Jeanre Scheepers
Farm Manager
Vaalwater
Summary
I am married and the father of one little girl. I am a Farm Manager skilled at coordinating supplies, personnel and yearly plans to keep farm operations running smoothly and within budgets. Well-versed in ordering feed, fertilizer, seeds and new livestock. Forward-thinking and hardworking with disciplined and tenacious approach. I will describe myself as an open and honest person who doesn't believe in misleading other people and tries to be fair in everything I do.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
General Farm Manager
Mashudu Private Game Lodge
Vaalwater
2012.01 - 2014.10
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Managing the lodge and all the staff.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
Farm Manager
WRC Farming
Vaalwater
2014.11 - 2016.06
- Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance, and minimizing waste.
- Maintaining all different breeding camps.
- Animal health and development.
- Building of the farm house and maintenance.
- Fencing all the camps.
- Planned schedule for crop rotation, plantings, and harvest.
Farm Manager
Game Breeding Africa
Vaalwater
2016.06 - 2018.09
- Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance, and minimizing waste.
- Assist in capturing and moving animals.
- Preparing the land fot planting of crops e.g. Tobacco, corn and pumpkins.
- Overseeing the irrigation, fertilizing and spraying of crops.
- Harvesting of crops.
- Preparing the tobacco for selling e.g. harvesting, hanging onto the drying racks, classing of the leaves and making them damp to work with.
- General Maintenance and repairs.
- Delegate duties and supervising the work.
Farm Manager
Boekenhoutspoort Game Farm
Vaalwater
2018.09 - 2019.03
- Living on and managing the farm completely.
- Maintaining all the different breeding camps.
- Animal health and development.
- Enforced strong safety and environmental protections to support habitats while preventing harm to employees or consumers.
- Fencing of all the camps, general maintenance and repairs.
- Putting out food and providing clean drinking water for the animals.
- Maintain facilities and equipment by conducting inspections on a regular basis.
Farm Manager
Kameeldoring Landgoed
Vaalwater
2019.06 - Current
- Living on and managing the farm.
- Led team of 120 skilled and unskilled farm personnel.
- Preparing the land for planting of crops e.g. tobacco, peanuts and potatoes.
- Harvesting of all crops.
- Preparing of the tobacco for selling e.g. putting in tobacco ovens and classing of leave.
- Delegate duties and supervising.
- Ensure all work is done is complete as scheduled.
- Maintaining roads on the farm and slashing of grass.
- General maintenance of facilities and equipment
Education
High School Diploma -
High School HTS Witbank
Mpumalanga 2005.01 - 2009.12
Diploma - Nature Management
Centurion Academy
Pretoria 2010.01 - 2014.12
Skills
Crop Inspection
Timeline
Farm Manager
Kameeldoring Landgoed
2019.06 - Current
Farm Manager
Boekenhoutspoort Game Farm
2018.09 - 2019.03
Farm Manager
Game Breeding Africa
2016.06 - 2018.09
Farm Manager
WRC Farming
2014.11 - 2016.06
General Farm Manager
Mashudu Private Game Lodge
2012.01 - 2014.10
Diploma - Nature Management
Centurion Academy
2010.01 - 2014.12
High School Diploma -
High School HTS Witbank
2005.01 - 2009.12
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