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September 4, 2024
Exceed Human Resource Consultants
Jan Kempdorp
FULL TIME
Farm Manager - 9754 NB
Reference: 9754 NB
Consultant: Nine Broodryk
Job Description:
Consultant: Nine Broodryk
Job Description:
- Business management-organisation, coordination and control
- Contribute to the development of Blueberries strategic objectives.
- Translate these objectives into operational plans with specific targets.
- Monitor and control operational plans to ensure effective implementation.
- Ensure long- and short-term operations objectives are formulated within the framework of the Blueberries business strategy and objectives.
- Production management
- Effectively and efficiently manage the production of the farm as per plan and forecasts.
- Ensure the maintenance of the farm as per procedures.
- Ensure coordinated operational activities.
- Quality management
- Ensure quality assurance
- Prioritise activities that maximise the quality of the fruit.
- Project Management
- Effectively Manage the planning, budget and execution of new plantings and infrastructure builds
- Ensure projects are delivered within budget and on time.
- Ensure projects meet all quality standards.
- Ensure projects are operationalised within agreed timelines once completed.
- Risk management and compliance
- Ensure and monitor that risk mitigation measures are in place, adhered to, and monitored regularly.
- Ensure compliance with all company’s policies, procedures and practices in additions to third-party audits and legislation requirements, i.e., Global G.A.P. etc.
- Administration and finance –suppliers and serviceproviders
- Consult with Technical department on horticultural best practices.
- Ensure alignment between external service providers and best-practice information gathered from technical department.
- Monitor that suppliers and service providers deliver on quantity and quality expectations in line with resource plans.
- Administration and finance –budget control
- Draft the annual budget for the farming unit and present it timeously to key stakeholders.
- Monitor income and costs monthly with deviations analysed and forecasts updated.Human resources management
- Plan and roll out annual optimal and cost-effective resource plan.
- Ensure headcount related costs are in line with budget.
- Implement and take accountability for all HR policies, procedures and initiatives and ensure that control measures are in place to monitor progress.
- Identify relevant training needs.
- Asset management
- Purchase machinery, equipment, and supplies, such as tractors, seed, fertiliser and chemicals within budget and within guidelines provided.
- Systems management
- Ensure that systems are in place to ensure effective information gathering.
- Ensure that system and process control measures are in place and implemented to maintain data and information integrity.
- Ensure that relevant data requirements are available to implement operational plans.
- Interpersonal relations and communication
- Communicate internally with management, peers or subordinates and externally with customers, the public, government and others by providing information by telephone, written format or email.
- A relevant tertiary degree / diploma in agriculture and/or horticulture advantageous.
- 5–10 years’ relevant farm production experience.
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