Field Supervisor

Kiwi Pollen Limited; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiwi Pollen Limited is seeking a Field Supervisor to lead a picking team in Te Puke and Tauranga areas during the kiwifruit season. This hands-on, outdoors role requires motivating a diverse team, maintaining quality, and ensuring safety standards.

You will train new staff, manage timesheets, and liaise with the office and mill. Experience in kiwifruit or horticulture is preferred, with strong communication and organisation skills essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in kiwifruit or horticulture is preferred but not essential.
• Strong time management and organisation skills.
• Great communicator who can motivate a diverse team.
• Comfortable with technology (MS Office & mobile apps).
• Attention to detail with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Sense of humour and a team-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality standards across the picking team.
• Manage, motivate & support flower pickers.
• Training new staff in good flower picking techniques.
• Champion any health & safety concerns promptly.
• Ensure thorough picking of bays and rotations of blocks.
• Keep up to date & accurate timesheets.
• Liaise with office/mill throughout the day.
• Transport flowers to the Mill when required.

Skills

Team motivation

Kiwifruit horticulture

Time management

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Humour & team-first attitude

Tools

MS Office

Mobile apps

Job description

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Kiwi Pollen is a specialist, family-run pollination agritech, operating since 1989 based in Te Puke. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys working outdoors, motivating a team, and making a real difference during the kiwifruit season. The successful candidate will be looking after a team of flower pickers working in various kiwifruit orchards in the Te Puke & Tauranga area.

Field Supervisor

• Ensure quality standards across the picking team
• Manage, motivate & support flower pickers
• Training new staff in good flower picking techniques
• Champion any health & safety concerns promptly
• Ensure thorough picking of bays and rotations of blocks
• Keep up to date & accurate timesheets
• Liaise with office/mill throughout the day
• Transport flowers to the Mill when required

Outcome of the Role

• Flowers picked meet Kiwi Pollens high quality standards
• Quality issues are swiftly addressed
• A positive and enjoyable environment for the picking team
• Blocks & bays are picked thoroughly

Skills

• Experience in kiwifruit or horticulture (preferred but not essential)
• Strong time management and organisation skills
• Great communicator who can motivate a diverse team
• Comfortable with technology (MS Office & mobile apps)
• Attention to detail with a positive, can-do attitude
• Sense of humour and a team-first mindset

Details

• Training in mid/late October then supervision starts in early October for approx 3 weeks - maximum 6 days per week