Senior Potato Operations Manager

Redfox Executive Selection Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle

Training & development

Job summary

Redfox Executive Selection Ltd. is seeking a dedicated Potato Manager to lead a critical potato enterprise within a busy farming operation.

You will work with the senior leadership and farm teams to plan, plant, irrigate, protect, harvest and store crops, driving daily operations and strategic improvements. The role requires strong practical potato knowledge, commercial acumen, and proven leadership in a high-output farming environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive practical knowledge of potato cultivation, storage and handling.
• Strong commercial awareness to optimise farming operations and margins.
• Proven leadership and people-management skills across a farming team.
• Meticulous attention to detail in a high-output environment.
• Ability to coordinate across field, logistics and support functions.

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

Operational efficiency

Job description

Redfox Executive Selection Ltd. is seeking a dedicated Potato Manager to lead a critical potato enterprise within a busy farming operation.

You will work with the senior leadership and farm teams to plan, plant, irrigate, protect, harvest and store crops, driving daily operations and strategic improvements. The role requires strong practical potato knowledge, commercial acumen, and proven leadership in a high-output farming environment.