Fruit Manager at AAA Growers

Role Objective:

Critical to the oversight of fruits production across the Farm site.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Equipment
  • Manage all farm machinery i.e. tractors and other implements
• People Management
  • Manage labor planning and allocations as well as staff recruitment, allocating them to the various teams
  • Ensure that the supervisors working in the section allocate daily work targets to staff and record performance of all team members
  • Ensure that all labour in the section is effective and efficient and that all staff achieves the recommended daily tasks.
  • Maintain staff discipline and welfare in accordance with Company policies
  • Be in charge of the Health and Safety of all employees
• Planting Administration
  • Execute the Farm’s  planting program
  • Ensure that the right plant population is attained at planting
  • Ensure weed free fields and general farm hygiene through timely weed control and general sanitation
• Crop Management
  • Manage irrigation and scheduling of irrigation based on different crops requirements and stages of production. Reduction of water wastage from leaks and over irrigation
  • Lead the agronomy team to ensure that pest control is well managed and all pests and diseases are kept below threshold at all times
  • Direct the Farm’s crop nutrition in terms of implementation of fertilizer plans, composting / manure application and foliar feeding
• Planning
  • Plan all the farm/section operations for the month, week, and day in consultation with the Farm Manager.
  • Confirm all picking predictions done by picking supervisors.
  • Ensure that fruits are  picked on time, handled carefully and is of high quality in accordance with the Packhouse standards.
  • Co-ordinate produce/fruits shading and transport to the Packhouse
  • Communicate with Packhouse daily and make regular visit to confirm quality issues
• Audits / Standards
  • Ensure the company field operations adhere to customer standards (as per audit guidelines)
  • Handle and address any deviation on standards (customer/sales  team responses)

.DESIRED COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in horticulture or related course