Orchard Supervisor- Kiwifruit

You must be a motivated team player who is always looking for better ways to improve. We can offer strong team focus, ethical employer, family-owned established business.

• Daily management, leading and training a team or 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, other Supervisors, Growers and the leadership 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 within 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.

• Tertiary qualifications (level 4 or higher) in horticulture and in management/business/administration.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the kiwifruit industry, with excellent knowledge of kiwifruit vine husbandry. (Knowledge will be extensively tested at interview). or 5 years supervisor expereince in a large scale operation where you have managed / supervised teams of between 10-100 .
• Intricate knowledge of all quality standards. Including but not limited to all classes of fruit defect. (Knowledge will be extensively tested at interview)
• Knowledge of flower and fruitlet loading to maximise crop. (Knowledge will be extensively tested at interview)
• Ability to communicate effectively to a multi-cultural team, growers and other supervisors/management.
• Ability to effectively manage a team to conduct work to a high standard, and at good speed.
• Willing and able to work long hours/days (7 day a week operation with rostered days off).
• Strong work ethic, reliable and a positive attitude.
• The ability to work with a strong team focus and lead autonomously.
• The right to work in New Zealand.
• equivalent to ANZCO code 841222

Please ensure you attached a valid cv with your application.