Back to searchFarm Manager
Ethero
Posted 5 days ago, valid for a month
Ashford, Kent TN26 1NN
£55,000 - £65,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Apple Farm Manager position covers farms across Kent and offers a salary of circa £60,000 along with a 4WD vehicle and mobile phone.
- The ideal candidate will manage a successful, quality-driven apple farming operation and support the Head of Fruit Farms in achieving targets.
- Essential criteria include an agricultural qualification and at least 5 years of experience in a similar environment, along with strong communication and IT skills.
- Responsibilities include managing employee performance, analyzing working practices, and ensuring machinery maintenance to health and safety standards.
- This role is UK-based and does not offer sponsorship opportunities, and applicants are encouraged to apply for other positions if not selected.
Covering farms across Kent
Circa 60,000 plus 4wd vehicle & mobile phone
If you would like to manage a successful, quality driven, innovative, environmentally focused and very successful apple farming arm of a broader fruit farming business with strong values, this is the ideal role for you.
Duties
Support the Head of Fruit Farms in achieving targets
Continuously review and manage employee performance and farm data
Work towards fulfilling personal and team KPIs.
Analyse working practices, suggesting areas for improvement
Lead and manage a team of full time and seasonal workers throughout the season
Ensure machinery is maintained to high standards and to health & safety criteria
Ensure accurate data collection and reporting for payroll & HR
Essential criteria
Possess an agricultural qualification and/or have worked in this environment for at least 5 years
Have exceptional written & verbal communication skills
Be used to managing a multi-cultural workforce
Have strong IT & reporting skills
Be focused on CPD
This role is UK based and does NOT have sponsorship opportunity
Our process is barrier free and we will ensure you are carefully considered for the role you have applied for. If you have not been successful for this role, please do apply to others or send your CV to (url removed) with a cover letter explaining what you are looking for and we will do our best to support your search for new employment.
This role is being advertised by the Telford office of Ethero, where you will find access to both permanent and temporary employment across a wide range of job sectors covering the whole of Shropshire. We also have offices in Stoke, Burton, Derby & Coventry. To find out more, go to (url removed)
