Management DutiesManage day to day operations of a 780 cow Dairy Farm with Share MilkerManage 3 full time employeesDo Feed budgetsManage effluent systemControl and Manage Calving period - Calve Shed Hygiene, raising calves till weaning.Manage daily mineral supplementsResponsible for Pasture Management (Grass Plating, Paddock/Break allocations)Manage and support junior staff membersSupervision of staff Training of new staff membersResponsible for plant inspections and milking platform inspections (BOFP)Responsible for Animal health and treatments/RecordsLiaise with the Farm advisorStock ManagementWeekly Farm Reports

Management Duties:Manage day to day operations of a 1100 cow Dairy FarmManage 4 full time employees and 2 relief staff.Do Feed budgetsManage effluent systemControl mating managementControl and Manage Calving period - Calve Shed Hygiene, raising calves till weaning.Manage daily mineral supplementsResponsible for Pasture Management (Grass Plating, Paddock/Break allocations)Manage and support junior staff membersSupervision of staff Training of new staff membersResponsible for plant inspections and milking platform inspections (BOFP)Responsible for Animal health and treatments/RecordsLiaise with the Farm advisorStock ManagementWeekly Farm ReportsMonthly stock reports to Accountants

2IC – Assistant Farm Manager, Managing Cheetah Farm, reporting to unit Manager650 cows, medium input (system 2) farm, farm size 198 ha, 40 aside herringboneSupplements fed – PKE in PaddocksGrass and Maize silage in Paddocks,

Assistant Herd Manager 1st YearHerd Manager 2nd Year700 cow, high input (system 3) farm, farm size 168 ha, 54 bale rotary.Supplements fed – PKE on platform and in PaddocksGrass and Maize silage in Paddocks, Nutriliq and Molasses on platform50 ha runoff – for winter grazing and silage

Key Responsibilities:Lead and motivate 128 staff members and 3 Provincial Office ManagersTo promote a conservation ethic and apply pragmatic conservation standards in order to obtain continual improvement of the country’s natural agricultural resource base.Promote responsible custodianship of the natural agriculture resource by all land users in co-operation with all relevant role players.Contribute to the National Sustainable Agricultural Land Resource Indicator System.Effectively administer applicable legislation and advise other national departments that administer legislation that may on sustainable land use.Contribute to the development and review of norms and standards with regards to sustainable land use.Play an active role in the implementation of the National Land Care ProgramGeneral experience:Departmental regulationsApplicable procedures and work instructionsIn depth knowledge of ‘own’ legislationUser knowledge of applicable cross cutting legislationConservation principles, methods, techniques and practicesLand recourse identification, utilization and applicable managementProcessing and interpretation of informationCommunication techniquesTechniques in facilitation, negotiation, persuasion and influencingUser knowledge of computers and other resources/aidesManagement of own resourcesLegal procedures and investigation of casesManagement Principles(supervisory)Advanced level of understanding of concepts and the ability to work independently in complex and changing situationsExtensive knowledge of breeding biological agents for alien weeds and invader plants, official had close working relations with previous breeding manager at Uitenhage laboratory, due to the memo of agreement between Agriculture and Working for Water. Breeding programs were regularly