Montagu Area – Western Cape:  A dynamic farm foreman is required to join the team.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
 

• Minimum of 5-year farm foreman experience
• Overseeing daily farm operations, managing staff, livestock, and equipment.
• Ensuring smooth and efficient running of all daily operations and production activities.
• Managing livestock and ensuring their health and welfare.
• Overseeing equipment use, servicing, and repairs.
• Maintaining accurate record-keeping and inventory systems.
• Compiling and submitting daily reports to management.
• Enforcing safety and compliance protocols across all farm activities.
• Managing and optimizing crop production.
• Leading pest and disease prevention and treatment programs.
• Administering orchard spraying and fertilisation schedules.
• Supervising and training farm labourers to maximise productivity.
• Assisting the Farm Manager with financial management and improving budgets.
• Solving operational challenges, with a focus on innovative agricultural methods

 
SKILLS AND QUALITIES REQUIRED
 
 

• Computer literate
• Full Drivers Licence.
• Can set up and operate a sprayer;
• Have Grow Safe certification and Horticulture Apprenticeship or willing to train;
• Ability to supervise and communicate effectively and fairly to staff;
• Be willing and flexible to start early and finish later for jobs such as setting up and
• collection of gear for lockup;
• Understand orcharding and ability to carry out all tasks to the satisfaction of the Production Manager.
• Apple to identify and monitor tree and soil health.
• Be physically fit and healthy – able to work on your feet all day.
• Must have excellent vision.
• Able to carry out and follow instructions.
• Reliable and can work unsupervised.
• Confident in climbing and standing on ladders whilst carrying a bag strapped to their shoulders
• Available to work up to six days per week, usually Monday to Saturday but if weather prevails, then Sunday work if required.
• Previous experience driving tractors and operating other implements.
• Cooperative and works well in a team.
• Meets requirements to be drug and alcohol free at work and ensures staff meet this standard

 
 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED
 
 
 

• Administrative duties like stock taking, checklists, logs, staff rosters etc.
• To use the orchard equipment safely and when authorised, according to all company and Health and Safety regulations, including but not limited to tractors, sprayers, irrigation, hydra-ladders, mowers, mulchers, chainsaws, pruning equipment, ladders and picking bags.
• To take responsibility for company equipment and ensure it is used responsibly, according to manufacturer’s specifications and that staff show due care for equipment to minimise wear and tear or damage.
• Ensure staff are being utilized effectively and efficiently and advise Management of any concerns or issues.
• To train and educate inexperienced staff in all aspects of orcharding and Health and Safety.
• Complete, check, enter and submit staff timesheets when applicable.
• Complete administrative, record keeping, and compliance tasks as required.
• Assist the Orchard Manager to ensure orchard operations work within budgets.
• Carry out minor maintenance of orcharding equipment when instructed. Repair maintain irrigation systems such as minor leaks or issues.
• Carry out efficiently and effectively orchard tasks such as spraying, pruning, tree development, thinning, harvesting and quality control.
• Undertake nursery work as directed.
• Carry out any other duties requested and allocated to you by your manager.
• Provide assistance as required within other departments of the business.
• Ensure all company Health and Safety policies and legislative regulations and protocols are carried out at all times.
• In the absence of the Production Manager, temporarily manage the day to day running of the orchards under the instructions from the Production Manager.
• Manage and assist with all other aspects of the farm and hospitality when required

 
 
ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted