For us growing the best isn’t just about being the best rural business, but importantly it’s growing the best people and communities. Across our farming, forestry and horticulture businesses, there are opportunities to build careers and join the Craigmore team in both office roles and out in the field to help us achieve our goals.
As well as permanent positions, we regularly recruit seasonal team members to join us during busy periods. If you would like to know more about current vacancies or future opportunities at Craigmore get in touch by emailing careers@craigmore.com.
Reporting to the Finance Manager – Horticulture, the role will lead transactional processes, including accounts payable, cashflow management and general ledger oversight. The successful candidate will be instrumental in improving systems, driving team performance, and supporting Craigmore’s strategic goals in the horticulture sector.
The Finance Manager – Farming & Forestry will oversee the financial management of Craigmore’s farming and forestry businesses. This senior leadership role involves driving excellence in financial reporting, management reporting, compliance, and investor reporting while supporting operational leaders to achieve their goals. The successful candidate will also lead a team of dedicated finance professionals, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
The Finance Manager – Horticulture will lead the financial management of Craigmore’s horticulture businesses. This senior leadership role involves providing key financial insights, overseeing financial reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency while contributing to key development projects. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated team of finance professionals, ensuring Craigmore’s horticulture division remains at the forefront of the sector’s growth.
The purpose of the IST Service Delivery Lead is to oversee the delivery of IST operational services to Craigmore business units. This involves coordinating and ensuring operational IST services meet business needs, and continuously improving service processes. The IST Service Delivery Lead is responsible for delivering business improvements through system design, configuration, testing, deployment/training and support.
Due to a growing portfolio across all our sectors we are seeking an Accounts Payable Administrator to support two of our finance teams - Farming/Finance and Corporate. Based in Christchurch the Farming/Forestry team supports all our entities including forestry operations across the north island and our farming operations in the south. Our corporate team, supports all our head-office financial requirements with robust financial accounting services.
Due to a growing portfolio in our horticulture sector we are seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our busy horticulture finance team based in Christchurch. This team supports all our entities in horticulture including but not limited to apple orchards, kiwifruit and viticulture operations, with robust financial accounting services.
Based at our Christchurch office and working with the Craigmore Farming team. As the Farming Analyst, you will work with the Performance and Sustainability Manager to support the GM Farming with analysis and insight across the farming businesses. Including, physical and financial performance and benchmarking.
We're looking for individuals with excellent teamwork skills and the ability to work with individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds to join us for harvest. You must also be willing to work in all weather conditions to ensure that our apples are inspected efficiently.
In conjunction with Lincoln University, we offer two postgraduate scholarships to students completing study and research in agriculture and related areas.
The Craigmore Sustainables Farming Scholarship was established in 2013 and in addition to supporting study, it provides the opportunity to conduct research on a Craigmore dairy farm.
The Craigmore Sustainables and Wilson Family Sustainability in Primary Industries Scholarship was introduced in 2023. Craigmore received the Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award and the John Wilson Memorial Trophy at the 2022 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards for demonstrating leadership in sustainable dairy farming. Thanks to this award, we have launched a second scholarship.
If you are passionate about agriculture and sustainable farming, email the Craigmore farming team at business.support@craigmore.com for further information and to request an application form.
