Job Description
Harvest Manager - Field-Based Fresh Produce (Major UK Producer)
Field-based with company vehicle
Full-time, Permanent
Are you the kind of person who thrives in the great outdoors, loves solving problems on the move, and can bring order to organised field chaos? If your happy place is somewhere between a 50-acre field and a buzzing harvest crew, this could be your job.
I'm recruiting on behalf of a large, long-standing fresh-produce business, a major UK grower and supplier with impressive sustainability credentials, and they're looking for a Harvest Manager to take charge of daily field operations across multiple rigs and a sizeable, diverse workforce.
This is a proper hands-on leadership role where no two days look the same, and every decision you make directly influences quality, performance, and output.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be the person who keeps everything moving. From managing two busy rigs and coordinating the daily workforce, to adjusting harvest volumes, grading plans and field logistics on the fly, you'll make sure operations run smoothly from field to factory.
You'll keep the team safe, trained and compliant, support rig supervisors with performance and KPIs, and stay on top of timesheets, holidays and labour planning. You'll also handle rig moves between fields, maintain hygiene standards, and wor...