Team Leader

Kiwifruit Orchard Team Leader wanted to join our growing team in Bay of Plenty.Full-time, permanent position guaranteeing at least 30 hours of work per week.

This is a leadership position that will see you leading your own team to ensure quality standards,performance standards and health & safety standards are maintained.

Responsibilities:
Daily leading and training a team of orchard workers from various cultural backgrounds.
Monitoring production and ensuring the quality of work is to the highest standard that team timings
and targets are met.
Notify management of any quality issues identified, including issues from pests and disease, produce
maintenance and handling etc.
Ensuring all staff production targets for contract work are met and managed.
Train staff on orchard tasks and grower expectations.
Accurately and timely communicate with your team, supervisors, growers and the management team.
Ensuring company health & safety policies and procedures are followed at all times.
Maintain a positive and inclusive team, resolving issues to achieve a positive outcome directing
issues through the correct pathway to be dealt with in a timely matter.
Maintain up to date knowledge of vine maintenance work including thinning, pruning, picking/harvest,
stringing etc., and provide effective training to the team to ensure they perform this correctly.
Following all hygiene and PSA protocols and ensure that the required standards are observed and
followed by the team.

Requirements:
Tertiary qualification (level 4 or higher), ideally in horticulture, but will also consider other qualifications
that developed leadership qualities, or
At least 2 years’ transferable experience
Excellent knowledge of agricultural operations (will be tested at interview)
Excellent knowledge of applicable health and safety regulations. (will be tested at interview)
Great communication skills
Willing to work evenings and on weekends
Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
Willing to complete random drug testing