Growing Manager
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Gravel Hill Lane, Whitley, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 0JJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Monaghan Mushrooms Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
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
• Strong people-management skills
• May be required to occasionally travel to other company locations
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Be computer literate
Performing the role in line with the Monaghan Cultural Values:
1. We do the right thing: We use this philosophy to drive every aspect of our business, from product, to process to people
2. Forward Thinking: We think ahead and we think for the long term
3. Down to Earth: We understand the importance of communicating our discoveries in a straightforward way
4. Inspiring: We seek out new ways to excite and inspire each other
5. Egalitarian: We have always been grounded in the belief that everyone is equal. That everyone deserves an equal chance to speak, be heard and make an impact
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
• Strong people-management skills
• May be required to occasionally travel to other company locations
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Be computer literate
Performing the role in line with the Monaghan Cultural Values:
1. We do the right thing: We use this philosophy to drive every aspect of our business, from product, to process to people
2. Forward Thinking: We think ahead and we think for the long term
3. Down to Earth: We understand the importance of communicating our discoveries in a straightforward way
4. Inspiring: We seek out new ways to excite and inspire each other
5. Egalitarian: We have always been grounded in the belief that everyone is equal. That everyone deserves an equal chance to speak, be heard and make an impact