Farm Maintenance Coordinator at Arla Foods

Area of Responsibilities

• Be responsible for maintenance/repair of farm equipment, machinery and vehicles
• Maintain milking equipment
• Assist in field operations
• Maintain irrigation equipment.
• Coordinate all maintenance activities/operations on the farm.

Specific Tasks

• Farm machinery and equipment repair/maintenance. Have technical know-how on the repair and maintenance of Massey Ferguson Tractors, John Deere Tractors and Duetz Tractors.
• The candidate must have knowledge on servicing and maintenance of Mikano Generators ( Yorc Engines).
• Should be knowledgeable and have some experience on basic servicing of Telescopic Forklifts and Bobcats.
• Field work
• Knowledge of basic maintenance of Balers, Mowers, rakes and Corn crushers is an added advantage.
• Should be able to carry out basic servicing/maintenance of Irrigation equipment.

Qualifications/Education

• Minimum of SSCE.
• A good technical understanding of different farm machinery.
• Have working experience with irrigation/ field work
• Ability to repair/maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Good knowledge of farm machinery and equipment will be an added advantage.

Competencies

Functional competencies:

• Have minimum of 5 years’ experience with farm machinery and equipment maintenance.
• An individual that can perform well in multiple outfield farm operations
• Ability to maintain irrigation equipment is an advantage.
• A knowledge of milking systems/equipment will be an advantage.

Personal competencies:

• Ability to work as an outfield worker.
• Honest, hardworking and motivated individual
• Result oriented and a smart team member.
• Should be able to collaborate easily with other professionals to solve complex technical issues.
• An individual that is open to learning.
• Should have good technical knowledge of multiple farm machinery and equipment and how they function.
• Should be able to work as part of a team.