Horticulture Farm Supervisor

Global Teamups; Sharon; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Bundy Berries Pty Ltd in Sharon, Queensland seeks an experienced Farm Supervisor for its berry and tomato operations. The role requires on-site leadership of labour, including contractors, covering planting, maintenance and harvesting across seasons.

You will train and supervise crews, maintain time and data records, report volumes and quality to management, and ensure compliance with quality specs. This is a full-time, permanent, on-site position with early starts during certain seasons.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years on-farm experience with strawberry, raspberry and snack tomato crops.
• At least 3 years managing crews of planters and pickers.
• Hands-on experience with data recording systems for piece-work workers.
• Proven ability to communicate with a diverse range of workers during seasonal peaks.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train and direct farm labour force across the year.
• Consult with Farm Manager and crop Directors on tasks to undertake.
• Keep records of tasks by casual workers and explain requirements when needed.
• Respond promptly to service issues with effective system and technical solutions.
• Provide regular harvest updates on volumes and quality to management.

Skills

Farm supervision

Team leadership

Data recording

Tools

Data recording systems

Job description

Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

Bundy Berries Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Farm Supervisor for its Berry and snack tomato operations in Sharon Queensland. The Farm Supervisor will provide operational and technical support on site at our farms and answer directly to our on-site manager in relation to all aspects of training, upskilling and supervising our labour force including external contractors’ workers in relation to the preparation, planting, maintaining and picking of our Berry and snack tomatoes over the course of the growing and harvest seasons. You will need to have working knowledge of quality specifications for our produce and be capable of imparting your knowledge to our workers as well as directing them in their day-to-day activities.

You will be overseeing the maintenance of data and time recording systems for our workers undertaking piece work and keep proper records. Our expectation is that you will be co ordinating various crews over the course of each planting to harvest cycle in terms of rosters and performance. As a full-time onsite Supervisor, your Primary responsibilities will include:

• Help recruit, train and direct our farm labour force over the course of the year.
• Consult with the Farm Manager and Directors responsible for the crops as to tasks to be undertaken.
• Keep proper records of tasks undertaken by our casual workforce and assist them in understanding the requirements when necessary.
• Respond promptly to service issues and user requests, providing effective system and technical solutions
• During harvests provide regular updates as to volumes and quality to our manager and or Directors.

Desired Experience

• At least 5 years on farm experience working with strawberry, raspberry and snack tomato crops.
• At least 3 years’ experience managing crews of planters and pickers.
• Hands-on experience in using data recording systems as applicable to piece workers.
• Proven ability to communicate with a diverse range of workers from varying backgrounds during seasonal peaks.

Important Note: Working Conditions

This position requires you to be available when the crops demand and that may require early morning starts during some stages of the season There will be occasions when you are required to work over weekends depending upon the status of the crops at different stages throughout the year.

Salary

Your remuneration shall be in the range of $79423 per annum plus statutory superannuation.