Agricultural Manager

Job Description
Agricultural Manager
The Agricultural Managers key purpose is to direct the crop supply activities for the site. Through collaboration with other functions in the factory & wider business, these activities ensure that the crop demand plans, safety, quality & compliance requirements are all at the required standard.
The Agricultural Manager is also a member of the Factory Leadership Team.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Aligned with the sanctioned crop plan, direct the contracts of growers, crop scheduling, & harvesting
• Lead the agronomy team to deliver the crop plan as per schedule
• Lead the harvest & garage team to ensure high reliability of harvest equipment & ensure harvesting activities are aligned with the factory plan
• Ensure the agronomy & harvest teams are focussed on delivering yield improvements, both within the factory & in the field
• Build & maintain strong relationships with contract growers
• Strong financial management of all crop supply & harvesting cost drivers
• Ensure all compliance requirements are well understood & followed
• Champion sustainability, research & development programs
• Clear communication both internal to the factory & external to the wider business
• Active member of the factory leadership team
• Champion KHMS into agricultural practices
• Work closely with commercial to develop & support growth strategies
• Work with technical peers & industry experts (both internal & external) to support & improve agricultural practices

Education & Experience:

• Experience in commercial vegetable or arable crop production environments
• Experience of building & managing supplier relationships
• Experience of leading high performing teams
• Demonstrated ability to enact positive change & a continuous improvement mindset
• Food manufacturing factory experience is highly preferential
• Experience of management of agricultural compliance activities is preferred
• Tertiary qualifications in agricultural or horticultural science, agricultural commerce or similar

Other Requirements:

• Ability to build & develop a positive & collaborative team environment
• Very strong communicator
• Strong problem solving & critical thinking
• Proven planning & time management excellence
• Financial acumen
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools

About us

• Free staff parking
• Regular staff get-togethers
• Pay for Performance - industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package.
• Parental Leave - paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
• Leave Options - Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter.

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Location(s)
Christchurch
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.