Learner Grain Grader - VKB Grain, Lehau

VKB Agriculture; Bela Bela Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

VKB Group in Lehau, Limpopo, invites applications for a grain grader overseeing the grading process and related administrative duties within the grain supply chain. The ideal candidate has Grade 12 (NQF4), Afrikaans proficiency, reliable transport, and strong communication, accuracy, and problem solving; experience in agriculture is advantageous.

You will handle grade procedures, logistics administration, dispute resolution, and mandatory courses, working with a small team in a rural farming

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or NQF4 required.
• Experience in agriculture advantageous.
• All relevant grading courses to be completed through in-service training.

Responsibilities

• Grain grading according to procedures and regulations.
• Logistic function, incoming and outgoing grain administration.
• Job-related administrative functions.
• Handling, facilitating and solving of disputes.
• Pass all compulsory courses.

Skills

Teamplayer

Quick decision making

Problem definition and analyses

Excellent communication skills

Education

Grade 12 / NQF4

Job description

Introduction to the VKB Group

The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This "house of brands" we've established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

About the Role

Oversees sample taking process and ensures the grading of grain in accordance with statutory requirements.

About the Location – Lehau, Limpopo

This position is based in Lehau, a rural community in Limpopo that reflects the heart of South Africa's agricultural landscape. Working in this area offers the opportunity to be closely connected to farming operations and to make a meaningful impact within local farming communities.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF4
• Experience in the agriculture sector will be advantageous
• All relevant Grading courses to be completed through in-service training
• Computer literate Administration back ground
• Excellent communication skills
• Thorough, precise and accurate
• Constantly adding value to the current functions of the vacancy
• Clear criminal record
• Must have own reliable transport
• Must be able to speak and understand Afrikaans
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Duties and Responsibilities

• Grain grading according to procedures and regulations
• Logistic function, incoming and outgoing grain administration
• Job-related administrative functions
• Handling, facilitating and solving of disputes
• Pass all compulsory courses

Skills Required

• Thorough, precise and accurate
• Teamplayer
• Quick decision making
• Problem definition and analyses

Other Information

• The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
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• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group's Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.