Overview

We are seeking an experienced Macadamia Farm Manager to take responsibility for the operations and management of a macadamia orchard. The successful candidate must have strong hands-on agricultural experience combined with leadership and management capabilities to ensure optimal production, quality, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall management of macadamia orchard operations, from planting and establishment to harvesting and post-harvest handling.
• Manage irrigation programmes
• Manage soil health and nutrition programmes
• Manage pest and disease management (IPM) programmes and safe application of chemicals and biological controls.
• Plan and oversee orchard maintenance activities.
• Supervise harvesting operations, ensuring quality standards, correct timing, yield optimisation, and minimal losses.
• Manage labour teams – approx. 150
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations and maintain high standards of workplace safety.
• Maintain accurate farm records, including irrigation logs, spray records, fertiliser applications, yield data, labour records, and equipment maintenance schedules.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience managing macadamia orchards
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Irrigation systems, operation, and maintenance
  • Soil fertility management and plant nutrition programmes
  • Pest and disease identification and control methods
  • Orchard maintenance and harvesting practices
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience supervising farm teams.
• Good understanding of chemical handling, application techniques, and safety standards.
• Experience with farm record-keeping systems and basic farm management software.
• Practical problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to farm management.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with different stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Diploma or Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, or a related field (advantageous).
• Agri Certifications (an added advantage).

Personal Attributes:

• Strong work ethic and high level of responsibility.
• Organised, detail-oriented, and results-driven.
• Ability to work independently and make informed decisions.

• Overall management of macadamia orchard operations, from planting and establishment to harvesting and post-harvest handling.
• Manage irrigation programmes
• Manage soil health and nutrition programmes
• Manage pest and disease management (IPM) programmes and safe application of chemicals and biological controls.
• Plan and oversee orchard maintenance activities.
• Supervise harvesting operations, ensuring quality standards, correct timing, yield optimisation, and minimal losses.
• Manage labour teams – approx. 150
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations and maintain high standards of workplace safety.
• Maintain accurate farm records, including irrigation logs, spray records, fertiliser applications, yield data, labour records, and equipment maintenance schedules.

• Proven experience managing macadamia orchards
• Strong knowledge of irrigation systems, operation, and maintenance
• Strong knowledge of soil fertility management and plant nutrition programmes
• Strong knowledge of pest and disease identification and control methods
• Strong knowledge of orchard maintenance and harvesting practices
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience supervising farm teams.
• Good understanding of chemical handling, application techniques, and safety standards.
• Experience with farm record-keeping systems and basic farm management software.
• Practical problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to farm management.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with different stakeholders.

• Diploma or Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, or a related field (advantageous).
• Agri Certifications (an added advantage).