Harvest Supervisor

at  AH Worth

ABOUT US:

We are a family-owned 5th generation food and farming business specialising in the growing and packing of spinach, kale, leeks and cavolo nero.

JOB SUMMARY

To act as a working supervisor on the rigs and planting (in the off season) through all of the crops, ensuring safety quality and cost is controlled. Covering the role of Rig Operative as necessary and Stepping up as Harvest Manager and assuming their duties as necessary to provide support and act as holiday cover.

KEY TASKS:

• To act as a working supervisor on the rigs or planting team, ensuring safety, quality and cost is controlled
• Co-ordinating the daily harvest plan, volumes, size grading and quality
• Manage labour to standard head count, coordinating with the agencies to ensure the required headcount is available to meet demand
• Ensure all staff are compliant with H&S, Technical and PPE standards
• Monitor daily attendance, record labour via time sheets or Harvest Master (crop dependant), monitoring hours so as not to exceed 120 in a 2 week period, control monitor and log holidays (60 per week)
• Monitor and report on the daily/weekly performance
• Report and investigate accidents, near misses, damage or faults in an effective timely manner
• Coordinate and communicate field to yard logistics, assist the Harvest Manager with the planning of the logistics. Assist with the loading and unloading of the rigs and equipment as necessary
• Ensure GMP standards within the field, canteens, field housekeeping, parking and access is maintained
• Coach and train and develop the team, ensure the team are compliant with the organisations training and that the records are kept up to date.
• Assist in the planning and moving of the harvest rigs during field moves
• Liaise with the factory to ensure load times are achieved
• Investigate and communicate pay queries

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Health and Safety for yourself and those around you

• Assist with the reviewing and writing of RA and SSoW

Performance

• Optimising harvest and planting performance, implementing improvements

Compliance

• Ensure you and your team are at all times compliant with the organisational policies and procedures

Data Capture

• Ensuring the accurate and timely collection of data

General:
This Job Description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of this role, it is not intended as a complete list. You may be required to undertake other duties as is reasonably required.