An exciting new opportunity has been created for an Operations Manager to oversee the management of a privately owned large scale farming business in Canterbury. Our client owns and operates 7 dairy farms and a dairy support block, producing 3m KgMS, milking 7,000 cows.
Reporting to the farm owner, the focus is to maximise sustainable profits from these self-contained properties by using effective allocation of resources and to take advantage of scale without compromising performance.
Success will reflect a practical approach combined with timely decision making. We therefore seek someone with a proven track record in the following areas:
Experience in a progressive multi or large rural sector operation
Practical experience and understanding of business’s operational roles that promotes empathy with staff and enables leadership by example
Technical training and qualifications that ensure full understanding of best practice for farm, people and business management...