FreshPlaza Job Offers | Friday, May 14, 2021

Friday, May 14, 2021
FreshPlaza Job Offers

These are the latest job offers published on FreshPlaza.com:

CEO - Australia
Specialist meerlagenteelt / vertical farming - De Kwakel
Divisional Sales Manager - Canada
Grower - Location Manager Portugal
Farm Manager - India

CEO

About Duxton Bees

Duxton Bees is a fast-growing beekeeping company that produces honey, beeswax and offers critical pollination to crops across Australia. Currently managing 2,700 hives, they believe there is a substantial opportunity to transform the Australian bee industry and through expanding its operations on a national scale, they aim to be the largest bee company in Australia. As an industry leader, Duxton Bees believes it can be the catalyst for this transformation and will move the industry towards a more consolidated model, allowing for improved pricing and an increase in the exposure of the bee industry locally which benefits both existing and future participants. The bee industry currently provides critical pollination services to the wider horticulture market in Australia - a $9Billion industry - but specifically is critical to the production capability of permanent, irrigated tree crops that have been and continue to be heavily invested in across the Murray Darling basin by both local and foreign investment partners.

About the Role

To reach the scale and business aspirations that Duxton Bees's investors are aiming for, they require a CEO to join the business who as CEO, will be the driving force within the business. The CEO will act as the key contact for the board of Duxton Bees and for the Duxton Capital Australia investment team. Their primary function will be to build and lead a management team and oversee all facets of the business including strategy, resources and executive decision making to grow the business to its stared goals and beyond, from the ground up.

Skills and Attributes

To be successful in this role, the board believes that due to technical nature of the industry and challenges including biosecurity, managing biological assets and the need to understand and have experienced the operational challenges of running a beekeeping operation of commercial scale, the successful candidate will need to have some relevant bee industry experience. This may have been through exposure to the industry through a leadership and/or operational position in a large scale horticulture operation, a large professionally run family beekeeping operation or through a similar role within a corporate bee operation in other countries. Regardless of your role, the successful candidate must understand bees and bee products including honey, pollination, wax, and queen bees.

Duxton Bees expects that the successful candidate will have experience in either a CEO or senior management position and ideally will possess formal management qualifications - not mandatory but will be highly regarded. Candidates will need to have strong financial and analytical capabilities, however these skills and functions will be supported by Duxton Capital resources. The CEO will need to manage relationships at all levels within industry and with business partners so appropriate communication skills and the ability to connect with a wide range of people will be critical to your success. A remuneration package will be negotiated to secure candidates of the required calibre.

Next Steps

For a confidential discussion please phone
Nigel Crawley on +61 419 320 474 or submit your resume for consideration to

www.rimfireresources.com.au

or via this link

https://www.rimfireresources.com.au/executive-jobs/ceo-duxton-bees/3218150

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Is jouw passie het ontwikkelen van de nieuwste toepassingen op het gebied van teelt? Zoek jij een baan waarin je de ruimte krijgt onderzoek te doen naar de invloed van licht op onze plantmaterialen? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou! Of je nu net afgestudeerd bent, of al ervaring hebt op het gebied van teelt, wees welkom bij onze innovatieve organisatie.

Wij zijn op zoek naar een collega voor de nieuwe functie van:

Specialist meerlagenteelt / vertical farming

Werkzaamheden

Als specialist meerlagenteelt / vertical farming ga jij je aan de slag in onze nieuw te bouwen teeltaccommodatie. De bouw voor de uitbreiding van ons kassencomplex is inmiddels van start gegaan en is straks voorzien van de nieuwste automatisering. In deze gloednieuwe werkomgeving ga je onderzoeken wat de invloed van licht, klimaat, water en bemesting zijn op al onze producten. De juiste informatie koppel je terug aan de werkgroep teelttechnieken. Jij zorgt ervoor dat proeven opgestart, uitgevoerd en begeleid worden. Inzicht en praktische en hands on mentaliteit zijn hiervoor vereist.

Waar kom je te werken?

HilverdaFlorist richt zich op de veredeling, vermeerdering en ontwikkeling van een uitgebreid assortiment potplanten, tuinplanten en snijbloemen. Dit gebeurt met een sterke drive en focus op innovatie. HilverdaFlorist is dé leverancier van hoogwaardig jong plantmateriaal, geschikt voor elk klimaat en elke teeltbehoefte. Ons assortiment bestaat uit uitgangsmateriaal in zaden, stekken en weefselkweek.

Het hoofdkantoor van HilverdaFlorist is gevestigd in De Kwakel (Nederland). Samen met onze andere vestigingen HilverdaFlorist Colombia (Colombia), Murara Plants (Kenia), KF Bioplants (India) en Florist North America (Canada), kan HilverdaFlorist alle klanten wereldwijd voorzien van de beste producten en advies.

Wie ben jij?

Ben jij die enthousiaste ambitieuze collega die ons team kan versterken? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou!

Wij vragen:

HBO/ WO werk- en denkniveau;
Werk- of stage-ervaring in de teelt;
Je kunt goed werken in teamverband en je beschikt over goede communicatieve vaardigheden;
Betreft een fulltime functie.

Wij bieden:

Je ontvangt een aantrekkelijk salaris, afhankelijk van jouw kennis en ervaring;
Je komt te werken in een enthousiast team met een mix van ervaren- en jong talent;
We investeren graag in jou met opleidingen en trainingen;
Goede secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden;
Informele werksfeer bij een organisatie die nog lang niet is uitgegroeid.

Informatie en sollicitatie:

Wil je meer informatie of wil je solliciteren? Neem dan contact op met: Geeske Meijer, 06-13665754 of stuur je motivatie en CV naar g.meijer@hilverdaflorist.com

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Are you naturally convincing? Do you value recognition and like to be rewarded for working hard and achieving results?

Join our team!

Divisional Sales Manager - Canada

At Berger, we've been coming to work with a smile for more than 55 years. Why? Because we are proud to develop and market the best growing media for the production of flowers, berries, greenhouse vegetables, and much more. Because at Berger, we feel at home. Because Berger is much more than a company: it's a culture, a team, a stimulating and fulfilling environment!

Do you want to be part of it?

We are looking for a Divisional Sales manager to lead our Canadian sales team. You will be responsible for the business development of the region and the leadership of your sales team. You will have the opportunity to set strategy and to achieve goals for your team.

OVERVIEW OF THE WORK:

As the Divisional Sales manager, you will develop and define the local sales strategy in order to achieve the objectives and prepare action plans. You are responsible for planning the activities related to your departments annual cycle and ensure that they run smoothly. With the help of your Sales team, you will lead the sales force in your division by creating a strategic plan, participating on the development of new markets, and building a strong sales team culture.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

You hold a degree in horticulture, in agriculture or any other relevant training as well as 5 years of leadership experience in the field. You must be available to travel on a regular basis. With your proven track record of successful results, your ability to mentor and inspire you team as well as your ability to share corporate vision and strategies, you are the person we are looking for!

SOME MORE DETAILS:

Location: Negotiable, but quick access to Ontario markets is desirable

Area of responsibility: All markets inside of Canada

ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS:

Variable and flexible schedule

Stimulating work environment

Many social and sporting activities

Competitive wages & a wide range of benefits

Are you interested?

Please send us your application now!

By email at cv@berger.ca

On our website at berger.ca

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Company: Praia Planta
Region: Southwest Portugal

Do you have experience as a grower and/or manager abroad? Are you a good organiser, a people manager and are you interested in plants? Then this position on a 14-hectare nursery in the beautiful Southwest of Portugal, located 1 kilometre from the sea, might be for you. We are looking for a new employee for the Portuguese company Praia Planta, which is part of parent company Altanova. Someone who is interested in fulfilling the position for a longer period of time (we are talking about years and perhaps longer):

Grower - Location Manager Portugal

Building your team, generating continuity, establishing structure

The situation:

The Hoogendoorn family, together with the Altanova company in Portugal, uses approximately 14 hectares of land for the cultivation of an extensive range of potted plants. Much of it consists of levelled land with ground cloth and a new irrigation installation. One part consists of tunnels. There is an older, but well-functioning greenhouse where starting material for the cultivation of Stephanotis is produced in the greenhouses in the Netherlands. This company is Praia Planta.

In the middle of the nursery is a large house in which the permanent team of motivated, intelligent employees live. In this building there is also an office where all kinds of administrative matters are handled and where you, as a manager, have a workplace. But most of all you will be working all over the nursery. We have a house available, where you can live alone, with your partner or your family.

Your two most important tasks are:

Make the specific crops your own, monitor and control the production of crops, work towards independence within these tasks.
Strengthen the team, expand it, let it function more independently step by step and improve efficiency.

But there is more to do. And with a cup of coffee or a glass of Port, we are happy to tell you about the developments and growth of our company in Portugal and what we have in mind.

First-hand experiences:

For the past eight months, Jos has been in charge of our company in Portugal. He has done an excellent job and unfortunately has decided to return to Africa, as this is his home after all. Jos said the following about his 8 months at Praia Planta, his cooperation with the permanent team on site and with the people in the Netherlands.

"The Hoogendoorn family are entrepreneurs, real entrepreneurs. They have a clear vision and work hard to implement it. As a manager here in Portugal, it is nice that Reinier and Koos Hoogendoorn are here in Cavaleiro for two days every few weeks. It's nice that both men are enthusiastic about Portugal. You get all the support; you and the team and the production activities are important to the company in the Netherlands. I am surprised about the excellent quality plants that we are able to grow here with limited resources, but with the right cultivation methods. In this way we are in Europe for a season on the market, with a fantastic quality product!"

"Lisette is my right hand. A Portuguese woman who has worked for the company for 20 years and knows all the activities. She knows exactly what and how things have to be done. She gives the production employees and team leaders the work instructions and in common cases she acts as an interpreter with, for example, the local government. "

"There is a lot to do, the market is there, the production workers are at work, we have land available here at a convenient location and an excellent committed, motivated team of 35 production workers."

Criteria:

Interest in the cultivation of a diverse range of pot plants in different product forms;
It is an advantage if you have experience working as a manager abroad;
You have good organizational and managerial qualities, you are a people manager;
You have green fingers, you have an eye for the progress of a crop or perhaps you have cultivation experience;
You are able and interested in settling yourself for a longer period of time at our company in Portugal. In this way you can help expand the production activities.

If you have sufficient command of the English language, you can work with it within the team. If you are willing to master the Portuguese language step by step: that will of course be appreciated by the employees!

What do we offer:

Responsibility for a company, located on a beautiful spot in SW Portugal by the sea;
The possibility to grow an attractive range of potted plants and to transform this into quality products;
A committed and motivated team of permanent employees with an equally motivated group of flexible employees who are motivated and are eager to learn. They are excellent employees;
Good housing on location, a car, plenty of opportunities to develop yourself. Good remuneration, appropriate to the role, weight and responsibilities of the position.

Interested?

Call, email or text: jobkuyvenhoven@movetocatch.nl or +31 (0)6 - 52 60 14 56.

Link to vacancy: https://bit.ly/3tGnEnd

Link to the company page: https://bit.ly/3h5XpDV

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Farm Manager Job Description

Profile - General Manager/Farm Manager

Crop - Dragon Fruit

Location - India

Job Duties and Tasks:

1) Directs and coordinates worker activities, such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, grading, payroll, and record keeping.

2) Orchard Management and Growing of Nurseries for Dragon Fruit. Management and selection of varieties for Dragon Fruit. Handling Plant quarantine approvals for imports of plants.

3) Identification of Suitable land for growing Dragon Fruit. Negotiates Farm Land Purchase and Coordinates growing activities with those of engineering, equipment maintenance, packing houses, and other related departments.

4) Records information, such as production, farm management practices, and parent stock, and prepares financial and operational reports. Installation and Running of Farm ERP systems.

5) Construction of the Cold Chain at the farm. Determines procedural changes in grading, Storing, and shipment for greater efficiency and accuracy.

6) Analyses soil to determine type and quantity of fertiliser required for maximum production.

7) Inspects equipment to ensure proper functioning.

8) Inspects orchards and fields to determine maturity dates of crops or to estimate potential crop damage from weather.

9) Plans and directs development and production of hybrid plant varieties with high yield or disease and insect resistant characteristics. Keep in touch with the latest global trends on Dragon Fruit growing.

10) Purchases machinery, equipment, and supplies, such as tractors, seed, fertilizer, and chemicals.

11) Hires, discharges, transfers, and promotes workers, enforces safety regulations, and interprets policies.

12) Evaluates financial statements and makes budget proposals.

To Apply: recruitment@igindia.net

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