Irrigation Manager

About the opportunity: It is an exciting opportunity to be responsible for all irrigation and nutrition functions including; monitoring the daily hydroponic fertigation systems, data analysis and providing guidance to the irrigation teams on best practice.

About the role:

• Primary focus on soft fruit irrigation and nutrition
• Monitor, report and make decisions on daily hydroponic fertigation requirements including EC and pH management.
• Manage and analyse data collect samples for nutrient analysis, collate and prepare reports
• Provide strong technical guidance to irrigation teams to ensure best management strategies are adhered to.
• Involvement in areas of crop productions such as: trial work, planning, canopy management, research and development projects and pest and disease
• Coordination of horticultural activities in conjunction with operations teams
• Initiate trial work to increase plant yields or improve crop timing
• Lead harvesting and data collection of variety improvement projects
• Support, monitor and manage budget requirements, adhering to financial requirements and schedules as directed. Track financial performance regularly to ensure compliance with budgetary requirements.
• Use knowledge gained to identify favourable traits within certain crops and implement strategies to realise its full potential

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have;

• Horticultural or agricultural qualifications or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience within irrigation and nutrition management
• A passion for plant production and a strong desire for wanting to obtain knowledge
• A passion for field work and be involved in day-to-day operations
• Previous exposure to budget and KPI s
• High level of organisation and planning skills
• The ability to make decisions independently and act with a sense of urgency
• Demonstrate high level of accountability, commitment and performance

In addition, you should have excellent ability to:

• Communicate clearly with strong interpersonal skills for people management
• Influence and work alongside a diverse range of people

Competitve package + PH, DIS

5744IR