Farm Manager - Ashton (Robertson) - Citrus - - South Africa

Minimum requirements:

Agricultural qualifications
5 - 10 years experience in the citrus sector
Good knowledge of the establishment, care, and production of citrus products
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