Spray Rig / Combine Harvester Operator & Maintenance.- FM001862 at Farm Managers SA

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