Cherry Supervisor - Seasonal
Lead a cherry harvest team in Central Otago! Support people, maintain fruit quality, and help deliver a successful harvest in a fast-paced outdoor environment.
About us
For over 125 years, T&G Fresh has nourished generations of Kiwis with fresh fruit and vegetables. We grow, pack, market, sell, distribute, import, and export fresh produce from our own orchards and farms, as well as from over 700 Kiwi growers.
Hinton’s Orchard is based in Alexandra and spans 120 hectares, one of New Zealand’s largest stonefruit orchards. Hinton's is a long-standing fruit growing business known for producing premium cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, and peacharines for consumers in New Zealand and across Asia.
About the Opportunity
This is a hands-on leadership role supporting our seasonal cherry harvest. Working closely with the Lead Cherry Supervisor and other supervisors, you'll help coordinate harvest teams, maintain fruit quality standards, and ensure daily productivity targets are achieved.
You'll play a key role in creating a positive team environment while helping deliver high-quality fruit from orchard to packhouse.
Key Responsibilities
Supervise seasonal cherry harvest teams and support daily harvest operations
Monitor fruit quality and ensure cherries are harvested to the required standards
Record harvest and quality information using orchard systems and apps
Work closely with supervisors and orchard management to coordinate labour and workflow
Promote safe work practices and maintain Health & Safety standards across the harvest team
About You
We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys working with people, and thrives in a busy outdoor environment.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring:
Previous orchard, horticulture, agriculture, or seasonal harvest experience
Experience leading, coaching, or supervising people
Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
Good attention to detail and a focus on fruit quality
Physical fitness and the ability to be on your feet all day
Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet harvest targets
Reliability, flexibility, and a positive attitude
Confidence using mobile technology and learning new systems
Why Join Us?
🍒 Lead a team during one of New Zealand's most exciting cherry harvests
🌄 Work outdoors in the stunning Central Otago region
🤝 Be part of a supportive and experienced leadership team
📈 Build your leadership and horticulture skills
🚜 Play a critical role in delivering a successful harvest season
Apply Now
If you're a motivated people leader who enjoys working outdoors and helping teams achieve great results, we'd love to hear from you !!
Proof of eligibility to work in New Zealand is required for all applicants and any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory security check.
We want T&G to be a place where everyone is accepted, respected and celebrated for who they are – regardless of our similarities or differences. It’s essential that everyone can be themselves and thrive, and that together we create a diverse and vibrant workplace.
- Team
- Growing
- Location
- Alexandra
- Employment type
- Temporary
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.