Montagu Area – Western Cape: The successful candidate will be overseeing and managing the maintenance operations on the farm.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Agriculture background with minimum of 5 to 10 years’ experience in similar role.
- Mechanical, electrical and plumbing, irrigation and the ability to operate various tools, machinery and equipment.
- Supervise and manage a team.
- Operate tractor and tractor equipment including orchard spraying equipment.
- Computer literate - Microsoft Office.
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Excellent understanding of farming with nature, permaculture, and organic farming principles.
- Open to innovation and evolving farming practices; passionate about plants.
- Mechanically inclined, with knowledge of tractors, equipment, and general machinery.
- Ability to manage improvement projects on the farm.
- Hospitality management and guest relations may be required.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Experience in general farm maintenance:
o Maintain and repair farm equipment.
o Repair, maintain and install new irrigation.
o Responsible for maintaining all farm assets.
o Managing vehicles service record intervals, licensing, logbooks etc.
o Routine maintenance of all farm buildings, including inspections and repairs.
o Maintenance, repairs and checks of game and other fencing
- Assist orchard team with irrigation and fertilizer when required and facilitate the spraying program.
- Oversee the health & safety practices of the farm.
- Identify key risk areas and implement processes and procedures to mitigate these risks.
- Oversee the barn and stock takes of farm equipment and tools, ensuring these areas are kept clean, neat and orderly at all times.
- Provide daily updates to owners of daily happenings on the farm.
- Plan and implement field preparation for various crops.
- Any other ad hoc duties from that of a maintenance manager.
- Administrative duties like stock taking, checklists, logs etc.
ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted.
