AddressCompany History
As a market leader in leafy vegetables, brassicas, herbs and many other specialty vegetables, Barden Farms invests heavily in new product development and technology to ensure customers experience the Barden business philosophy with every purchase - "Freshness and Quality without Compromise."
Barden Farms is proud of their field and hydroponic farming operations, processing facilities and distribution centres located around Australia, close to metropolitan centres. Part of the strength is that Barden can deliver fresh product year-round within 24 hours of harvest within Australia.
Where possible Barden Farms strive to ensure products are available year-round by having farming operations in a variety of climatic zones.
Commitment to continuous improvement and quality is demonstrated through adherence to a number of industry and global standards including, Freshcare, and HARPS.
Barden’s rapidly expanding company owned farming operations use the modern growing techniques and technology from around the globe to deliver top quality vegetables and herbs every day from our QLD and NSW growing operations. With packing and cooling facilities on site at both farm locations QLD site focuses on brassicas, herbs and Asian vegetables and the NSW site grows Asian vegetables, herbs, radish and other specialty crops.
Position Description
Reporting to the National Farm Manager, the Mixed Crop Farmer is responsible for managing a small team of farm workers to ensure that all operations are effective, sustainable and undertaken efficiently. The Farm Manager will work under the direction of the National Farm Manager to plan the overall growing operation.
Activities, Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinating staffs to meet production requirements
- Managing growing duties, ground preparation, seeding, irrigation scheduling, spraying and other associated activities.
- Solving day–to-day problems and reporting irregularities (defects, diseases)
- Maintaining constant liaison with the packing shed and the sales team to maximise the product value and meeting consumer demands
- Ensuring the farm meets current goals and assist in developing the farm to achieve the company’s longer-term business plan
- Making recommendations on capital equipment and suggest areas of improvement based on daily practice
- Responsible for the stock management and procurement farm inputs e.g. chemicals, fertilisers and small equipment
- Managing daily staff issues and delegating responsibility, supervising the execution of the work and suggesting corrections where necessary
- To be the first point of contact in managing daily staff issues providing clear instructions to ensure tasks are executed on time and correctly
- Ensuring the employees under your control are properly inducted, and provided with information, instruction and training to effectively and safely carry out their tasks
- Maintaining records on the activities performed such as: dates of sowing, pest and disease and spraying diary.
- Supervising field rotations and planning sowing, planting and harvesting programs
- Regularly inspect each crop to evaluate and report on growth, health and development of the crop and provide weekly production reports to the National Farm Manager.
- Identification of diseases, pests and weeds in the crops and take appropriate action.
Position Requirements
- 2 years plus experience in farm management and growing operations
- Chem-Cert, Forklift License would be beneficial
General Skills & Experience
- Experience in management of intensive horticulture production under irrigation
- Sound knowledge of Agronomy, preferably with some experience in plant nutrition, pest and weed control
- Demonstrated hands on experience in leadership and day to day supervision of a small team
- Familiarity with quality assurance and HACCP
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Experience in report writing and maintaining paddock/ production records
- Computer literacy and an understanding of farm management reporting systems
- Seasonal budgeting and financial management
- A sound knowledge of the safe operation and maintenance of various farming equipment
- Confidence to perform all the activities as independently as possible
- Demonstrate initiative; be flexible, creative and accurate
- Able to meet timelines and manage workloads,
- Initiative Capacity to multitask in a dynamic production environment
Please send your expressions of interest to ****@bardenproduce.com.au
Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.
