Growing Manager

Role Profile__________________________________________________________________________________

Job Title:

Growing Manager Department:
Operations

Reports To:

Site Manager Ref:

-055, V3 – 30 June 2025__________________________________________________________________________________

Role Overview The Growing Manager is responsible for achieving the targeted yield while maximizing quality.

He/she will be responsible for maintaining a high level of health and safety on the site and will adhere to strict hygiene protocols. He/she will also be responsible for leading the operations team.

Main Duties

• Using the Monaghan Mushroom Blueprint and watering plan - manage the growth of the product to maximise yield, quality and timing within the mushroom crop

• Monitor and record the climate within each growing house daily

• Manage the growing operations and disease staff and processes associated with growing from scheduling work, rostering holidays, overseeing core activity, ensuring quality of raw materials and managing farm hygiene

• Monitor and ensure that all operations staff adheres to company SOPs , H&S and hygiene directives on site

• In conjunction with the harvesting manager and site manager, providing accurate production forecasts to the trading desk

• Ensure the farm is audit ready and systems, process etc. are documented adequately to ensure compliance with customer and farm standards

• Recruit, train and develop the Growing Operations team Competencies to perform the role

• Leads Change – Challenges the current perspective to drive continuous improvement

• Builds Teams - Builds team engagement and commitment. Coach team;
Works collaboratively and encourages cross disciplinary working between teams

• Manages Performance - Manages escalated performance issues;
Manages under performance in line with MM policy

• Develops People - Follows through on development actions to optimise individual potential;

• Leads Authentically - Challenges processes which are ineffective;
Empowers and motivates others

• Acts Commercially - Influences commercial levers in own area to deliver financial benefit, as required

• Focusses on the Customer - May provide input to strategic decisions and supporting processes to drive improved service

• Solves Problems - Recognises and balances the different interests and perspectives of stakeholders when making decisions

• Plans for Success - Develops project plan to manage specific areas of work, as required, including defined tasks, responsibilities, timelines and milestone dates

• Communicates Effectively - Conveys messages / arguments / points of view with confidence and enthusiasm;
Questions to gauge others views

Experience and Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience on a growing farm

• Experience in Harvesting and Compost would be an advantage

• Supervisory experience

Other significant role requirements

• Ability to coach team toward working effectively and respectfully with people from different cultures and languages

• Flexible in dealing with multiple tasks, changing demands and timelines

• May be required to occasionally travel to other company locations

• Ability to read, write and speak English

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