Orchard Supervisor

Kedar Horticulture is a well established company in Kiwi Fruit Industry tosupplylabour and
provide orchard management services to the growers. As a growing company, we are dedicated to
provide high quality services and maintain sustainable practice. This is an excellent
opportunity for a motivated individual looking to grow their career alongside a reputable
company.

This is a full time position offering at least 30 hours per week. Hourly rate will be $25-$30 based on
applicants experience. The applicant must be able to work during weekends and extra hours, if required.
Suitable applicants must have:

- Exceptional skills to assist the Orchard Manager in the day-to-day running and onsite activities.
- Relevant qualification/experience (at least Three Years) relevant to the responsi
- Horticulture and Nursery experience and knowledge will be considered as an added advantage.
- Communication skills that build trust and commitment with grower and other team
- Multilingual applicants will be considered as an added advantage.
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background and Drug test.
- Experience in developing and training people is essential to succeed in this role.
- Proven ability in implementing quality, H&S, and continuous improvement systems
- You will be confident in multi-tasking and will be calm under pressure.
- Well organized, goal-focused, able to show initiative, multi-task and make decisions
- Must produce clean police clearance.
- ** What does the role involve'**:

- You will be responsible for running a team of people both permanent and of the larger seasonal workforce in all aspects of orchard horticulture.
- Assist the Manager in running to a budget you will be required to maximize the efficiency of day-to-day orchard operations
- Ensure that successful seasonal horticultural activities lead to a top-quality product year after year.
- Effectively managing and leading staff through compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Management tasks such as preparing/keeping accurate timesheets, creating reports for work, communicating with farmers and growers, HR duties, and staff management/training.
- Operation of basic orchard machinery e.g. tractors as required, as per seasonal needs.

**What skills and experience are we looking for'**
- Ideally, you will have Three yearsof experience in the horticulture or farming industry and a proven ability in managing a large Horticultural or farming operation.
- Having a management qualification is preferred, but not essential
- Having Tractor Driving License and Experince would be treated as an adventage.
- $25to $30per hour with a minimum of 30 hours per week of work available. RS Grow Limited operates 7 days a week, weather-depending, between the hours of 7:30am - 6:00pm.

Our worksites are based in and around the Bay of Plenty region and as the role will require some travel, the successful applicant will have their own transport.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa