Agriculture & Farm Jobs in South Africa

Minimum requirements:

• Grade 12 coupled with a relevant tertiary qualification
• A minimum of 3 years working experience within a FMCG warehouse environment

Role and responsibilities:

• All stock related administrative duties - capturing and processing of data
• Payment allocations
• Ensuring sufficient stock levels
• Stock taking
• Cycle counts
• Reports
• Assist walk-in clients if needed
• Handle telephonic queries
• Housekeeping
• Adhere to health & safety regulations and participate in safety forums

Duties:

• Ensure that all vacancies are advertised both internally and externally
• Conduct periodic leave audits
• Assist with sourcing, screening and shortlisting suitable candidates and scheduling interviews as needed
• Conduct employee verification checks that includes Criminal checks, Credit checks, Qualification Verifications, ID verifications and Reference checks
• Ensure complete Pre-Onboarding process takes places at least 1 week before new employee starts
• Ensure induction is arranged timeously for new employees
• Assist line managers to schedule Initial, 3 Month and 6 Month Probation Reviews for all new hires
• Ensure that all new hire documentation is checked and timeously submitted to the payroll department
• Ensure that all new hire documentation is submitted the payroll department for processing
• Maintaining electronic employee records
• Assist in consolidating performance scores during the performance review process
• Ensure EE meetings are set up and the necessary committee members are made aware of dates
• Assist with the consolidation of information for EE reporting
• Ensure relevant parties are timeously informed of terminations and that proper exit procedures are followed
• Daily administration and ad hoc reporting as required.
• Facilitate the successful submission of IODs
• Assist with training
• Any other adhoc duties as required

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• 1 Year experience in an HR role
• Experience with Sage300 will be an advantage
• Good time management skills

PLEASE NOTE

: Thank you for your interest in this position, we will review and be in touch if you are suitable. Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying. Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions.

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Maintenance Planner

Our client, a well-established poultry farm based on the South Coast, is currently seeking a Maintenance Planner to join their team.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning and coordinating all preventative and reactive maintenance tasks across the facility. This role requires a technically minded individual with strong organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced agricultural environment.

Key Requirements:

• Previous experience in a maintenance planning role (experience in poultry or farming environments will be advantageous)

• Strong attention to detail and time management

• Relevant technical qualification preferred

• Ability to liaise effectively with maintenance teams and management

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a reputable operation offering stability and growth potential.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

A recent professional profile photo is to accompany your application
EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Permanent
SECTOR : FMCG
BASIC SALARY : Experienced based
START DATE : A.S.A.P / Immediate

REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant agricultural degree (M.Sc Agriculture, B.Sc. Agriculture)
• Post graduate studies in animal nutrition would be advantageous
• Minimum of 4-6 years experience
• Understanding and knowledge of Formulation software
• Advanced Computer literate and proficient in Excel
• Knowledge and experience of statistical analyses will be an advantageous
• Planning and reporting skills
• Good communication skills
• Highly motivated and self-starter
• Team Player
• Valid drivers license and own transport

DUTIES:

• Manage feed raw materials matrixes and conduct new formulation feasibility studies
• Design & maintain feed specifications
• Provide technical support to production
• Monitor and assist in Final product monitoring
• Procurement and pricing support
• Manage NIR data and information

Minimum requirements:

• Degree in Food Science, Agriculture, Microbiology or similar
• 35 years experience in food/Agri-processing (macadamia/nut industry preferred)
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, FSSC, and GLOBAL G.A.P.
• Lead auditor or similar certification is advantageous
• Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee quality control in macadamia processing (raw material to final product)
• Implement and manage food safety systems (HACCP, FSSC 22000, GLOBALG.A.P.)
• Ensure compliance with local and export food safety regulations
• Manage internal and external audits for certifications.
• Lead hygiene, pest control, sanitation, and traceability processes
• Handle non-conformances, recalls, and customer complaints
• Train and supervise QC and food safety teams
• Liaise with auditors, clients, and regulatory bodies

Consultant: Lynette Wolmarans - Dante Personnel Mpumalanga

Key Responsibilities

• Gilt Rearing
• Dry sow management
• Breeding operations
• Staff

Minimum Requirements:

1. Grade 12
2. Relevant Degree
3. Proven experience in the fresh produce industry is essential.
4. Experience with shipping and air freight is necessary.
5. Strong knowledge of citrus and grape export processes.
6. Proficiency in MS Office, with advanced Excel skills.
7. Experience with Pastel, Palbroker, QX, and Sage
8. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
9. Strong negotiation and problem-solving abilities.
10. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
11. Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the unloading and composition of shipping freight, specifically citrus and grapes.
• Coordinate with producers, transport companies, and export logistics providers.
• Ensure efficient and timely delivery of fresh produce.
• Maintain strong relationships with producers, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee all aspects of the export process, including documentation, compliance, and customs procedures.
• Monitor market trends and identify new business opportunities.
• Manage budgets and control costs related to shipping and logistics.

PLEASE NOTE: Thank you for your interest in this position, we will review and be in touch if you are suitable.

Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying. Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions.

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Education Required
Industry training in Produce Quality defect assessment.
Industry training in Produce export requirements, incl Fruit quality and Special market phytosanitary protocols.
In-house and/or external training in Quality management.
Diploma or degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Quality Control or equivalent

Skills Required
Knowledge of citrus quality and horticulture, including post-harvest disorders development and prevention.
Thorough knowledge of PPECB export standards and packing specifications communicating client expectation.
Knowledge of Supply chain and Cold chain management and impact of the export handling chain on fruit quality.
Understanding the economics of claims management when arrivals do not meet client quality expectations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook), willingness to explore new technology tools (like
AI) and familiarity with Dipar or similar QC platforms.
A keen eye to detail to identify issues and to prevent quality, labelling and handling protocol mistakes.
Good people skills to connect with packhouse management.

Experience Required
Minimum of 3 years of experience in perishables export quality citrus.
Previous exposure as exporter representative travelling between packing facilities and depots.

Grade 12
Trade Test GMF/SAGMA
3 years' experience in a high-capacity Maize Mill
Certification in fumigation.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintaining target extractions
• Producing final product that conforms to Company's quality specifications.
• Maintaining a target OEE of all plants of 95%
• Utilization of all plants at 95.
• Maintain plant design capacities on throughput.
• Consistency in final product quality parameters in accordance with specifications
• Achieve and maintain food safety/survey score targets.

Ensure machinery efficiency on the following machinery:

• Balanced roll feed
• Balanced roll grindings
• Purifiers sieve decks and aspiration efficiency
• Bran finishers
• Pneumatic and aspiration filters pulsing, manometer monitoring and product containment
• Scourers
• Combi cleaners Settings and cleaning effectiveness
• Dampening Accuracy in water additions and consistency in moisture content of conditioned wheat.

• Ensure conditioning stock levels are maintained at optimum levels.
• Specialty conditioning consistency in moisture and quality as per grist model.
• Ensure good manufacturing practices are applied daily.
• Work orders to be created daily for inefficient machinery.
• Safe working practices and inspections to be conducted and applied on a shift basis.
• Ensure adequate and effective plant sifter maintenance is conducted on the respective sifter sections of the assigned milling plant during planned maintenance stoppages.
• Ensure all scraper blades are in proper working order ( dis engaging and cleaning roll surface)
• Maintenance of all grinding roll surfaces of the assigned milling plants.
• Accurate reporting and recording of all downtime into the production sheets.

Accurate recording and compliance of all food safety and operational documents and procedures:

• Magnet checklists
• Fortification dosing and batch recording
• Bin change over and bin filling documents
• Hazard inspections
• Conduct break release test on assigned plants once per shift cycle.
• Reporting of any loss time/ plant downtime amounting to 2 hours per shift on assigned milling plants inclusive of the screens room processing plant.
• 100% completing of all safe working permits.
• Highlight any short falls of operational targets, food safety and product quality conformance to mill management within an effective and efficient period.
• Monitoring and balancing of final product bin stock levels.
• Conduct a complete fault-finding procedure with all production related inefficiencies and non-conformances and apply the appropriate corrective actions.