About this role
About Ferrero
Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com
DE&I at Ferrero
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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About the Role
We are looking for a Responsible Field Operations to plan and lead operational activities across company-owned orchards, nurseries, and cleaning and drying plants. The role ensures efficient agricultural production, sound resource management, and compliance with Ferrero standards related to quality, sustainability, health and safety, and ethical conduct. This position combines field leadership, operational planning, budget control, and people management to deliver reliable production results and continuous improvement.
Main Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate agricultural activities in line with the approved budget and technical plan, monitoring the use of assigned resources.
- Develop and control irrigation and fertigation programs to support orchard health and expected production.
Ensure compliance with labor, health and safety, quality, sustainability, and internal operational requirements.
Lead the annual budget process for each assigned orchard or cleaning and drying plant, including adjustments and ongoing follow-up.
- Plan and execute productivity improvement initiatives across orchards and operational facilities.
- Coordinate maintenance and operational support needs for infrastructure, irrigation lines, electrical systems, machinery, and facilities.
- Lead daily, weekly, monthly, and annual work planning, including team coordination and field verification.
- Prepare management reports on production statistics, work progress, resources, and operational performance.
- Manage assigned teams and contractors, supporting effective workforce planning, motivation, and safe execution.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Field Support Services, People & Organization, Finance, Quality, agronomy teams, transport providers, and external service partners.
Requirements
- Degree or technical qualification in Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Execution Engineering, Agricultural Technology, or a related agricultural discipline.
- At least three agricultural seasons managing an orchard or field focused on fruit production, preferably hazelnuts or other tree nuts.
- Experience with nurseries and cleaning and drying plants is highly valued. Experience in drying processes, including corn drying, is an advantage.
- Agricultural administration, planning and control; irrigation and fertigation; agricultural machinery; phytosanitary products; operational budgeting; and field reporting. Knowledge of Good Agricultural Practices, Sustainability Grown, and ISO 9001:2015 are desirable.
- Strong planning and organization, people leadership, relationship building, adaptability, change leadership, problem solving, and sound decision making.
- User-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with agricultural management, irrigation control, and operational reporting systems is desirable.
- Intermediate English, spoken and written.
What we offer
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How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.