Available Roles at Plennegy Group

RESPONSIBILTIES

General Maintenance:

• Ensure hygiene, appearance, and tidiness around all tunnel structures, including roads, lawns, and fences.

Collaboration with Breeders:

• Work closely with breeders to determine ideal growing conditions for optimum pollination and seed production.
• Manipulate plants to meet breeding requirements and screen conditions representative of commercial practices.

Climate Control:

Program and adjust seasonal and daily settings for:

• Day length
• Cooling
• Heating
• Ventilation
• Radiation

Monitoring and Maintenance:

Monitor, maintain, and service:

• Greenhouse structures
• Pump room and fertigation systems
• Wet walls
• Fresh water supply
• Spraying equipment
• Heating equipment (Boiler)
• Weather station (with long-term record keeping)

Plant Health Monitoring:

Monitor general plant appearance throughout the day and apply corrective measures for:

• Wilting/heat stress
• Nutritional abnormalities
• Chemical burns
• Physiological abnormalities
• Physical damage

Fertigation Management:

• Program fertigation systems based on commercial fertilizer recommendations.
• Consult with fertilizer/nutrition experts monthly to prevent and address potential problems.
• Monitor EC, pH, and run-off figures daily, with appropriate record keeping and reporting.
• Adjust fertigation programs after consultation with breeders and fertilizer experts.
• Identify and solve nutritional deficiencies/toxicities.
• Recommend adjustments in growing medium composition.
• Take leaf samples, interpret analysis with nutritional experts, and adjust fertigation programs accordingly.

Pest and Disease Control:

• Sanitize and disinfect facilities daily/seasonally.
• Ensure availability and correct application of sanitizers, gloves, boots, and coats to prevent disease spread.
• Scout for pests and diseases daily.
• Recommend spraying programs after consultation with internal and external experts.
• Monitor the efficiency of spray recommendations and make necessary adjustments.

Staff Supervision:

Hire and manage staff/labor, including:

• Assigning work schedules
• Spraying responsibilities
• Pump room and fertigation activities
• General greenhouse activities
• Health and safety protocols, especially regarding hazardous chemicals
• Train staff on the above responsibilities.

Administrative Duties:

• Compile the greenhouse budget in collaboration with the operations manager.

Order supplies, including:

• Chemicals
• Fertilizers
• Planting bags
• Growing mediums

Technology and Industry Engagement:

Stay updated with the latest technology by:

• Interacting with other professionals in the industry
• Attending local industry meetings (e.g., seedling growers association)
• Attending appropriate courses

Plant Management:

Take full responsibility for plantings owned by off-station breeders and marketing, including:

• Sowing and growing seedlings
• Transplanting
• Pruning and trellising
• Harvesting
• Record keeping
• Cleaning out obsolete plants and materials

Weekend and Holiday Monitoring:

• Continue monitoring over weekends and public holidays, resulting in regular overtime.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 (Essential)
• Diploma in Agriculture (Preferential) NQF L6

Experience:

• Irrigation scheduling course (Ideal)
• Mechanical and Technical experience (e.g. Fixing a pump)
• Extensive knowledge about farming and day-to-day vegetable crop operations

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifies priority products for his/her area, phased annually, seasonally and monthly.
• Identifies priority customers in line with the priority products in his/her area.
• Is responsible for formulating a customer Sales plan. Implements and monitors such a strategy on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Canvasses existing and potential customers regularly in accordance with pre-determined sales routes, calling cycles and appointments.
• Updates existing and potential customers regularly with regard to product information, price lists, specials etc.
• Ensures that orders are executed correctly and timeously.
• Contacts customers regularly, pre-empting and addressing any potential problems swiftly and efficiently.
• Completes orders clearly and legibly, and with all details as prescribed.
• Regularly submits weekly reports, expense claims and any other reports as may be required from time to time.
• Assists with the collection of outstanding debts.
• Updates the Customer Master File and Customer Cards for his/her area on an ongoing basis.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (Mandatory)
• Agricultural Diploma (Ideal)

Experience:

• Knowledge of seed.
• At least 2 years experience.
• Must be willing to travel.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct research to analyse market trends, customer behaviour, and competitive landscape. Prepare reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing data.
• Implement and manage the Deep Customer Understanding Process by gathering in-depth knowledge of the needs, wants, and challenges of our target audience.
• Development, implementation and managing of the company’s brand strategy (our promise) to grow JUPIDEX into a recognizable and trusted name in the industry.
• Maintain a directory and inventory of sales support materials, ensuring all resources are current and accurate, and coordinate the creation of new materials as needed.
• Continually seek and research new sources of prospective customer data and provide recommendations to sales and marketing leadership ie. “Where We Play”.
• Communicate campaign objectives, timelines, and deliverables to sales team, and provide instructions for use or promotion.
• Plan and manage meetings, events, conferences, advertising and trade shows by identifying, assembling, and coordinating requirements, establishing contacts, developing schedules and assignments, and coordinating mailing lists.
• Administration, Inventory Management and Control.
• Present and promote products using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers.
• Website Maintenance and Queries.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Min: Post-Matric Certificate/Diploma
• Ideal: Degree in agriculture/business/marketing or a related field

Experience:

• High level of product application knowledge.
• Min: 3 years experience.