills, and able to plan and structure work effectively in a demanding environment.

* Have confidence to delegate work as appropriate

* Sound IT skills to include MS Office (Outlook, Work and Excel)

* Food hygiene qualification

* HACCP Qualification

Desirable Qualifications:

* Previous experience as a Grower working in a growing environment.

* BRC experience.

* Experience with retailers audit protocol.

* A sound knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation

* Degree in agriculture or horticulture