Job # 1607366/1049
Mount Edgecombe KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
Market Related Salary
Contract senior level position at South African Sugar Association in the Agriculture industry.
Benefits: An exciting opportunity awaits you if you are interested in using your skills to develop the skills of others!.
Posted by South African Sugar Association on 11/02/2014
South African Sugar Association
SHUKELA TRAINING CENTRE
Agricultural Training Instructor (Mechanical) (Fixed Term Contract)
Context
The Shukela Training Centre is the flagship of training excellence for the sugar industry and provides training to the sugar industry and learners throughout Africa. An exciting opportunity awaits you if you are interested in using your skills to develop the skills of others! The increased demand for our services has enabled us to offer an employment opportunity on a fixed term contract basis to a suitable candidate.
Role
Reporting to the Agricultural Training Supervisor, the successful incumbent will be responsible for providing specialised mobile skills-training to employees and Growers in all Kwa-Zulu Natal cane growing sectors in order to enhance profitable and sustainable sugarcane production in South Africa and the SADC Region.
Key performance areas of this position include:
Training agricultural workers in all practical aspects of tractor care and tractor driving as well as calibration of fertilizer distribution equipment
Removing and disassembling tractor engine, transmission, and clutches, using hoists, jacks, and mechanic's hand tools. Replacing or repairing worn or damaged parts
Training learners in practical arc welding, oxy-acetylene welding, welding of aluminium irrigation pipes and supervisory and basic workshop skills courses, including tractor maintenance to support the Sugar Industry
Training learners the basic hand skills and use of common hand and power tools used in farm workshops
Training learners how to set various tractor drawn implements to enhance operational efficiency
Conducting assessments of all learners after training, marking them and handing them to the supervisor weekly, as portfolios of evidence of the training
Training learners in selected sugarcane husbandry aspects to complement the mechanical skills offered
Preparing equipment and other material required for doing specific skills training courses
Keeping accurate records on courses conducted and does follow-up on these courses in order to minimise response time to any queries.
Collecting all data required for certification of learners in the field in an efficient manner, completing the required attendance register and ensuring that the customer completes the required feedback form to ensure authenticity of attendance and certification
Monitoring the maintenance of the vehicle assigned
Liaising with employers on their training requirements and adapting the course where necessary to provide these requirements
Advising management of any changes in training requirements on farms
Liaising with key stakeholders to enhance efficient delivery of training (GSO).
The Requirements
Proficiency in isiZulu, and able to read speak and write other Nguni languages
Be able to work competently with MS Office
Have a valid, unendorsed driver's license
A Diesel/Motor Mechanic N2 qualification or equivalent;
At least three years industry experience in a similar function / related experience
Added advantages will include having completed an Assessor Certificate and a Senior Certificate course in sugarcane.
The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:
Ability
communicate
evaluate training programs
identify resources for training
implement and support training program
advise on training requirements
conduct a training needs analysis
design and select appropriate delivery methods and media
identify learning objectives to meet specific development needs
liaise with stakeholders
Experience
delivering a training program
giving presentations
interacting with external and internal stakeholders
Knowledge
business principles and practice
ground preparation, seeding and harvesting, spray technology, post-harvesting and transport equipment
the application of scientific agricultural knowledge in farming
designing, developing and managing the manufacture of agricultural machinery, equipment and instrumentation
The South African Sugar Association (SASA) provides a diverse range of highly specialized services to the South African sugar industry and our activities are funded in the main by the sugarcane growers and sugar milling companies. Our mission is to provide specialist services that enhance the profitability, global competitiveness and sustainability of the South African sugar industry.
Deadline Date:13.03.2014
How to Apply:
Note:
- Remuneration for this position is commensurate with a senior management level position responsible for strategic matters.
- SASA has retained the services of its long-standing supplier Pinpoint One, a B-BBEE Level 1 executive search and recruitment consultancy, to manage the candidate sourcing process and will consequently not be receiving applications directly.
- Instead, applicants should submit a detailed CV in MS Word format to: response3@pinpointone.co.za.
- Communication will be with short-listed applicants only. We thank all applicants for their interest.
