Junior Farming Field Manager

2 months ago

Stellenbosch, South Africa COFCO International Full time

**Location**:
Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, ZA
Duties & Responsibilities
Plan, execute, manage, and report on the designated COFCO South Africa Farming units.
**Planning**:
Construct crop production plans on Agworld for maize, soybeans, sunflower, wheat, and canola for designated COFCO farming units in conjunction with the COFCO Senior Field Manager and COFCO Contractor.
The production plan includes making chemical-, seed, fertilizer & lime recommendations in conjunction with respective representatives and agronomists.
Assist Cofco Senior Field Manager with building a set budget for each unit covering all necessary scenarios within an achievable cost range.
Assist Cofco Senior Field Manager to evaluate different input prices and farming practice to determine the most efficient production plan.
**Execution**:
Execute the production plans within the set budget together with COFCO Senior Manager and Farming Contractor.
Oversee that land preparations are done accurately and on time.
Ensure timely and accurate delivery of inputs and contracting services rendered.
Ensure accurate delivery of harvested crops into designated silos and/or coordinating on-farm loading of harvested crops to end-point destinations.
**Managing**:
Coordinate the Farming Contractor by assisting with his day-to-day crop production activities and decision making. In some instances, taking full responsibility of certain farm activities may be required, for example crop spraying.
Continuously visiting fields planted to follow up and help solve challenges, problems and monitor general progress.
Ensuring continuous farm visits by agronomists and representatives to the farms to evaluate crop development.
On-farm stock management with safe stock storage, regular stock taking and implementation of inputs.
**Reporting**:
Frequent updating and reporting on crop progress as well as projecting production outcomes based on agronomical characteristics and facts for the designated COFCO South Africa Farming unit.
Reporting on factors that influence the crops during the season and potential damage and/or solutions to it.
Reporting on the planned budget and any factors that may influence it toward potential over or under spending for the designated farming unit.
On-farm as well as COFCO storage facility stock quantities and making use of Shed to assist with inventory management.
Report daily rainfall for all farms.
Complete, report and update crop estimations pre-harvest.
Report deliveries into designated delivery points of harvested crops and reconcile with reports from Support in Stellenbosch Head Office.
Essential skills
Self-Driven
Good communication skills
Teamwork
Innovative
Ownership & Accountability
Management
Detail orientated
Microsoft Office
Planning and organising
Anylatical skills
Reporting and writing
Desirable skills
Knowledge of the grain industry and/or experience in farming / agriculture in South Africa
Agility
Able to stay focused in a high intensity
- and pace working environment.
General
Reports to Senior Field Manager.
Salary is market related basic salary with provident fund and medical aid benefits.

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