**Assistant Farm Manager - Urban Gourmet Mushroom Farm**
**Location**: Kardinya, Perth, WA
**Important Notice**:
**About Us**:
We are a cutting-edge urban gourmet mushroom farm based in Kardinya, just 10 minutes from Fremantle. We deliver premium mushrooms to top-tier restaurants and require a committed team that reflects our high standards. Our environment demands precision, dedication, and exceptional leadership.
**The Opportunity**:
**Responsibilities**:
- **Support Strategic Management**: Collaborate with the General Manager to develop and enforce sophisticated farming strategies and operational efficiencies.
- **Coordinate Operations**: Streamline day-to-day operations to guarantee compliance with our high-performance standards.
- **Team Leadership**: Provide uncompromising supervision, training, and motivation to a team of 10+ staff.
- **Talent Management**: Recruit, evaluate, and retain top-tier staff that align with our excellence-driven ethos.
- **Scheduling and Objectives**: Develop and implement seamless staff schedules while setting ambitious productivity goals.
- **Safety and Cleanliness**: Meticulously maintain a pristine, safe working environment while handling delicate mushrooms.
- **Reporting and Analysis**: Analyze and control budgets, operating costs, and resource allocations to produce comprehensive, accurate management reports.
- **Customer Engagement**: Resolve client concerns with professionalism, ensuring consistent satisfaction and loyalty.
- **Inventory Management**: Optimize inventory procurement and supply chain operations to prevent bottlenecks.
**What We Expect**:
- Minimum of 3 years in an Assistant Manager or similar leadership role.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire a team of 5+ employees, driving them to meet high productivity standards.
- Experience recruiting, developing, and managing top-tier staff.
- Outstanding multitasking, organizational, and planning abilities.
- Demonstrated success in managing budgets and controlling operating costs.
- Physically fit and capable of regularly lifting 20kg.
- Valid manual Australian driver's license.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Resilient under pressure and able to thrive in a fast-paced, physically demanding work environment.
**Why Apply**:
Pay: $48,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Morning shift
- Public holidays
- Rotating roster
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Penalty rates
Application Question(s):
Licence/Certification:
- Full Driver Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person