Help us grow more than herbs.
At Lincolnshire Herbs, we don't operate a traditional factory.
We grow, harvest, pack and dispatch millions of living herbs every year, managing the entire process from seed to customer.
We're looking for an Assistant Production Manager to become the right-hand person to our Production Manager and play a key role in leading our Living Herbs operation.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone from a horticulture, glasshouse, fresh produce, agriculture, farming or FMCG background who enjoys combining people leadership, operational planning and crop management in a fast-moving environment.
The Role
You'll support the day-to-day management of our Living Herbs operation, overseeing activities from:
Sowing
Planting
Growing & Crop Care
✂️ Harvesting
Packing
Dispatch
Working closely with the Production Manager, you'll help ensure the operation delivers customer requirements safely, efficiently and profitably whilst maintaining the highest standards of quality and plant health.
No two days are the same.
Customer orders can change at short notice, crop growth can be influenced by environmental conditions, and priorities can shift quickly. You'll need to think ahead, make sound decisions under pressure and ensure resources are deployed where they add the greatest value.
What You'll Be Doing
-
Supporting the Production Manager in the day-to-day running of the Living Herbs operation
-
Leading and developing teams across sowing, planting, harvesting, packing and dispatch
-
Planning and reallocating labour to meet changing operational demands
-
Monitoring crop readiness and supporting decisions around harvesting and production priorities
-
Working closely with Commercial, Technical, Engineering and Planning teams
-
Supporting forecasting, capacity planning and labour planning activities
-
Driving improvements in efficiency, productivity and profitability
-
Championing health & safety, food safety and quality standards
-
Supporting customer audits and site visits
-
Acting as deputy for the Production Manager during periods of absence
We're Looking For Someone Who
-
Has experience within horticulture, farming, fresh produce, agriculture, glasshouse operations or food production
-
Enjoys leading people and developing high-performing teams
-
Can remain calm and organised when priorities change
-
Thinks ahead and anticipates problems before they arise
-
Has strong planning and organisational skills
-
Understands how labour, productivity and crop performance impact profitability
-
Is confident making decisions and taking ownership
-
Wants to develop into a senior operational leadership role
Why Join Lincolnshire Herbs?
-
Be part of a growing and ambitious fresh produce business
-
Work across the complete crop lifecycle from seed to customer
-
Develop your operational and leadership skills in a unique environment
-
Play a key role in shaping the future of our Living Herbs operation
-
Genuine opportunity to progress into senior operational management
If you're passionate about growing operations, enjoy solving problems and want to make a real impact within a fast-paced fresh produce business, we'd love to hear from you.
