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South Africa: AVOCADO ORCHARD MANAGER posted by Farm Manager SA

South Africa: AVOCADO ORCHARD MANAGER posted by Farm Manager SA

Posted on 2025-07-16 00:00:00

Job Summary

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
 

  • 2 years’ management experience in a horticultural field
  • Educated to degree level in relevant field, with 1-2 years’ experience in similar role – BSc in Horticulture or a related field
  • Attention to detail
  • Client, quality and results oriented
  • Computer literate
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Outstanding organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to work independently with outstanding team spirit

 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 
Nursery Management

  • Oversee and ensure general upkeep and maintenance of the nursery compound and infrastructure within.
  • Ensure that the nursery, operations are provided with all the necessary equipment for their smooth and efficient operation.
  • Oversee and coordinate land and medium preparation, potting, planting, and Scion grafting activities to ensure optimal output.
  • Ensure management of seedling health in the nursery.
  • Ensure that the quantity and quality of seedlings are produced to meet the requirements.
  • Ensure that all plant husbandries including spray programs within the scope of the nursery are performed to the highest standard.
  • Oversee and ensure management of inventories and logistics up to and including utilization, management, and maintenance of the orchard irrigation system.
  • Source Avocado fruits from the market for planting seed for grafting.
  • Responsible for sourcing of Avocado scions for grafting.
  • Plan and forecast Avocado seedling grafting and delivery as per the seasonal demands.
  • Maintain constant dialogue with the Clients concerned as to their seedling requirements.
  • Coming up with innovative ideas, techniques, and methodologies to promote optimal quality output

People Management

  • Ensure that all labour in the section is effective and efficient and that all staff achieves the recommended daily tasks.
  • Maintain staff discipline and welfare in accordance with the company policy.
  • Train staff in best practices for planting, grafting, crop maintenance and hygiene, pest and disease management and all other practices required from time to time.
  • Manage and work within asset budget.
  • Ensure safe working conditions

Audits/ standards

  • Ensure the nursery operations adhere to customer standards (as per audit guidelines)
  • Ensure the nursery operations adhere to Nema and agricultural standards (as per audit guidelines)
  • Handle and address any deviation on standards (customer responses)
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Record keeping

  • Ensure that various team leaders, scouts and supervisors keep accurate records of all operations carried out in the section.
  • Maintain Irrigation/Fertigation records, spray schedule and records of sowing, grafting and deliveries of seedlings.

 
 
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