Western Cape: PRODUCTION MANAGER – CITRUS AND/OR AVOCADO posted by Farm Manager SA

• Applicants should be post-matric with a relevant tertiary qualification in agriculture, with at least 3 years’ experience in the cultivation of citrus and/or avocados
• Knowledge of modern production practices
• Specific knowledge/ experience in irrigation practices will be to your advantage
• Good leadership and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel)

 
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
 

• Production: Plant, schedule irrigation, apply fertilizer, pest, plague and weed control, prune, harvest, monitoring, all manipulations
• Personnel and administration: Labor planning and management, recordkeeping, plan transport and accommodation, maintenance (equipment / orchards / general)
• Financial: Cost control by focusing on productivity

 
 
ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted