Agriculture is the world’s largest industry and demand for agricultural commodities is rising rapidly as the world’s population grows. Farm Manager SA strives to provide professional placements in all areas of agri-business and production agriculture - every level and field of agriculture, from the farm worker to the CEO in corporate head office.
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3-5 years farming experience (knowledge of soil health, use & application of chemicals, irrigation systems, managing labour)
Hands on, in the field, comfortable with farm working hours (loves being a farmer)
Proficient in Zulu
Mechanically orientated (i.e. may not necessarily do the mechanics himself but knows about servicing of tractors, fixing implements & equipment)
Confident, intelligent with a competent EQ
Resilient to challenges inherent in the farming industry and staff issues
Computer literate (I realise this might be mutually exclusive to requirement 2 – but really the main requirement is someone who agrees that record keeping is important)
Decent track record in terms of employment history (i.e. time in past roles demonstrates commitment to the employer)