Commercial Farm Manager

Commercial Nursery/Farm Grower Manager - MID LEVEL

We are recruiting for a manager to oversee an intensive farming nursery operation.

The ideal candidate will come from a commercial background with solid skills in producing fruit of exceptional quality.

Duties:·

• Crop planning and scheduling – Coordinating planting, propagation, and harvest schedules to meet market demand and rotation plans.
• Team supervision and labour management – Overseeing pickers, propagation staff, and seasonal workers, including rostering, training, and daily task allocation, often across peak/off-peak seasonal swings.
• Irrigation and fertigation management – Monitoring and adjusting watering and nutrient delivery systems (drip lines, fertigation rigs) to match crop stage and weather conditions.
• Pest, disease, and IPM oversight – Scouting for pests and disease, applying, or supervising integrated pest management protocols, and liaising with agronomists on treatment plans.
• Quality control and grading – Ensuring harvested fruit meets grading standards local and export markets.
• Health and safety compliance – Enforcing on-site safety protocols, PPE use, chemical handling procedures, and compliance with agricultural labour regulations.
• Inventory and input management – Tracking stock of substrates, fertilizers, plant stock, packaging, and consumables, and managing reordering.
• Yield and production record-keeping – Logging harvest volumes, tracking yield per plant/bed, and reporting on production performance against targets.
• Equipment and infrastructure maintenance – Overseeing upkeep of polytunnels, glasshouses, irrigation systems, and mechanical equipment by coordinating with maintenance staff).
• Budget and cost control – Managing a section of the operational budget, tracking labour and input costs against forecasts, and flagging variances to senior management.
• Compliance and certification support – Assisting with audits for standards like GlobalG.A.P., organic certification, or retailer-specific protocols (traceability, food safety documentation).
• Liaison with senior management/agronomists – Reporting on crop status, escalating issues, and feeding into broader site or company planning decisions.

Requirements: ·

• Qualification in Horticulture or Agriculture
• 3-5 years managing a Nursery, commercial preferably.
• Experience operating a Netajet/Netafim system.
• IPM experience
• Calibration of Knapsack experience
• Drivers and own vehicle

Work Location: In person