Farm Foreman
Retail
Minimum Requirements
- Applicants must be in possession of Grade 12 certificate or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in management of agronomics and horticultural crops trials.
- Job Related Knowledge: Farming practices.
- Farm equipment.
- Safety standards.
- Management of stores.
- Job Related Skills: Organizing.
- Planning.
- Team building.
- Problem solving.
- A valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Organise, supervise, and assist with the execution of activities in respect of crop production: Field identification.
- Soil cultivation and preparation.
- Sowing and planting of all trials.
- Irrigation of trials.
- Manual and mechanical week control.
- Harvesting of produce.
- Organise, supervise and assist with the general maintenance activities of grounds and infrastructure: Maintenance of fences.
- Maintenance of hail shelter.
- Maintenance of roads.
- Maintenance of building, stores, greenhouses and cold rooms.
- Maintenance of irrigation system.
- Organise, supervise, and assist with the execution of general routine activities: Firefighting and prevention.
- Cleaning of facilities.
- Disposal of farm waste material.
- Care for equipment e.g. cleaning, oiling, sharpening etc.
- Cleaning and washing of vehicles.
- Loading/off-loading.
- Perform all administrative and related functions: Ensure proper recording and filing of relevant farm records / farm inventory (farm equipment) i.e. farm inventory status report.
- Loss/damage reports completed and submitted to relevant office.
- Register of all losses of assets and tools used for farm work updated.
- Ensuring proper recording and submission/filling of relevant HR records such as: Leave records, Performance Agreements, Personnel attendance register and Exit interviews etc.
