Dalton area – KwaZulu Natal: Our client is looking for a Cane Farm Manager (Poultry & Cattle to join the team.
Only candidates with the relevant experience will be considered.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Agricultural Degree / Diploma advantageous
- Min of 2 years previous farm management experience with the following points:
- Cropping (all aspects) – sugar cane
- Livestock – Poultry & Cattle
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literate
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to speak Zulu
- Maintenance orientated
- Valid driver’s license
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Oversee all aspects of the farming operation, with a focus on the sugar cane operation.
- Planning the day’s work and then setting up of workers, drivers etc., ensuring that all employees have sufficient work for the day ahead.
- Setting up tasks for various workers
- Burning sugar cane, supervising loading and can haulage
- Calibrating sprayers, fertilizer applicators etc., making sure all fields have been sprayed/fertilized
- Checking of tasks for the day
- Soil sampling, ordering fertilizer
- Supervising the planting and hand weeding labour
- Keeping accurate records of all cane operations
- Assist in other aspects of the farm
- Assist with the cattle:
- Dipping, de-horning, vaccinating, tending to sick animals etc.
- Assist in poultry:
- Vaccinating, moving of flocks, depleting of flocks, house set up and general house maintenance
ONLY short listed candidates will be contacted
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