Assistant Farm Manager Required – Salad & Herb Cropping

TN United Kingdom; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An ever-expanding fresh produce business is seeking an energetic Assistant Farm Manager to oversee salad and herb cropping across two sites in Kent. This role offers the opportunity to implement innovative farming practices, manage a dedicated team, and ensure high standards of crop husbandry. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in crop management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for agriculture. Join a progressive and vibrant farming business where your contributions will directly impact operational success and team development.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in crop management, ideally within salads.
• Strong financial understanding and proven track record of improving productivity.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations for salad and herb cropping.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met and improve efficiencies.
• Motivate and develop team members in their roles.

Skills

Crop Management

Farming Practices

Financial Understanding

Organizational Skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Agriculture

BASIS and FACTS Qualifications

Tools

IT Administration

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Assistant Farm Manager Required – Salad & Herb Cropping, Maidstone

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Client:

Redfox Executive

Location:

Maidstone, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Our client is an ever-expanding Fresh Produce business, family owned for over 30 years and proudly supply fresh healthy produce to major retailers throughout the UK as well as high end food services customers.

Due to ongoing growth, they are now seeking an energetic and highly focused, forward thinking Assistant Farm Manager to take on a challenging, team centred role within a progressive and vibrant farming business.

The role will be split on two growing sites in Kent and reporting directly to the overall Farm Manager with the key responsibilities as follows:

• Day to day management of growing and harvest operations for the production of conventional & organic salad and herb cropping
• Managing and understand the farm’s performance and accounts to ensure crop are managed in the most profitable and efficient manner
• Advanced management of health and safety procedures, working towards world class standards.
• Continual innovation and development of precision farming.
• Introduce more technology used to improve efficiencies and lower production costs.
• Managing, developing and motivating your team to improve their level of knowledge, allowing them to make decisions and get more involved with their career rather than a job
• Direct and co-ordinate worker activities, such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, sales and recordkeeping.
• Walking the crops to make decisions on their management
• Working with seed breeders to develop varieties, improving the crop’s growth habits but also improving the product for the consumer.
• Working with workshops that develop new machinery and modifying existing machinery to improve performance
• Ensuring proactive and preventative maintenance is carried out for all machinery, while coordinating the provision of equipment between various entities in the Produce for all ensuring that at all times all machinery meets both legislative and policy standards.

Who Are We Looking For:

• Minimum of 3 yrs. experience in crop management ideally within salads
• Ability to demonstrate good farming practices
• High standards of crop husbandry
• Good administration and effective use of IT will be key to the success of this role
• Strong financial understanding.
• Proven track record of improving operational productivity and introducing LEAN techniques.
• Superior organizational skills.
• You will be experienced in implementing positive change
• A practical, hands-on approach.
• High self-motivated
• A clear communicator with the ability to motivate a team
• BASIS and FACTS qualifications preferable.
• Degree in agriculture preferable

On offer:

• Company vehicle.

Apply today for this career enhancing role via this website or cal l Max MacGillivray on 01284 715055 quoting Ref: 5749M to find out more.