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Grower Manager

📍 Location: East Yorkshire (commutable from York, Hull, Goole, Selby, Beverley, Market Weighton, Holme-Upon-Spalding-Moor)
💰 Salary: Up to £45,000 DOE + Benefits
📅 Work Pattern: 5 days per week (including weekends on a rota basis)
🛫 Flexibility: Required for audits, customer visits, and peak seasons

Are you an experienced Grower Manager looking for an exciting opportunity in fresh produce and horticulture? Our client is seeking a passionate and hands-on leader to oversee crop production, ensuring efficiency, quality, and food safety while leading a dedicated team. Working closely with the Works Manager, Growing Consultant, and Operations Director, you'll play a key role in horticultural operations, ensuring crops are grown to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities:

✔ Crop Production & Planning

• Manage and oversee the growing process to meet production targets.
• Implement climate control and fertigation strategies to optimise yields.
• Conduct crop walks, scouting for pests and diseases, and implement disease control measures.
• Work closely with the Operations team to ensure growing houses are filled, transferred, and emptied efficiently.

✔ Leadership & Team Development

• Train and mentor the growing team on disease control, crop husbandry, and best practices.
• Supervise and motivate staff to achieve growing KPIs.
• Promote and enforce health & safety and food hygiene standards on-site.

✔ Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Attend daily farm walks and weekly planning meetings with key stakeholders.
• Report on KPI figures and implement improvements where necessary.
• Support the harvesting team during peak seasons.
• Enforce GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and ensure compliance with food safety and industry regulations.

What You'll Need:

✅ Essential:

• Experience in growing, horticulture, or fresh produce farming.
• Background in agriculture or a related field (Degree in Agriculture or Horticulture preferred).
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• IT proficiency, including MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

✅ Desirable:

• Food hygiene & HACCP qualification.
• Experience in a chilled, fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of BRC standards and retailer audit protocols.
• A sound understanding of Health & Safety legislation.

Why Join Their Team?

🌿 Lead an innovative growing team in a thriving fresh produce environment.
📈 Develop your career in a forward-thinking company with opportunities for growth.
🏆 Competitive salary & benefits package.

📩 Ready to take the next step? Apply today!

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