Farm Manager

SUMMARY:
Farm Manager Cape Winelands South Africa

POSITION INFO:

Farm Manager Cape Winelands Area Western Cape

Our agriculture olive oil producing farming client in Cape Winelands Western Cape is looking for a Farm Manager with 5 years agriculture experience. Farming is essential

Salary plus 3-bedroom house and vehicle, water, and lights.

Requirements and skills:
• Experience farming essential - Oil processing, food technology education and experience (an advantage)
• Knowledge of the following will be an advantage, crops – growth and deceases.
• Planting of olive trees - Harvesting of fruit by hand and machine.
• Identifying plants, pests, and weeds.
• Applying pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops.
• Irrigation and Business Management knowledge and experience
• Mathematical and strategic planning skills essential
• Managerial Skills – Human resources Good leadership
• Motivate and promote general well-being amongst the work force.
• Problem solving and Conflict resolution.
• Facilitate disciplinary hearings with staff, divisional managers, and lawyers.

Job Description:
• Manage the olive farm in all aspects to produce maximum olive growth and oil production Job Functions.
• Regular communications and co-operation with the company owner
• Manage human resources – farm workers, bottling staff and casuals.
• Manage all operations on farm and bottling plant.
• Grove Management, Cultivation, chemical pest control, fertilizer programme, Pruning, Irrigation,
• Development of new groves
• Maintenance of farm vehicles, tractors, and equipment.
• Keeping all vehicles, tractors, and equipment in working condition at all times
• Oversee repair and maintenance.
• Be able to perform general repairs, general farm maintenance and development.
• Buildings – maintenance and up-keep of fencing, general hygiene, pest control
• Management of staff like Time schedules, Drivers traveling records, staff attendance, leave, warnings and disciplinary hearings.
• Proper record keeping of Pest control - e.g., Spray dates, chemicals used, calibration etc, Orchard maintenance – cultivation details, irrigation schedules etc, packaging material, oil stock, bottling runs, Diesel levels and usage, harvesting statistics, intake and weighing of olives during harvesting.
• Harvesting on-time delivering of olives at the factor
• Quantity and quality control of olives delivered to the factory.
• Management of picking procedures and equipment Facilitate harvesting contractors.
• Co-ordinate and select seasonal harvesting contractors and casuals.
• Assist the oil maker in all his duties as required.
• Co-ordinate oil storage
• Communications work in close relationship with the Financial Manager to co-ordinate orders received from distributors with the bottling and packing process.
• Daily and weekly written status reports regarding all operational activities.

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