Senior Leading Hand

Are you passionate about horticulture and keen to grow your skills? We're looking for an experienced Senior Leading Hand to join our team and help drive orchard success.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will support the Orchard Manager in the day-to-day running and maintenance of the orchard to produce a high-quality export crop of apples. You'll help ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with company procedures, while supporting and developing orchard employees to achieve great results. You will play an important role in maintaining orchard performance, developing people, and contributing to the success of the wider team.

Your day-to-day tasks will include but are not limited to:

Motivate and manage team members to ensure the orchard is optimally profitable

Support work quality, productivity and day-to-day orchard operations

Supervise and train seasonal staff

Utilise technology to access, record and identify information

Complete general orchard work such as property maintenance, redevelopment, tractor driving, spraying and pruning.

What you’ll bring

Proven horticulture experience, including supporting, training or supervising orchard teams

Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills

Knowledge of machinery operation and maintenance

Pest, disease and chemical knowledge

Comfortable using technology and keen to continue developing your horticultural and operational capability

A future thinker – you are passionate about learning and owning change

You must have reliable means of transport to and from work

You have the right to work in New Zealand and can pass pre-employment checks

What we offer

This is an opportunity to develop and grow alongside a team of experts

Industry leading technology to optimise the work environment

High health and safety standards

Teammates who believe we are stronger together

Competitive pay to match your skills and experience

Support and encouragement to obtain certification and qualifications

Clear opportunities for career growth and progression within Mr Apple

Mr Apple have 400 permanent staff across their orchards, post-harvest facilities and business support services departments. With 15 orchard blocks across in Napier, Hastings and Central Hawke’s Bay, we are Future Thinkers working with cutting edge orchard machinery and equipment.