farm supervisor

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

Floriculture production. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Outdoors. Horticultural field crop.

Work setting:

Staff accommodation available.

Tasks:

• Direct farm grooming activities .
• Greenhouse cleaning.
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
• Seed cutting.
• Train seed cutting techniques to farm labourers .
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Hire and train staff.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Perform general farm duties.

Supervision:

11-15 people.

Type of product:

• Ferns.
• Perennials.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Large workload.

Personal suitability:

• Organized.
• Team player.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Day.
• Overtime required.

Health benefits:

Health care plan.