| Date | 2024-06-09 |
|---|---|
| Job Title | Spray Rig / Combine Harverster Operator & Maintenance |
| Employer | Farm Manager SA More Information |
| Salary | 0 |
| Category | Professions |
| Location |
Kwazulu Natal / Bergville |
Job Summary
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Agricultural Diploma advantageous but not essential
- Previous farming experience with maize & soya essential
- Previous Proven experience in driving the following:
- Tractors
- Combines
- Self-propelled sprayer
- Computer literate
- GPS experience
- Previous beef farming experience advantageous
- Proven experience in maintaining the following
- General maintenance
- Irrigation & pumps
- Welding
- Pumps
- Must be hands on, trustworthy & disciplined, and able to work as part of a team
- Ability to speak Zulu
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Valid drivers license
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Understanding of Cattle:
- Inject and identify sick animals
- Brand, dehorn, castrate and tattoo calves
- Draft cattle
- Run a seasonal feedlot
- Work out rations and quantities / day / herd
- Estimate Weights
- Ear tag and Ear notch
Understanding of Cropping
- Spray crops, pesticides and herbicides
- Plant Crops
- Identify disease and pests
- Irrigation schedule
- Understanding of soil health and fertility
- Understanding of fertilisers
- Mixing of chemicals
Understanding of Machinery
- The use of GPS
- The use of crop maps
- Setting of the following equipment:
- Spray
- Fertiliser
- Planter
- Combine Harvester
- Pivots and Pumps
- Tractors and Tillage Equipment
- Baling Equipment
- Storage of Grains and treating thereof
- Driving machinery
General Maintenance:
- Cut and Weld Well
- Strip and Fit Bearings
- Limited Knowledge of Electrics
- Maintain and look after a house, garden and swimming pool
Staff
Requirements:
- Understanding and communicating with staff
- Monitoring overtime and recording overtime
- Monitoring casual labour and recording days worked
- Motivation of Staff
General
Requirements:
- Recording Diesel Pump and usage
- Recording Cattle Numbers
- Recording Irrigation Schedule
- Recording Chemical Spraying
- Be fit, energetic, be willing to learn and grow with the business
ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Spray Rig / Combine Harverster Operator & Maintenance position available in Kwazulu-Natal, Bergville. This job position was posted by Farm Manager SA. The job has been posted as a char8000 ad on 2024-06-09 at 01:03:03 in the Professions category
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