Farm Manager – FM1774 at Farm Managers SA

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary education in the Agricultural Field
• Minimum of 5 – 10 years’ proven experience in Citrus Industry

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Good knowledge of the establishment, care, and production of citrus products
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work confidently in a group
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Excellent time management skills
• Computer literate
• Driver’s License

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS

• Ensure timely and accurate execution of production tasks as communicated by and agreed with the Manager
• Measurement and collection of relevant data to provide feedback on measuring efficiencies of production against protocols and planning
• Measurement and evaluation of efficiencies of sprays, pruning and irrigation, contract workers and provide feedback to the Manager
• Management of stock, labour and production costs, record keeping and reports
• Motivate, mentor, coach and manage a team of workers, with special reference to supervisors and scouts
• Regular meetings with scouts to ensure Pest & Disease identification and management system run efficiently
• Communicate and motivate interventions with regards to pest, irrigation, pruning and other production related matters due to specific visual interpretation, discrepancies or deviances from the standard
• Support the Regional and Agricultural Manager in achieving the production units’ overall objectives
• Provide leadership, direction and guidance to the farming team
• Ensure that quality control and compliance procedures are followed according to accreditation and management systems
• Financial and Administrative tasks, such as confirmation of purchase orders, payment authorizations and budget management
• Perform any reasonable duties as requested by the Agricultural Manager or his/ her designate.