At Mr Apple, we don't just grow apples - we grow people, expertise and the future of horticulture. We're looking for a Technical Operations Manager - Orchards to help lift consistency, quality, and technical performance across our orchard operations.

Responsibilities - Technical Orchard Leadership & Support: Lead spray programmes across the business, providing practical technical guidance on planning, timing, product use, equipment performance, and best-practice application.

- Fruit Maturity Monitoring & Harvest Readiness: Guide consistent maturity monitoring and help Orchard Managers interpret and use data for decision making.
- Labour Movement Aligned to Maturity: Work with Orchard Managers to provide technical input for prioritising blocks and aligning labour movement with fruit maturity and harvest readiness.
- Irrigation Systems & Water Management: Accountable for effective irrigation systems and water management across orchard sites to improve tree performance, yield, and fruit quality.
- Orchard Redevelopment & Technical Projects: Provide technical input into orchard redevelopment, new plantings, infrastructure upgrades, and other practical orchard projects.
- R&D; and Applied Research: Oversight of translating research, trials and industry insights into practical orchard improvements that support better technical decision-making.

Who you are - Technical expertise in apple growing systems, orchard performance, and crop outcomes.





- Experience across spray programmes, machinery, irrigation, and orchard operations.
- A relevant horticulture, agriculture or related qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
- Sound problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose technical issues and recommend practical solutions.
- Confidence working hands-on across sites and alongside operational leaders.
- The ability to turn technical advice into clear actions.
- A curious, improvement-focused mindset with openness to new technology, digital tools, and AI-enabled ways of working.

What we offer - A rare opportunity to shape technical orchard performance at Current Zealand/'s largest apple grower and exporter.

- The chance to make decisions that directly influence fruit quality, yield, and orchard outcomes across multiple sites.
- A role where your technical expertise is valued, trusted, and used to solve real orchard challenges.
- Variety, challenge, and the satisfaction of seeing your advice turn into practical action in the orchard.
- Opportunities to keep learning, trial new ideas and contribute to the future of high-performing horticulture.
- A supportive, values-led team that is stronger together, future-focused, and always growing.
- If you want to be part of a business that delivers world-class apples through world-class orchard expertise, we/'d love to hear from you.

📌 Technical Operations Manager - Orchards (London)
🏢 PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
📍 London