Crop Care Leading Hand
Job No:
FHT1205
Location:
Tatura
Are you looking to start your career in Horticulture Leadership?
As a large Australian business and leader within the Horticulture Industry and Glasshouse fruit and vegetable production, we are proud to offer diverse and rewarding career opportunities.
We are committed to supporting great people to succeed, develop their skills, and feel supported to reach their highest potential. We offer a safe and inclusive work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values.
About the Opportunity
With several sites across Victoria, our Crop Care Leading Hand role is based at our Tatura location, 15 minutes from Shepparton VIC along the Midland Highway.
At Flavorite, we are passionate about developing leaders within our business and the Crop Care Leading Hand role is a great entry into leadership for a passionate and motivated individual.
In this position you will work and develop your career among skilled professionals who want to see you succeed.
The successful candidate will be provided with a full onboarding and training program and be presented with further opportunities to grow their career with ongoing leadership training.
About the role:
The Crop Care Leading Hand position is a mixture of working alongside the Crop Care team while also presenting as a leader, day to do tasks are:
- Complete Crop Care tasks to reach specific KPIs such as:
- Twisting/Clipping
- Truss Pruning
- De-Leafing
- Pollinating (Whacking & Blowing)
- Arch Supporting
- Assist the Crop Care Supervisor in the training and development of team members to complete Crop Care tasks.
- Assist the Crop Care Supervisor by checking the quality of tasks completed.
- Give clear direction, instruction, and support to all team members.
- Participate in weekly training in all aspects of Crop Care Supervision.
- Perform Higher Duties in the absence of the Crop Care Supervisor.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Strong motivation and initiative
- Patience and diversity awareness
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Strong safety mindset
- Ability to follow procedures and instructions
- Team Leader experience (desirable)
- Horticulture or Agriculture experience (desirable)
- Six sites across Victoria providing plenty of job opportunities across multiple departments
- We provide opportunities to develop Leadership skills within our in-house Leadership Training programme
- Supportive team environment, approachable leaders
- Comprehensive Orientation and Training programmes for all staff new to the business or new to a job role
- Sustainability is a core pillar for Flavorite and we have a number of exciting projects underway in this space
- We hold Staff Celebrations throughout the year where key milestones and top performance is recognised through our Annual Awards