Job Title: Harvest Manager
Reporting to: Production Manager
Contract:  Permanent
Start: March

Main Duties:

• Ensure all staff are properly qualified and trained for the safe completion of their duties.
• Ensure all work carried out is completed with full Health and Safety awareness.
• Ensure that SBCo product meet safety, legality and quality requirements .
• Produce detailed crop plans and labour requirements.
  Understand the technical challenges for the specific crops and any relevant quality issues.
• Organise the logistical aspects of the harvest both on a long and short term, from weekly forecasts to daily schedules.
• Manage the harvest team.
• Monitor earning levels and ensure they are comparative with company policy (minimum wage).
• Acquire a good understanding of all harvest cost structures, including budgets and targets.
• Plan harvest (3-week estimate, people, field rotations, etc).
• Set the picking price and rates.
• Ensure that fruit meet all quality requirements and are handled in correct way to ensure quality and shelf life.
• Ensure harvest staff efficiency and motivation.
• Work in line with the harvest budget.
• Communication with packhouse.
• During late Autumn – Winter time – involved in helping managing in the Husbandry Department.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Flexibility on working hours
• Minimum 2 years of experience within the soft fruit industry.
• Experience managing teams and individuals.
• Good communication and computer skills.

Benefits:

From Day 1 – Pension – 5% employer contribution, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro-rated based on start date), option to buy/sell 1 week holiday, Employee Assistance Programme, Maternity/paternity leave & pay, Company Sick Pay, Life Assurance.

After successful Probation – Private Medical Insurance, Annual discretionary Company bonus scheme, Cycle to work scheme.