GIS technician

Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce - 365 days a year & across the globe.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.

Westfalia Fruit Estate, situated in Tzaneen, Limpopo, has a vacancy for a suitably qualified and experienced:

GIS technician

Purpose of the role:

The incumbent will be responsible for technical engineering, administrative data collection, capturing, analysis and presentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical engineering, administrative data collection, capturing, analysis and presentation.
• Use of GIS Survey equipment and software
• Generation of topographic and aerial maps for various audit and farming operations such as irrigation designs, irrigation management, insect scouting, dam level management and electricity monitoring.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Certificate in use of Geographic Information systems data collection and mapping
• Six years plus hands-on experience of Planet GIS systems or similar systems
• Use of GPS surveying equipment for irrigation and civil engineering purposes.

Knowledge

• Use Planet GIS Software or similar to capture and manipulate spatial features, import GIS layers from external sources and organize and maintain GIS projects.
• Conduct topographic survey for irrigation design and civil works purposes using GPS survey equipment.
• Use of Model Maker software to manipulate survey data to generate contour maps and layouts for engineers.
• Computer literate and use of engineering software (Model Maker, GIS software, data collection software)
• Ability to work with engineers, technicians, famers, and artisans to ensure all products and systems requirements are considered.
• Project management i.e. scheduling, resource and time.

Skills

• Good writing and speaking skills.
• Ability to interpret data gathered from various sources.
• Attention to detail, communication skills, and analyzation abilities.
• Creativity, project management skills, and a willingness to learn.

Attitude & Behaviour

• Must have integrity, initiative, energy, and drive.
• Be able to always meet deadlines and to work in a structured way under pressure.
• Have good analytical skills, be a strong leader and motivator.
• Good decision maker and planner.
• Good communication skills, be able to deal with a range of people i.e. farmers, contractors, suppliers, public and workforce.

Benefits

The Company offers a Total Guaranteed Remuneration Package which comprises provident fund, insured benefits, medical aid, and an option to structure an annual bonus.

Closing date for applications will be 7th April 2025

NB: Should you not receive correspondence 30 April 2025, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.