Section Manager
2 weeks ago
**Burgersfort Area - Limpopo**: Our client is looking for a Section Manager to join the team.
**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
- Grade 12
- Relevant Qualification in Agriculture/Farming would be advantageous.
- Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in farming/ managerial role
- Code C1(10) Drivers Licence
**COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS REQUIRED**
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with attention to detail
- Strong leadership skills and ability to work confidently in a group
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving skills with a can-do attitude
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to Multitask
- Flexibility
**KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS**
- Ensure timely and accurate execution of production tasks as communicated by and agreed with the Production Manager
- Measurement and collection of relevant data to provide feedback in terms of measuring efficacies of production against protocols and planning
- Implement, Measure and evaluate the efficacies of sprays, pruning and irrigation, contract workers and provide feedback to Production Manager
- Management of stock, labour and production costs, record keeping and reports to Production Manager
- 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.
- Make cost effective decisions.
- Manage the farm discipline.
- Effective placing and development of subordinates under your control through training and creating opportunities for innovation
- Responsible for production admin in your zone including the following records: o Fertigation, Irrigation, Pest control, Production (yield), Orchard Management, weed control, Harvesting.
- Upkeep of personnel admin of subordinates under your control including
