Graduate Trainee (Farm Manager) at Vanden Agro-Allied Group

Job Description

• Farm managers are responsible for planning, organizing and managing the activities of a farm

Responsibilities

• Planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against
• Budget parameters.
• Practical activities, e.g. driving tractors, operating machinery,
• Feeding livestock, spraying fields, etc.
• Marketing the farm's products.
• Buying supplies, such as fertilizer and seeds.
• Arranging the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment.
• Planning activities for trainee staff, mentoring and monitoring them.
• Maintaining and monitoring the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops.
• Understanding the implications of the weather and making contingency plans.
• Making sure products are ready for deadlines, such as auctions and markets.
• Applying health and safety standards across the farm estate.
• Protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
• Keeping financial records up to date.

Skills:

• Knowledge of food production.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Supervisory skills and management ability.
• Self-motivation and the ability to motivate others.
• Larger-scale business awareness.
• Marketing skills.
• genuine commitment to farming.
• IT skills.
• Good technical knowledge.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc or HND in Agricultural Engineering, Crop Management, Farm Business Management, Horticulture, Land/Estate Management.