Farm Manager at CAFUMA Farm (2022-10 – Present)
Day to day managing of the farm including irrigation systems, machinery maintenance, and production field management
- Day to day managing of the Farm
- Meeting in the morning with formans to discuss shedule for the day
- Maintenance on irrigation pivots / Pumps and pump engins / supply lines
- Maintenance tractors and equipment
- Maintenance earth moving equipment
- Ordering of seed / Fertelizer/ lime and chemicals
- Ordering and stock keeping of all spares / Diesel and Oils
- Prepairing / planting and cairing of production fields
- Managing bush clearing and prep of new fields
- Maintenance of maize milling plant and oporations
- Maintenance on all irrigation system /sprinkler drag lines/ linear/pump stations
Research Associate / Farm Manager at Monsanto/Bayer (2009-06 – 2022-08)
Research associate with farm management responsibilities including equipment maintenance, chemical stock management, field preparation, and harvesting operations
- Act as farm mannager from 2011--2015
- Day too day running of the farm and work on farm
- Morning meetings too discus work schedule for the day with workers
- Maintenance of all implements / equipment/ tractors on farm
- Maintenance schedule on all implements and equipment/tractors and vhechles
- Waterlines and Submersible pumps
- Stock keeping and ordering of chemical in chemical storage rooms for spraying crop (Pesterside / Herbicide)
- Callibrating of chemical sprayers/ Fertilizer on planters and fertilizer applicaters
- Training workers too opporate equipment and tractors in correct way
- Preparation of nursery's and trial fields after harvesting and for planting
- Keep Fellow fields clean during season
- Maintenance on all fencing and fire brakes
- Maintenance on all buildings and sheds
- Planting of statistical trials
- Combining of statistical trials
- Day too Day servicing of planters during planting (SRES /SRES on JD 1750 base ALMACO Precision Planters)
- Day too day servicing of combine during harvesting (TR 99/TR98/TR88 and CR 9040 New Holland Combines)
- Planting of commercial and farmers day demo blocks
- Stock keeping of diesel /chemicals and spares for all operations
- Ordering of diesel/ oil/ spares and fertilizer
- Computer skilled
- Can operate trimbel auto steer RTK/RTX FMX screen
Workshop Foreman / Mechanic at AGRICO (1996-08 – 2009-05)
Workshop foreman responsible for fleet maintenance, equipment servicing, and technical supervision of mechanics
- Assembling of AGRICO tractors
- Repairs to and service of AGRICO tractors
- Maintenance of fleet vehicles (NISSAN ,TOYOTA,ISUZU), LDVS
- Maintenance to NISSAN CW47,CW46,CW45,CM12,CM15,CM16 TRUCKS
- Maintenance to Mercedes Benz 2624,2628,2444 and 1113,1213,1517 4x4 trucks
- Maintenance to MAN F2000 evolution 27-423,27-464 trucks
- SA Truck Body's and HENRED Links
- Bauman, Climax side loader forklifts
- Installation of cranes on trucks
- Overhauling of ADE 352,366,409,447,442,443 engines
- Caterpillar 3306 and 3406 engines
- MAN D2876 LF06,D2866 LF22 engines
- Knowledge of KTA19 Cummins engines
- Detroit Series 60 engines
- ZF WG200, WG180,WG160 Gear boxes
- Transporting abnormal loads long distances and in to naboring countries
- Road worthy preparation for testing of transport fleet
- Running and ordering of stock on service spares for fleet
- Repairs to and maintenance of International , caterpillar and John Deer earthmoving equipment
- ATLAS 25tm and Palfinger 12tm cranes
- Maintenance and repairs to HI- UP 600/650,FASI 12tm, EFFER 28tm
- Maintenance to AGRICO crank deck low beds ,swift low bed
- Diferent suspensions ( ROR Rockwell, Henred ,Hawk)
Motor Mechanic at Zeerust Modern Bricks (1995-03 – 1996-07)
Motor mechanic responsible for vehicle and equipment repairs and maintenance
- Repair to private vehicles and light delivery vehicles
- Repairs to and maintenance of Hino, Nissan, Scania and Mercedes Benz trucks
- Repairs to and maintenance of International , caterpillar and John Deer earthmoving equipment
- Repairs to and maintenance of Datsun ,Nissan and Komatsu fork lifts
- Maintenance of brick - making plant ,welding and copper welding
- Overhauling of all model engines for engineering shop
Motor Mechanic at Woltemade Toyota (1992-11 – 1995-02)
Motor mechanic specializing in Toyota and commercial vehicle repairs
- Repairs to TOYOTA and other model cars and light commercial vehicles
- Repair to all makes and models of heavy commercial vehicles
Apprenticeship Mechanic at Cargo Motors (1990-01 – 1992-06)
Apprenticeship training in motor mechanics
