Production Manager (Agriculture) - Hermanus
Reporting to: Farming Business Manager
Area: Overberg, Western Cape
Key Responsibilities:
Field Establishment: Develop a 10ha soil strawberry project within our planting deadlines for 1 year with rapid expansion plans to follow. All executed to high standards.
Irrigation: Execute on precision irrigation using loggers and having a good feel for plants. Here a high urgency index is crucial.
Nutrition: Accurate application of a fertigation regime applied throughout the season. Sampling and nutrient trending administered to ensure plants produce optimally.
Pest & Disease Management: Manage scouts and an IPM monitoring system. Ensure preventative biological and chemical sprays applied on time to ensure yield losses.
Farm Maintenance: Farm is always kept tidy, weeds under control and roads and drainage well managed.
Finance: Write and manage your own budget. Then beat it.
Qualifications & Experience:
BTech or Batchelor’s degree in horticulture or plant science.
Requires 3+ years’ experience in vegetable or strawberry growing in soil.
5+ years senior management experience within the agriculture sector.
Hands-on soil Irrigation experience essential.
Knowledge of basic plant physiology, entomology and pathology will be beneficial.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Be self-motivated and have a positive attitude.
Must strive towards precision and attention to detail.
Results focussed with a high urgency level.
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