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 work closely with the factory to hit load times.

A big part of the role is developing the two Field Supervisors, preparing for audits, and keeping documentation sharp. And of course, you'll be solving problems daily, weather changes, field conditions, unexpected challenges, because no two days in the field are ever the same.

If you love responsibility, variety, and real-world leadership, you'll be in your element.

What We're Looking For

You'll thrive here if you have:

• Experience in fresh produce, agriculture, outdoor harvesting or a similar FMCG environment
• Strong people management skills - you'll be leading large multilingual teams
• Great communication and organisational skills
• A calm, practical, solutions-focused approach
• Confidence working with field KPIs and daily performance data
• Experience managing timesheets or labour planning
• Competence with MS Office

What's in It for You

• Competitive salary
• Company sick pay
• Annual leave that increases with service
• Free onsite parking
• Free tea & coffee
• Development opportunities tailored to your progression

Why This Role Is Exciting

• It's a big operation - plenty of responsibility, variety and real leadership
• You'll be essential to feeding the UK supply chain
• You'll spend your time outdoors, leading teams and making things happen
• You'll be part of a business that truly values its people and champions sustainability
• No two fields, days or challenges are ever the same, this role is made for a natural problem-solver
  
  

Ready to Lead a Harvest Crew?

If you've got the drive, the people skills, and the know-how to run a large-scale field operation, and you're looking for your next big challenge in fresh produce then I'd love to hear from you.

Interested? For an informal chat, please call Emily on 01780 480530, email emily@morepeople.co.uk or message me on LinkedIn. Don't worry if your CV isn't up to date, just send what you have already, and we can sort the rest later.