Harvesting Manager

We are looking for a Harvesting Manager to join a fresh produce company in East Yorkshire area.

This role is to manage the harvesting of mushrooms in a sensitive and delicate manner to reach the desired pick rates for the efficient harvesting of the mushroom crops.

An insight to this role:
Ensuring picking quality and quantity to reach targets set per hour per picker.
Training, coaching and mentoring people/supervisors to reach the desired level of pick rates.
Completing Manning plans for the growing rooms and organising staff with agency if/when required.
Assess the crop within the houses daily and ensure the correct manning and plans are in place in line with anticipated yields.
Ensure that graze picking is been carried out properly on the farm to maximise crop yield and quality.
Ensuring that the products presented are of the highest possible standard; with particular focus given to weights, sizing, stem length, punnet identification and capping up.
Ensure food safety culture and legislation and guidelines as well as company policies are adhered to.
Control and minimise waste and play an active part in continuous improvement.

We are looking for someone who has:
Mushroom picking experience.
Previous experience at a supervisory level in Mushroom farm.
Good communication skills & people management skills
Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
Advanced Food Hygiene Qualification

This is a hands on, site-based role that involves weekend work.

Salary is 50,000 plus company benefits.

A full job description is available. Please get in touch for more details.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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