Farm Maintenance Manager

FARM MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Live in position (shared accommodation)

Job Type: Full-time

Location:

Montagu

Language Proficiency:
Fluent in English and Afrikaans.

Experience:

Candidate must have a background in Agriculture with minimum of 5 to 10 years experience in similar role

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing, irrigation and the ability to operate various tools, machinery and equipment

Supervise and manage a team

Operate tractor and tractor equipment including orchard spraying equipment

Computer literate - Microsoft Office

• Experience in general farm maintenance:
• Maintain and repair farm equipment
• Repair, maintain and install new irrigation
• Responsible for maintaining all farm assets
• Managing vehicles service record intervals, licensing, logbooks etc.
• Routine maintenance of all farm buildings, including inspections and repairs
• Maintenance, repairs and checks of game and other fencing
• Assist orchard team with irrigation and fertilizer when required and facilitate the spraying program
• Oversee the health & safety practices of the farm
• Identify key risk areas and implement processes and procedures to mitigate these risks
• Oversee the barn and stock takes of farm equipment and tools, ensuring these areas are kept clean, neat and orderly at all times
• Provide daily updates to owners of daily happenings on the farm
• Plan and implement field preparation for various crops
• Any other ad hoc duties from that of a maintenance manager
• Administrative duties like stock taking, checklists, logs etc.

• Excellent understanding of farming with nature, permaculture, and organic farming principles.
• Open to innovation and evolving farming practices; passionate about plants.
• Mechanically inclined, with knowledge of tractors, equipment, and general machinery.
• Ability to manage improvement projects on the farm.
• Hospitality management and guest relations may be required.