RESPONSIBILITES:

Attention to detail:

• Infrastructure maintenance.
• Farm and Equipment appearance, tidiness and presentation, company image.
• Environmental awareness, invader species, protection of wildlife, soil erosion, safe and responsible handling of chemicals.
• Ensuring compliance with government regulations and health and safety standards.
• Keeping an up-to-date knowledge of pests and diseases.

Accountability:

• Management of performance and wellbeing of FTC’s.
• Protection and maintenance of company assets.
• Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.
• Organizing maintenance/repair of farm property, equipment, and machinery.

Communication:

• Clear and consistent communication with staff.
• Clear and consistent communication with management.
• Clear and consistent communication with suppliers and customers.
• Broader community involvement.
• Displaying willingness and engaging positively in a team environment.

Optimizing inputs and outputs:

• Measurement of inputs and outputs.
• Monitoring the outcomes and effectiveness of the deployed resources.
• Ensuring high quality of outputs.
• Timeliness, of various processes during the season.
• Careful management and control of input resources.
• Making sure that work is done safely and in time to meet targets and orders.
• Responding to emergencies and solving problems effectively.

Equipment Maintenance:

• Plan and implement preventative maintenance programs for equipment to ensure optimal operations.
• Ensure that any breakdown is fixed immediately to minimize down time.

Direct Staff Supervision:

• Measuring and monitoring all task related work on the business unit.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Min: Matric and Diploma in Agriculture.
• Ideal: Bachelor’s Qualification in Agriculture.

 Experience:

Career path one should ideally follow before reaching the present position:

• Experience 1 Year industry experience.
• Candidate must be fluent in Zulu.