Head General Farm Manager - Table Grapes at Clear Leaf

Company Description

A leading export farming concern is recruiting for a Head General Farm Manager in the Groblersdal area. This position will be responsible for the Production of export quality fruit.

Job Description

• Issues verbal and written instructions to production labour teams

• Completes forms and documents

• Manages time and attendance for labour teams

• Identifies and operates a number of different tools

• Supervises, checks and corrects work

• Trains labour teams

• Reads and plans work programmes

• Evaluates labour productivity

• Identifies and reports potential safety and security issues

• Uses own judgement to manage staff

• Estimates and schedules labour

• Inputs into costs and budgets - has knowledge of prices and quantities

• Manages irrigation programmes

• Manages fertilizer programmes

• Manages pest control programmes

• Manages weed and fungus control programmes

• Estimates harvest per hectare

• Understands basic HR 

• Monitors use of and knows how to use farming equipment and machinery

• Supervises all steps of the production process including planting, fertilizing, harvesting, and packing

• Supervises the packhouse 

• Manages packhouse labour

• Selects and employs labour

• Manages labour discipline

• Makes recommendations to senior management based on observations in the field

• Reports against budget 

• Trains Production Managers

• Coordinates all production activities

• Selects and procures supplies, chemicals, fertlizers and other production goods

• Calculates and implements programmes

Qualifications

• Higher Diploma/Degree in Agriculture

• At least 5 years in a similar role with a very good understanding of Grapes agriculture