Supply & CI Technician
Join a supportive and collaborative work environment with the opportunity to grow and develop your career within the horticulture industry!
About us
For over 125 years, T&G has been nourishing Kiwis with fresh fruit and vegetables. We take pride in delivering quality, care, and freshness in every bite. With deep connections to growers across the country, we grow, pack, market, sell, and distribute premium produce from our own orchards and farms, as well as from over 1,200 local growers.
About the Role
As a Supply & CI Technician, you'll play a pivotal role in driving excellence across our orchard operations. Working closely with key stakeholders, you will implement daily management system practices, continuous improvement initiatives, and support impactful projects that directly influence the success of our orchards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with orchard managers and independent suppliers to introduce and implement best practices and cutting-edge growing systems.
- Support sector-wide plans and block strategies with clear goals, activities, and metrics to enhance orchard performance.
- Conduct root cause analyses and deep dives into technical and operational challenges, delivering actionable recommendations to drive improvement.
- Support orchard activities, including thinning, harvesting, pruning, and pest management.
- Train and mentor seasonal team members
- Lead operational A3 projects, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and outcomes are achieved in collaboration with subject matter experts.
- Champion a strong health and safety culture by ensuring compliance with policies and proactively managing risks.
About you
We’re looking for a passionate individual who’s ready to grow their career in horticulture. The ideal candidate will bring a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and a desire to contribute to a world-class orchard operation. You’ll also have:
- Experience in orchard operations, technical problem-solving, or similar roles.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
- A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement and adopting new technologies.
- A strong commitment to implementing world-class orchard practices.
- Strong health and safety focus, with a hands-on approach to risk management.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative work environment with the opportunity to grow and develop your career within the horticulture industry. If you’re excited about shaping the future of apple production and want to be part of a world-class team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply online.
- Team
- Operations & Supply Chain
- Locations
- Hastings
- Employment type
- Full-time
Grow your career with us
Help us grow healthier futures, and your own too.
At T&G, you do more than join a company. You grow healthier futures. Not only your own future, but everyone and everything around you – your whānau, community and our natural environment.
This single purpose – to grow healthier futures – is what gets us out of bed every morning and why we do what we do.
How we make this happen is through our 2,000+ people. It takes a diverse range of great people, united by our energy, care, creativity and drive, to grow, distribute and sell delicious fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis and consumers around the world. And with our incredible 124-year history, we’re passionate about growing an even stronger and better T&G for generations to come.
If you’d like to be part of our exciting journey, come and join us. We offer unlimited opportunities to grow your future with us.
About T&G Global
Our story began more than 125 years ago as Turners and Growers, a fruit auction business in Auckland. Today, as T&G, our fresh, delicious produce nourishes people in more than 60 countries around the world. Together, we’re united in growing healthier futures.
Supply & CI Technician
Join a supportive and collaborative work environment with the opportunity to grow and develop your career within the horticulture industry!
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