PRIME PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
- Providing sound leadership and management to all farm operational activities ensuring quality product output, optimising opportunities and maximising profitability.
- Implementation of company policies and procedures.
- Ensuring high standards of health and safety practices.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
- Manages and oversees daily planned activities on the farm including liaison regarding schedules and managing logistics.
- Manages efficiencies and productivity of the farm, driving the farm targets and ensure annual budgets are achieved.
- Ensures high quality and required standards are adhered to at all times.
- Ensures communication of housekeeping standards and ensures that appropriate actions are implemented where non-compliance occurs.
- Ensures that all procedures relating to legislative compliance are followed to ensure safety of people, product and assets on the premises.
- Preparation of compliance audit data and reports are in place.
- Facilitate pre-audits and ensure corrective actions relating to audits are implemented.
- Maintain accurate data and records, compile and verification of compliance documentation for the farm.
- Ensure timely and professional engagement (written and verbally) with staff at all levels.
- Manage the labour relations of staff and implement and document disciplinary procedures where required.
- Measure performance of employees and employee labour relation processes.
- Provide quarterly reports to the Mabunda board.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Matric
• Tertiary Qualification in Management and Agriculture (advantageous)
• Minimum 5 years Senior Management experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience (farming/warehouse/supply chain)
• Minimum 5 years’ Citrus experience (essential)
• Proficient knowledge of Global Gap and Siza (essential)
• Understanding of PPECB, SHERQ processes, Inspection companies and other industry regulatory bodies (advantageous)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, and Inventory Systems
KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
• High attention to detail,
• Ability to work with strong personalities,
• Organisation skills,
• Ability to work under pressure,
• Deadline driven,
• Strong leadership and people management skills,
• Excellent negotiation skills,
• Above average leadership qualities and
• Ability to communicate with employees on all levels.
Email CV in WORD format: cvs@agricruitment.co.za
Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks.
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