Job Function

Estate Agriculture

Level

Entry/Operational

Employment Type

Permanent

Workplace Type

Onsite

Job Purpose

To supervise and coordinate irrigation operations, ensuring efficient water management, high-quality field performance, continuous improvement, and compliance with SHERQ and company standards while supporting sustainable sugar cane production through effective team leadership and performance management.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise irrigation activities, coordinate daily work allocation, and monitor team performance through attendance tracking, irrigation cycle records, scheduling, and pressure monitoring.
• Maintain discipline, productivity, and adherence to work standards within the irrigation team.
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure irrigation lines are correctly positioned and operating efficiently.
• Ensure irrigation equipment is available, properly utilized, and accounted for through routine inventories.
• Oversee the shifting and arrangement of irrigation lines in accordance with established standards.
• Ensure uniform irrigation coverage through correct spacing and the proper use of irrigation equipment, including sprinklers and nozzles.
• Monitor crop conditions and promptly report incidents such as pests, diseases, weeds, floods, fires, and theft.
• Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and guidance to irrigation employees.
• Maintain accurate irrigation equipment inventory records and submit regular reports to the Farm Supervisor.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, SHERQ requirements, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) standards.

Must have skills

• communication skills

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Form IV, Certificate in Agriculture / SASRI Junior Sugar Cane Certificate or equivalent is an added advantage.
• 3+ years' experience in sugar cane agriculture.
• Experience in leading teams and resource allocation.
• Good relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong team leadership skills.

• Supervise irrigation activities, coordinate daily work allocation, and monitor team performance through attendance tracking, irrigation cycle records, scheduling, and pressure monitoring.
• Maintain discipline, productivity, and adherence to work standards within the irrigation team.
• Conduct regular inspections to ensure irrigation lines are correctly positioned and operating efficiently.
• Ensure irrigation equipment is available, properly utilized, and accounted for through routine inventories.
• Oversee the shifting and arrangement of irrigation lines in accordance with established standards.
• Ensure uniform irrigation coverage through correct spacing and the proper use of irrigation equipment, including sprinklers and nozzles.
• Monitor crop conditions and promptly report incidents such as pests, diseases, weeds, floods, fires, and theft.
• Provide on-the-job training, coaching, and guidance to irrigation employees.
• Maintain accurate irrigation equipment inventory records and submit regular reports to the Farm Supervisor.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, SHERQ requirements, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) standards.

• communication skills
• Experience in leading teams and resource allocation
• Good relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Strong team leadership skills

• Form IV
• Certificate in Agriculture / SASRI Junior Sugar Cane Certificate or equivalent is an added advantage.