Harvest Manager

Harvest Manager - Soft Fruit

Chichester
£DOE

Are you experienced in soft fruit harvesting and ready to take ownership of a large-scale, fast-paced operation?

This is an opportunity to join a well-established soft fruit business supplying strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, operating across multiple sites with significant seasonal labour.

What's the Job?

As Harvest Manager, you'll be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the harvest operation, working closely with production and packhouse teams to deliver quality, efficiency and consistency across a 7-day operation.

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing large harvest teams during peak season

Producing harvest forecasts, labour plans and schedules

Planning daily, weekly and short-term harvest activity

Managing harvest logistics, quality and efficiency

Setting picking rates and monitoring earnings

Working closely with production, husbandry and packhouse teams

What do I need?

You could be an experienced Harvest Manager or a strong Supervisor ready for the next step.

Minimum 2 years' experience in soft fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries)

Experience managing teams in a fast-paced environment

Strong planning, organisation and communication skills

Comfortable working flexible hours in a 7-day operation

Russian language skills advantageous but not essential

Benefits

Established soft fruit business with long-term investment

High-responsibility role with real impact

Opportunity to develop within a growing operation

Caravans available on site (at a cost)

What's Next?

Apply with your CV below. If it's not fully up to date, send what you have to (url removed) or call me on (phone number removed) and the rest can be sorted later