Irrigation Controller

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Overview This role is for an Irrigation Controller at South African Breweries (SAB). The position is responsible for managing the entire irrigation process for hop fields, from water extraction to application, ensuring efficient water management. It also involves overseeing seasonal workers, maintaining plant equipment, performing general hop farm tasks, applying problem-solving techniques, and ensuring strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental procedures and legislation, including AB Inbev policies. What you will do * Comply with safe, health and environmental procedures and legislation. * Maintain safety and 5S implementation, execution and ownership of area. * Identify unsafe practices through SIO's. * Conduct safety inspections. * Audit safe maintenance practices. * Adhere to PPE policies. * Practice SAM and LOTOTO procedures. * Adhere to and lead according to AB Inbev Policy in terms of Safety, Health and Environmental issues. * Implement, execute and audit VPO. * Locate equipment, spares and relevant documentation and or systems. * Plan and prepare the job. * Carry out basic and routine repairs and maintenance. Escalate major repairs and maintenance accordingly. * Ensure correct usage, maintenance and storage of tools and equipment. * Perform all tasks related to the growing of hops. * Perform all activities related to hop harvesting. * Carry out any other reasonable tasks as instructed by the Farm Manager. * Apply problem solving and decision making techniques and principles. i.e. Implementation, execution and documentation of 5 Why. * Perform effective PI and KPI reporting. * Manage SIC and apply applicable problem solving techniques. * Oversee seasonal workers throughout the year to ensure the irrigation system runs efficiently in the field and that they adhere to the AB Inbev Safety Policies and Procedures. * Ensure that seasonal workers adhere to the AB Inbev Safety Policies and Procedures. * Attend to the day-to-day irrigation of the hop fields as per instructions to ensure that water is efficiently managed. * Be responsible for the entire irrigation process which occurs from the extracting of water from the dam to the emitters in the hop fields. * Operate irrigation controllers as per instructions. * Select or irrigate plots as per instruction and according to irrigation probe readings. * Ensure efficiency of irrigation during cycles. * Repair below and above ground pipes and valves. * Operate and utilise fertigation systems on drip irrigation camps. * Perform any other reasonable task related to the irrigation of hop fields. Requirements (from the original advert) * Numeracy and literacy - Grade 12 will be ideal. * License to drive a tractor. * 1 - 2 years' farming work experience. * 1 - 2 years in operating farm machinery. * 2 years' operating irrigation systems. * Supervision skills. * Mental alertness and problem-solving skills. * Conceptual skills. * Subject matter expert. Who should apply This role is suitable for candidates with 1-2 years of farming and farm machinery operation experience, specifically 2 years in operating irrigation systems. Applicants should hold a tractor license and ideally have Grade 12 numeracy and literacy. The ideal candidate will possess supervision skills, mental alertness, problem-solving abilities, and conceptual skills, demonstrating expertise in relevant subject matter. A strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental procedures, including AB Inbev policies, is essential due to the nature of the responsibilities. Deadline October 14, 2026 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/irrigation-controller-the-south-african-breweries Source: myjobmag

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