17 Agriculture/Fisheries/Aquaculturist jobs in Western Cape on Job Mail

• Must have a tertiary qualification in an applicable field (agriculture, sales, business)
• Knowledge of the vegetable, forestry, fruit and ornamental segments is essential
• Previous sales experience, with proven ability to drive the sales process will be required
• Strong management experience as well as leadership and communication skills are important
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel within South Africa and abroad

• Designing and implementing a strategic business plan that expands the customer base and ensures a strong presence.
• Building and promoting strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and efficiently servicing their needs.
• Presenting sales, revenue and expenses reports for the Managing Director.
• Keeping up-to-date with the latest market trends, while being fully aware of new products and competitor status.
• Ensuring inventory and management systems are up to date with accurate reports.
• Managing sales orders and contracts.
• Servicing national and Southern African clients.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc Agric in Agronomy / Soil Science
• Min of 3-5 years’ experience in agricultural field
• Proven ability to work with automation for irrigation, soil moisture, fertilizing, yield forecasting, drone spraying etc
• Background in SUGAR highly advantageous
• Computer literate
• Keen interest in modern agriculture and technology
• Effective communication and written skills
• Self-motivated and organized
• Proven ability to maintain and expand client base and relationships
• Ability to conduct trials
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

 ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted

To apply CLICK THIS LINK https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/vacancy/?id=farm&VacRef=FM000781&preview=65f7a9d4f1c56a7686178b7960c2e13f or upload your CV to this specific position via www.farmmanagersa.co.za

•  National Senior Certificate - Grade 12
• Any level of tertiary qualification advantageous
• 2 years of experience as a maintenance supervisor
• Knowledge of welding and metal work essential
• Must have basic electrical skills
• Previous workshop management experience
• Computer literate
• Ability to work well within a team
• Valid driver’s license with own vehicle

• Accounting / Bookkeeping experience required.
• Good understanding of relevant legislation.
• Excellent organizational abilities.
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimum supervision and long hours if needed.
• Ability to multi-task.
• QuickBooks or accounting package experience is required

• Ability to effectively communicate via phone and email ensuring that all administrative duties are completed accurately and delivered with high quality and in a timely manner
• Provide information by answering questions and requests
• Carry out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning etc
• Data capturing of debtors and creditors
• Data capturing of payments, deposits, bank statements and bank reconciliations
• Data capturing of petty cash transactions
• Allocations of payments made to the Company
• Issuing of tax invoices for sales
• Generate reports of bank reconciliations, debtor list, debtor ledger, creditors list and income statements on monthly and yearly basis
• Allocations for creditors & debtors
• Company property accounting and related transactions and services
• Compiling yearly auditors file
• Upkeep of HP file and keeping of copies
• Upkeep of assets purchased file
• Other tasks that may become relevant to the position due to operational requirement.
• Complete and submit Vat 201 forms
• Sars e-filing
• Liaise with SARS regarding vat enquiries and issues

Mosselbaai distrik (ongeveer 20 km uit die dorp)

Gratis behuising

Voertuig

Gemengde boerdery Hoofsaaklik melkery ,skaap ,volstruis en saai .

Ten minste 5 jaar ondervinding in die tiepe boerdery

Geldige bestuurs lisensie ,swaarvoertuig lisensie sal in jou guns tel.

Afrikaans sprekend en Engels magtig

Goeie kommunikasie vaardighede

Sober gewoontes

Geen kriminele rekord

Cape Town, Winelands area

CTC: R400K

Afrikaans/English (Bilingual)

Role & Responsibilities

• Obtaining quotations and negotiating rates with transporters for new contracts
• Liaising with transporters
• Liaising with silo managers and farmers, and arranging loading
• Booking trucks in to load at silos and farm venues
• Movement planning and scheduling
• Coordinate product delivery schedules with Execution (Client facing) desk
• Book trucks in to offload with Execution Desk
• Processing of daily transport orders
• Handle transport invoice queries and claims, etc.
• Imports and exports across multi-model transport means (road, rail, maritime)

Essential Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Transport / related field
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience
• Experience within an office environment
• Good communication skills, English and Afrikaans
• Must be willing to work after hours

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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The job incumbent will take responsibility for the following financial functions:

• VAT201 and EMP201 submissions
• Daily processing of financial data
• Monthly reconciliation of debtors- and creditors accounts
• Accounting up to trial balance
• Budgeting and budget control
• Monthly financial reporting and management reports

Requirements:

• Appropriate tertiary qualification
• 5 years’ practical experience in a similar position
• Above average computer / software skills and knowledge (Payroll, Sage Pastel, advanced Excel, Pastel Partner)
• Knowledge of Wine MS will be beneficial
• Accurate and deadline driven
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Minimum Qualification:

Grade 12

Degree or Diploma in Agriculture a MUST

Minimum two years’ experience in fruit export industry

QMS – Internal auditing

QMS principles

Valid driver’s licence

Minimum Requirements:

• Strong administrative and time management skills
• Table grape, Stone fruit, Pome fruit, Citrus, Avocado & Blueberry products knowledge
• Understanding the dynamics and interaction of fruit production, Packaging, Logistics and Marketing
• Attention to detail
• Valid driver’s licence
• MS Office, Office 365 Outlook

Responsibilities:

• Full quality control management on pre-shipment inspections and arrival reports including third party claims and logging all data onto ERP system.
• Account sale and invoice verification against quality rating.
• Quality and trend analysis of data for Grower Review document and other reporting structures.
• QMS – Internal auditing and general liaison with QMS principles
• Various ad hoc administrative and operational duties.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Comfortable working over multi-cultural boundaries
• Multi-tasking skills
• Strong analytical ability and attention to details
• Pro-active and energetic
• Team player skills
• Disciplined and focused
• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints but also when the work requires additional time to complete the task

Our client which is an independent conservation organization seeks to employ a Senior Manager -Food Systems to join their team in Cape Town. or JHB

Requirements:

• At least a master’s level qualification in Food and/or Agriculture related discipline
• At least 10 years’ experience in the area of environmental issues associated with the Food and Agricultural sectors
• A practical appreciation for South Africa’s Food &Agricultural context and the spectrum of nature positive, regenerative practices (standards and their derivatives) in production and consumption.
• A demonstrated ability to network and build strong partnerships.
• In addition to a balanced understanding of land tenure in South Africa’s context, an experience of building sustainable value chains in fishing and/or farming.
• Ability to positively engage stakeholders (in government, business and society) to act on the challenges that we face together in the Food, Agriculture (including water) sector.
• An integrated understanding of Food and Agriculture policy landscape, with high level strategic relationships in government.
• A highly versatile and adaptable food and agricultural sector professional who can grasp and communicate concepts quickly and well.
• A clear understanding of the contemporary political economic imperatives to South Africa’s environmental challenges.
• Exceptional leadership skills, including the ability to contribute to teams lead by others and a willingness to innovate and drive interdisciplinary approaches.
• A good understanding of the broad range of projects undertaken by the organization and knowledge of the relevant institutional landscape in South Africa.
• Experience with budget planning, project monitoring and evaluation, and reporting to donors.
• Experience with development of funding proposals.
• Demonstrated writing, media communication and presentation skills.
• An ability to convey complex environmental issues in a powerful way to diverse audiences.
• A strong command of English as a working language is essential and ability to speak another of South Africa’s official languages, particularly relating to small producers will be an advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide thematic leadership to organization's work on Food Systems, which includes the areas of sustainable agriculture and small-holder farmer support initiatives.
• In addition to understanding contemporary global developments and impact of Food and Agricultural production on natural systems, provide expertise on regenerative production and consumption practices related to food systems, including emphasis on smallholder farming practices.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and provide strategic and technical content for policies work related to related thematic portfolios including freshwater, wildlife, climate & energy, biodiversity stewardship & land, and urban systems.
• Work with the Strategic Communications team to develop internal and external communication material regarding relevant support for the Food Systems work in order to meet project goals, broaden and engage constituencies.
• Participate in the organization's Corporate partnership, Business Network and other corporate relations management processes that are linked to the thematic portfolio.
• Work with partners to build regenerative value chains including a developmental approach to market access while observing both Environmental and Social safeguards according to set guidelines.
• Build sustainable funding streams to support implementation of the plan of work on Food Systems.
• Assist with relevant and appropriate staff recruitment, development, and mentorship of associated staff and, where relevant, partners linked to the Food Systems theme.
• Oversee an effective project cycle management process and manage reporting and alignment processes for related projects
• Ensure alignment with the organization's 2025 Strategy
• Implement Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning approaches to support and enhance the organization's strategic impact
• Serve as the organization's spokesperson in engagement with media on matters of Food, Agriculture and Smallholder farmers.
• Perform further duties as necessary to achieve key outcomes of the organization's Strategy for Food, Agriculture and Smallholder support projects.

If you are not contacted within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Our client which is an independent conservation organization seeks to employ a Senior Marine Scientist to join their team in Cape Town.

Requirements:

• Preferably a PhD in a marine and/or conservation related field (specific knowledge around fisheries science, fisheries stock assessments, fisheries management and conservation will be advantageous).
• At least 5 years of fisheries-related work experience in multi-disciplinary project research/management, and multi-stakeholder initiatives, and good knowledge of Southern African fisheries legislation would be advantageous.
• Well-published in both peer-reviewed journals and other forms of publication.
• The successful candidate must be skilled in communications (written and verbal) with strong scientific report writing skills.
• Self-motivated, with strong administrative and project management skills.
• Passion for the conservation of nature and the involvement of people and businesses in the implementation of practical solutions to the challenges facing the marine environment.
• Be able to build and maintain effective partnership and networks.
• Collaborative spirit and ability to manage staff, work in team settings across cultures and internally within a diverse institution.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office (MS Word), spread sheets (MS Excel), email (MS Outlook), and presentations (MS PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication skills in English and proficient in at least one other language, Afrikaans or Xhosa.
• Valid driver’s license and own transportation essential.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee and co-ordinate the organization's assessment process including the following:

• Identify annual list of priority species to be assessed.
• Conduct key research to underpin organization's assessments.
• Have oversight of and input into the organization's -assessment species, process and protocol.
• Input scientific expertise into assessments and the assessment methodology
• Engage with the organization's Global Network on species assessment-related matters.
• Engage with the organization's Global Network on Common Assessment Methodology (CAM) review and listing.

Provide strategic leadership on the scientific component of organization's marine conservation:

• Co-lead with the portfolio senior manager on the strategic direction of the organization's marine portfolio fisheries priorities to ensure they align with the relevant organization's strategic outcomes and to the EAF framework.
• Lead on the technical input during the development of organization's fishery conservation, improvement project and seafood market transformation work plans.
• Provide ongoing technical guidance on the implementation of organization's fishery conservation and improvement projects.
• Implement and maintain an effective monitoring and reporting system for the technical components (data management) of organization's marine conservation priorities that supports the organization's M&E and ESSF processes and frameworks.

Contribute to a strong partner-based approach to addressing marine conservation and development issues in South African fisheries:

• Develop fisheries management decision support tools and environmental impact mitigation experiments; and
• Provide technical input on fisheries related issues with regards to the Responsible Fisheries training programme’s content, organization's consumer queries and campaigns, organization's Retailer/ Supplier Participation Scheme assessments, etc.

Ensure that the organization's Marine Portfolio fisheries-related work is underpinned by credible and up-to-date science:

• Keep abreast of emerging marine scientific knowledge, issues and policies relating to fisheries, aquaculture, climate change, blue economy, and market-related marine conservation initiatives.
• Conduct key research in areas that will be of value to the organization's marine strategy and priority focus areas.
• Together with the junior scientist represent organization's Marine Portfolio on industry bodies such as the Responsible Fisheries Alliance, government Scientific Working Groups, relevant scientific forums and relevant marine related symposia (national and international).
• Ensure effective linkages with other organization's Portfolios and other relevant organizations working in the marine conservation field (national and international).
• Contribute to organization Global Network marine/ocean practices to develop position papers, input into the scientific rigour of the MSC and other seafood certification schemes and collaborate on guidelines for fisheries-related projects (including but not limited to climate changes projects).
• Work with the organization Global Network on global issues and projects where relevant

Perform further duties as specified by the organization's Senior Manager: Marine Portfolio including inter alia:

• Support the organization’s Behavior Change Lead and Communications team on fisheries related behavior change projects and communications activities including events, awareness materials, newsletters, websites, media content, etc. to ensure scientific accuracy.
• When appropriate, act as a representative spokesperson for organization’s fisheries-related work; and
• Co-contribute to fund-raising efforts to develop organization’s Marine Portfolio work

Team Management: Seafood market transformation, junior conservation scientist and fishery improvement projects:

• Manage and co-ordinate the implementation of the seafood market transformation, and FIP workplans.
• Manage seafood market transformation, conservation scientist and FIP staff, including KPA process for the marine scientist, RSPS coordinator and FIP coordinator.
• Manage and report on budgets and overall financials for Seafood Market Transformation projects and FIPs.

If you are not contacted within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Our client, operating in the Agriculture Industry close to Paarl / Wellington has an opportunity for a Junior Project Manager.

Our client is specifically looking for candidates with experience or at least some exposure in operations, systems, and logistics.

Industry specific experience is not a determining factor as they are seeking an individual with the capability to develop and grow into a Project Manager for their Blueberry division.

Requirements:

• BCom Degree or similar qualification.
• 2+ years’ experience in Operations / Logistics.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong MS Office skills.

Area: Paarl / Wellington area.

Starting date: As soon as possible.

Salary offered: R25 000 – R30 000 per month.

Please apply online for this position if you meet the above-mentioned requirements.

Please assume that your application was unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 4 weeks.

A Fruit and Wine farm near Franschhoek is looking for an experienced Picker and Packer to join the E-Commerce team.

Responsibilities:

• Packing of orders for deliveries.
• Performing quality checks when required by the supervisor.
• Minimise and eliminate packing errors.
• Availability to work on Saturdays, public holidays, and overtime, as required.

Experience, qualifications, and skills:

• A completed National Senior Certificate qualification (matric / Grade 12).
• Previous experience with handling and packing of fresh produce.
• Knowledge of the food and beverage industry will be advantageous.
• Experience with managing a small team.
• Fluent in Afrikaans and English.
• A team-player attitude, whilst being able to complete tasks independently and assume a leadership role.
• Thorough and pays attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Reliable individual with sober habits.

A well-established company is looking to employ an HR Administrator on a fixed term contact. Suitable candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Grade 12 with am HR Degree/Diploma
• 2-5 years previous Human Resources experience
• Proficient in MS Office
• Proven organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good time management
• Working to strict deadlines

Minimum qualifications and experience

Relevant accounting qualification ( degree or diploma) with a minimum of five (5) years’ accounting experience.

Main responsibilities

• Daily Account Payables Reconciliations (trade and non-trade)
• Month end creditor reconciliations
• Resolve queries on creditor accounts
• Allocation of payments against applicable creditor transactions
• Distribution of supplier remittances
• Account allocations
• Loading payments on payment gateway
• Daily exports from T1 (Trading One trading system) to SUN Accounting System
• Counterparty registrations
• Respond to all supplier enquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Ad-hoc requests as and when required to support the AP Supervisor

Essential skills

• Fluent in English and Afrikaans
• Computer Literacy (MS Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a high degree of accuracy
• SAP experience beneficial

General

Reports to the Accounts Payables Supervisor

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Joubert and Associates is a specialist HR services and OD consultancy firm based in Paarl. As part of our services, we assist employers with the appointment of employees in vacant or new positions. One of the positions that we regular recruit for, is that of Winemakers. If you are a Winemaker in the Boland area with at least 5 years of experience, and are currently looking for a new career opportunity, we would like to invite you to register your CV on our database. In terms of POPI legislation, we undertake not to process or share your personal information with any prospective employer without obtaining your prior consent.

Winemaker duties typically include:

• Production of high-quality wines
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of the production process
• Quality and stock control
• Purchasing of chemicals and other production stock items
• Maintenance and housekeeping
• External liaison and wine tastings
• Personnel management
• Wine administration

Requirements:

• A passion for wine
• A degree / diploma in Viticulture and Oenology
• More than 5 years ’experience as a winemaker in a large production cellar
• Proven skills and experience in production management and quality control
• Technical aptitude and working knowledge of winemaking machinery and equipment
• Familiar with ethical, production and quality control systems
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (Afrikaans and English)
• Ability to perform well in both team context and individually

Job Specification:

The incumbent will be responsible for the marketing of agriculture equipment/machinery of the Mechanisation Department of the branch.

Key performance indicators include:

• Sell specialised agricultural mechanisation products (agricultural equipment and machinery)
• Provide guidance and expertise in area of specialisation (including but not limited to product demonstration, customisation, implementation, etc.)
• Market research to enable competitive positioning
• Introducing, promoting and marketing of Kaap Agri Mechanisation (New Holland) products directly to clients

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Expert knowledge of specialised agricultural equipment/machinery and their application (knowledge of New Holland products will be highly advantageous)
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant experience
• The incumbent will reside in Robertson, Western Cape