VEGETABLE FARM MANAGER - TODARO GROUP PTY LTD (TODARO FARMS) MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
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- Assist with all aspects of planning for the efficient running of the farm.
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- Oversee planting, growing, harvesting and packaging of crops to ensure that supply commitments are fulfilled with quality produce.
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- Maintain a clean and secure workspace, and abide by workplace health and safety policies and procedures and work as a team to ensure all staff do the same.
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- Manage the team of staff to ensure that planting, picking and packing are completed to the highest standards and in the most efficient manner possible.
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- Participate in Management Team meetings and Policy and Procedure development and implementation.
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- Oversee irrigation management as required.
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- Act as Fire Warden as part of the Emergency Management team as per training.
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- Liaise with transport companies and customers as required to ensure that orders can be filled as required.
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- Other tasks as directed
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SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Qualifications:
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- Current Victorian Drivers Licence
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- Current Forklift Licence
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Experience:
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- Verifiable work history in Horticulture industry.
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- Demonstrated ability to plan plantings to ensure adequate harvestable crops to meet supply agreements.
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- Demonstrated ability to assess incoming seedlings and inputs for quality and report and concerns to the supplier.
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- Demonstrated ability to assess standing crops in order to schedule harvesting.
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- Demonstrated ability to assess quality of harvested crops to ensure that all produce supplied to customers meets the customers specifications.
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Skills:
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- Ability to understand, follow and communicate policies and instructions.
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- Physical strength and stamina.
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- Resilience to work in all conditions and lead others in the team to do so also.
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- Strong oral communication skills.
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- Ability to read and write English
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