Junior Farm Manager

SUMMARY:
We have an opportunity available in Hoedspruit for a Junior Farm Manager. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day citrus production activities on approximately 150-200ha, ensuring optimal orchard performance, compliance, labour management and production quality.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

1. BSc Agric or Agricultural Diploma
2. Minimum 5 years’ managerial experience in citrus production
3. Understanding of export fruit quality standards
4. Computer literate
5. Understanding/speaking an African language will be beneficial
6. Willing and able to work irregular hours during the spray season
7. General business understanding and operational management exposure

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement irrigation schedules based on seasonal crop needs, probe data and weather forecasts
• Execute fertigation programmes as prescribed; identify nutrient deficiencies and adjust where required
• Manage labour teams within legal and company requirements, and uphold health and safety standards
• Recruit, manage and monitor harvesting teams to deliver optimal quality fruit within required picking windows
• Implement citrus spray programmes discussed and agreed with the broader team
• Maintain and care for infrastructure, buildings, equipment, vehicles and machinery across the farm
• Participate in management meetings, technical discussions and planning sessions
• Positively contribute to continuous improvement and team culture

PLEASE NOTE: Thank you for your interest in this position, we will review and be in touch if you are suitable.

Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying. Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions.

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