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Farm manager required for organic family fruit farm

o 70 acre organic holding near Hereford

o Apples, pears, cherries and plums, with recently planted vineyard

o All fruit is packed and distributed to major box schemes and wholesalers nationally.

o Produce apple juice, cider and just starting wine production.

Farm Manager responsible for day to day management of the farm

o Manage permanent staff and casuals

o Orchard & Vineyard maintenance

o Harvest, cold storage and packing

o Manage packhouse, shipments to customers

o Manage apple juice production

o Basic machinery maintenance and repairs – depending on experience

o Tractor field work, topping, cultivations

o Spraying for nutrition, pest and disease control

o Mechanical weed control

o Irrigation installation and maintenance

o General farm maintenance work

o Hands on role

New Role - Manager required as partners move into semi-retirement

o Partners will continue

§ to provide training and guidance

§ assist in day to day operations as required

§ maintain financial and production records

§ maintain customer relationships

§ farm strategy and Long term planning with manager

Full training provided for our systems and equipment.

You will have some:

o Farming experience orchards or horticulture

o Tractors and attachments, precision driving/timings

o Mechanical aptitude for basic maintenance

o Well organised, identify priorities, produce workplans

o Good attention to detail

o supervising staff

Useful experience/skills

o Organic farming

o Top fruit production

o Workshop skills, maintenance, repair and fabrication

o Spraying qualifications and experience

o Forklift qualification and experience

Remuneration package flexible depending on experience

o Accommodation available

Contact martin@whitethornfarm.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Farm Manager
Expected start date: 01/06/2024

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Deadline: 18-06-2024

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