Assistant Station Manager

Quintall; Almería; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Team integration

Social benefits

Training opportunities

Career development

Job summary

Rijk Zwaan is seeking an Assistant Station Manager in Spain to lead the daily activities of the station and rental locations. You will oversee greenhouse preparation, sowing, transplanting, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection and climate control to ensure optimal crop performance.

You will manage a mix of temporary and permanent staff, coordinate with the station team, and drive development of key crops such as tomato, melon and watermelon. English fluency is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in agriculture, agronomy or horticulture.
• Experience leading a farm or station and managing staff.
• Strong ability to coordinate crops and production activities.
• Clear interest in product knowledge and people development.
• Fluent English required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities of the station and rental locations.
• Oversee preparation of greenhouse compartments, sowing, transplanting, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection and climate control.
• Manage crop management and general maintenance of farm facilities and crop rotations.
• Supervise a large number of temporary workers and fixed employees.
• Collaborate with Station Managers and farm team to achieve targets.
• Experience with tomatoes, melons and watermelons is desirable.

Skills

Leadership skills

People development

Communication

Team oriented

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in agriculture / agronomy / horticulture

Job description

Assistant Station Manager The vacancy for an Assistant station Manager at Rijk ZwaanAssistant station Manager is responsible for the cultivation and maintenance of crops and facilities. This implicates to lead the day-to-day activities of the station and rental locations: preparation of the greenhouse compartments, sowing, transplanting, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, disease control, climate control, crop management, general maintenance of the farm and rotation of the crops. The position is also in charge of the maintenance of equipment and greenhouses. Furthermore, this position will be responsible for a big number of temporary workers as well as considerable number of fixed employees working in the farm. Thus, proven leadership of temporary and fixed employees as well as strong organizational skills are necessary. The work is performed in collaboration with the Station Managers and the rest of farm team. Priority crops are tomato, melon, watermelon and experience with most of these crops is desired. We are seeking a Station Manager with the following criteria:

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in agriculture, Agronomy, HorticultureKnowledge of seed business and plant genetics is desired
• At least 2 years of experience managing a farm in agriculture, seed business, vegetable production, etc.
• Ability to coordinate technically the crops
• Strong interest in product knowledge
• Strong interest in people development, Team oriented
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Highly motivated, and able to work independently
• Speak English fluently

What can you expect from us?

We like to invest in our professionals, and that means in your personal development and training!As well as pleasant collaboration with colleagues in different departments and countries, we are pleased to offer you:

• A permanent contract right from the start
• Integration within a well performing team
• Social Benefits
• A range of training opportunities and courses
• Scope to be enterprising and develop