Job Position: Horticulture Farm Manager
Location: WA 6260, Australia
Employment type: Full Time
Salary: $80,001 – $100,000 Per Year
Horticulture Farm Manager:
The Horticultural Farm Manager will be tasked to manage farm workers and subcontractors. She will undertake the day-to-day farm operations that include growing, expanding, and diversifying the crop portfolio. All farming operations will be aligned with the agrotourism section of the business.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
The Horticulture Farm Manager will have direct reports from farm hands/workers and seasonal subcontractors. She will report the estates’ owners.
DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Land clearance for crop and infrastructure expansion.
- Planning and coordinating planting and production of grapes, avocados, limes, and other crops
- Application of fertilizers and chemicals, soil cultivation, harvesting.
- Organizing storing, grading, packaging, and preparing the produce for sale.
- Management of outsourced horticultural operations and contracts
- General maintenance of grounds and public facilities
- Analysing existing operations, crops, staff, and financial documents and recommending improvements.
- Preparing plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensuring staff understands expectations.
- Visiting the different divisions to inspect crops and perform tests on soil and water.
- Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
- Scheduling repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.
- Overseeing the marketing and sale of products produced on the farm i.e. fruit, vegetables, citrus and sugarcane.
- Ensuring all staff adhere to health and safety regulations.
- Recruiting, training/instructing, and supervising farm workers
- Collaborating with the owners to prepare budgets and financial reports.
- Managing and maintaining farm records including taxation.
- Implementing and overseeing fertilizing and pest and weed control
- Ensuring that the farm is profitable and meets projected financial targets, budgeting
- Building professional networks and keeping abreast of developments in agricultural science.
- Ensuring compliance with government regulations and health and safety stand
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinating with Agritourism management including management of agritourism staff (cellar door, cleaners, etc.)
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum five years as a farm manager of a mixed crop farm responsible for all facets of the business
- Proven proficiency in English communication skills
- The ability to manage a blended farming and agritourism business including direction of farm and guest house/venue staff
- Desired additional skills and experience (not mandatory)
- Tourism, catering (food and beverage)
- Guest house and accommodation management
IDEAL CANDIDATE BEHAVIOURAL PROFILE
• Have a healthy positive attitude, ability to work alone or alongside others, a solid work ethic, be safety driven, physically fit, and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
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Grow Horticulture Company Needs Gardener in Perth WA:
GROW Horticulture was founded in 2018 to work with customers who genuinely care about the upkeep and growth of their gardens. Despite being in Bayswater, we primarily serve the Western Suburbs.
We provide regular planned garden care, continual improvement of outdoor living areas, and horticulture advisory services for our clients with the goal of establishing long-lasting, trustworthy partnerships based on continued performance.
A person with in-depth knowledge of garden care and presentation, the capacity to guide team members, physical stamina for year-round work in all weather, courtesy with clients, and the ability to interpret garden design goals are the ideal candidates for this role.
If you have a true enthusiasm and passion for horticulture and love working in the garden to the highest possible level with all the sweat and callouses that come with it, we would love to hear from you!
You can click apply, send your resume through to [email protected] or call Nicole for a chat at 0457 161 272.
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ADCO Holdings Needs Farm Hands in Perup WA:
On a farm about 3.5 hours south of Perth, Western Australia at Manjimup, 100 employees are needed for planting, weeding, picking, packaging, and irrigation work beginning in early October 2023.
The casual hourly rate is $26.73 in line with the Horticulture Award 2020.
Hours of work are generally from 7 am until 3 pm, Monday to Friday with the occasional weekend work.
The work you will be doing is hard and physically demanding. You will be working outdoors mostly in mixed climatic conditions ranging from cold and wet conditions to hot and humid conditions. You need to be fit and in good physical condition to do this work.
This role will be for a 9-month duration.
Accommodation is provided on the farm for $140/week per person.
Please provide a contact number with the application as we will be only contacting candidates over the phone.
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Farm Hand Jobs with ADCO Holdings in Carabooda WA:
We are looking for 100 x Horticulture Farm Hands to work on fruit & vegetable farms between Carabooda – Gingin, WA.
The positions are due to start in June 2023 and will run for approximately 9 months.
Duties include: Picking fruit and vegetables Packing fruit and vegetables Planting Weeding General farm cleaning and maintenance jobs Driving tractors
Staff work 30 hours on average over a 7 day roster, starting at 6 am. Staff generally have 1 or 2 days off per week.
The hourly rate is $26.73 as per L1 Casual Employee under the Horticulture Award 2020.
Shared accommodation will be provided nearby for $150-200 per person per week.
Please provide a contact number with the application as we will be only contacting candidates over the phone.
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