Farm Manager- Cropping – FM1786 at Farm Managers SA

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Agriculture Diploma/Degree advantageous
• At least 3 years’ experience with large scale vegetable farming
• At least 5 years’ experience managing a team in a farm environment
• Experience building, working in, or leading and interacting within a multi-disciplinary teams including, farm managers, operators, agronomy technicians, business managers, and general labour.
• Experience in Farm operation and training operators
• Experience working with Agriculture equipment and machinery.

SKILLS/ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Leading and managing a team
• Planning, co ordinating, organizing and controlling
• Ability to use applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers, together with GWF Business Management Systems
• Excellent communication skills via written, spoken and graphical means.
• Ability to work independently with respect to timelines and objectives.
• High Ability for Critical thinking and Problem solving
• Self-Disciplined and Motivated
• Ability to interpret Reports and give insight into report findings.
• Ability to do Administrative tasks
• Accurate, organised and demonstrates initiative
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Required to work outside and be in the field
• May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.
• Good mobility to ensure access to hard-to-reach areas.
• Should be able to operate farm machinery without restriction.
• Should be willing and able to travel to other sites.
• Hands on

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Responsible for all the activities that happen on the production site. From land preparation, planting, spraying, fertilization and harvesting.
• Planning, co ordinating, organising and controlling all activities around the growing of crops in the production department.
• Uphold the Execution of all operational schedules. Making sure operations are timeous, effectively and execute Excellent Quality of work.
• Preparing plans and schedules for planting, spraying, land operations and harvesting and ensuring staff understands expectations.
• Manage and uphold operational Standards and Outputs. Ensuring that efficiencies of operations are withing the set KCVs
• KPI management and reflection reporting, insights, performance management, dashboards and controls.
• Manage and allocate the correct resources for all jobs and operations through upholding, best planning and Efficiencies of Both man and Machines.
• Managing all the activities around all production, input resources (diesel, all seed, fertilizer, Chemicals, etc)
• Uphold and manage all production stocks, through correct processes, procedures and systems, with integrity for all resources that are within your responsibility.
• Should foster a culture that actively develops teams, through upskilling and training.
• Leads the team through motivation, high communication, influencing and guiding.
• Effectively manage HR through high engagement performance reviews with Staff, manage the Staffing Budges and Processed timeously and with high integrity.
• Uphold all HR processed and Policies Develop strategies for People Development, upskilling and training.
• Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.
• Implement and uphold the Global GAP standards and compliance requirement for the Business, Ensures program compliance with internal policies and external requirements are upheld.
• Facilitate meetings, trainings, and the development of quality production operators with the knowledge of pest control and how to manage Plant protection products.
• Foster a culture that upholds the Quality and Execution of Asset management, inspections and Maintenance workflow standards.
• Financial responsibility may include working within and managing a budget for planned schedules, negotiating and contracting with vendors or suppliers, assisting with budget development, and meeting financial efficiency targets.
• Upholding standards of Housekeeping and 5S
• Leading and managing a team of production operators.
• Oversee and co-ordinate all operations and field activities carried out by your team together with observations around other activities like Irrigation.
• Performs tasks with minimal supervision and makes independent decisions based on analysis, experience and context.