Station Manager
Descripción de la Organización
Are you interested in a Station Manager Position; leading property and personnel on a farm operation located in Almería? Do you have experience in Vegetable production or the Seed Business? If so, apply for the full-time position in Almería
Puesto
The vacancy for a Station Manager at Rijk Zwaan
Station Manager is responsible for the cultivation and maintenance of crops and facilities. This implicates to lead the day to day activities of the station and rental locations: preparation of the field or greenhouse compartment, sowing, transplanting, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, disease control, climate control, crop management, general maintenance of the field and rotation of the crops. The position is also in charge of the maintenance of equipment and greenhouses. Furthermore, this position will be responsible for a big number of temporary workers as well as considerable number of fixed employees working in the farm. Thus, proven leadership of temporary and fixed employees as well as strong organizational skills are necessary.
The work is performed in collaboration with the breeding teams to understand the purpose of the trials performed at the resesarch facilities (farm). Priority crops are tomato, pepper, melon, watermelon and experience with most of these crops is desired.
Requisitos
We are seeking a Station Manager with the following criteria:
- Master degree or higher in Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture
- Knowledge of seed business and plant genetics is desired
- At least 5 year of experience managing a farm in agriculture, seed business, vegetable production, etc.
- Ability to coordinate technically the crops
- Strong interest in product knowledge
- Strong interest in people development, Team oriented
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Highly motivated, and able to work independently
- Speak English fluently
Otra información
What can you expect from us?
We like to invest in our professionals, and that means in your personal development and training!
As well as pleasant collaboration with colleagues in different departments and countries, we are pleased to offer you:
- A permanent contract right from the start
- Integration within a well performing team
- Social Benefits
- A range of training opportunities and courses
- Scope to be enterprising and develop
Interested?
We will consider your application carefully, which may take some time. You will hear from us as soon as possible.
For further information you can contact Mar Hernández, Advisor HR (+34 647.49.89.50)
