General Farm Manager

About you

• Previous management experience within a similar agricultural business
• Potato production experience and ideally seed potato experience
• Potato agronomy and storage experience
• People management expertise
• Good interpersonal skills
• IT literate
• Excellent organisational and planning skills

Ideally, candidates will have a strong agricultural background and preferably have BASIS and FACTS, and ideally should have a PA 1+2 certificate. A full driving licence is essential.

The Role

This exciting role will be based in Brechin and will involve working alongside the Field/Store Manager, Assistant Accountant, and an experienced team of four full-time farm operatives.

Responsibilities will cover all aspects of the business including the management of production, inspection, grading, and packing, working to a high standard at all times. As a result, the ideal candidate would ideally have good practical experience of growing seed potatoes.

• The planning and involvement of all seed production operations including field selection, variety matching, fertiliser/chemical choice and application, and all other aspects of agronomy in the field.
• Manage and further develop relationships with landlords and their agents to ensure continued access to the best land for seed potato production.
• Assist finance colleagues to build and maintain annual budgets and cash-flow projections.
• Lead the ongoing machinery replacement policy and procurement.
• Timely and cost-effective procurement of key inputs, such as fertiliser, fuel, and pesticides as required.
• Maintain meticulous crop and pesticide records.
• Manage storage of crop, including loading, curing, grading, and scheduling to match the seed sales department.
• Planning, grading, and packing to match delivery schedules.
• Achieving maximum efficiency throughout all parts of production.
• Manage all staff and contractors involved in the production system.
• Manage Health and Safety of the site.

About the client

My client is an international leader in seed potato variety innovation, production, and marketing. Boasting one of the largest and most advanced potato breeding programmes in Europe, they have more than 30 proprietary varieties in their portfolio that are exported to over 40 countries worldwide. Customers are catered for from production bases in Ireland, UK, Holland, France, and East Africa and through licensing agreements in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Far East. They are considered the leading seed potato company in Ireland and one of the largest exporters from the UK.

To find out more, give me a call or email Ryan.

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