Potato Manager

Edinburgh City Football Club Limited.; Perth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Edinburgh City Football Club Limited is seeking a Potato Manager to lead a major potato enterprise within a fast-moving farming operation. You will collaborate with the Operations Manager and wider teams to ensure smooth daily potato production from planting through harvest to storage.

The role requires strong practical potato knowledge, commercial awareness, and proven team leadership in a high-output farming environment.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of potato crops.
• Commercial awareness and ability to drive profitability.
• Experience leading farm teams and coordinating across operations.
• Attention to detail and disciplined execution in high-output farming.

Responsibilities

• Potato crop planning
• Planting execution
• Irrigation management
• Crop husbandry & protection
• Harvest management
• Storage oversight
• Grading coordination
• Labour planning & management
• Daily potato operations

Skills

Potato knowledge

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Decision making

Job description

This is not a passenger role.

A highly professional and progressive farming business is restructuring and strengthening its operational leadership team and is now looking to appoint a new Potato Manager to take ownership of a significant potato enterprise within the wider farming operation.

Working directly alongside the senior leadership team and integrated closely with the wider operational structure, this role will major on:

• Potato crop planning
• Planting execution
• Irrigation management
• Crop husbandry & protection
• Harvest management
• Storage oversight
• Grading coordination
• Labour planning & management
• Daily potato operations

Importantly, this is not a standalone silo role. You will work closely alongside:

• The Operations Manager
• Wider field and logistics teams
• Machinery operators
• Labour teams
• Haulage and operational support functions

This is a fast-moving commercial farming business where communication, operational coordination and practical decision-making matter daily.

What we are looking for

You may already be operating as:

• A Potato Manager
• Assistant Farm Manager
• Vegetable Production Manager
• Senior Crop Supervisor
• Or a capable operational individual ready to step into broader responsibility

What matters most:

• Strong practical potato knowledge
• Commercial awareness
• Team leadership capability
• Attention to detail
• Ability to operate within a high-output farming environment

The Package

• Strong salary reflective of experience
• Vehicle
• Ongoing training and development

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing heavily into its farming operations with genuine long-term progression and operational influence available for the right individual.