Mechanical skills
Managers - Agriculture & Fishery must be able to operate complex machinery and occasionally perform routine maintenance.
Managers - Agriculture & Fishery
Descriptions & Duties
- Managers - Agriculture & Fishery run establishments that produce crops, fish, livestock, and dairy products. They are also responsible for overseeing market activities and controlling production; planning and managing budgets; preparing financial and operational reports; conferring with buyers, farmers or independent owners, fishing skippers or owners of vessels and aquaculture farms; as well as planning and monitoring farm operations and fishing activities.
Generic Competencies
Physical Abilities
Physical abilities
- Physical strength
- Eye hand coordination / precision / dexterity
Importance:3 (Max:5)
Skill is basically required
Technology Skills
Technology skills
- Computer literacy
- Application of technology
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Cognitive Abilities
Cognitive abilities
- Creativity
- Visualisation
- Logical thinking
Importance:3 (Max:5)
Skill is basically required
Comprehension And Expression
Comprehension and expression skills
- Reading comprehension
- Oral / written expression
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Social Skills
Social skills
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Organisation And Execution Skills
Organisation and execution skills
- Planning
- Organising
- Judgement
- Decision making
Importance:4 (Max:5)
Skill is frequently required
Problem Solving Skills
Problem solving skills
- Ability to solve simple and complex problems effectively and efficiently
Importance:5 (Max:5)
Skill is required all the time
Management Skills
Management skills
- Leadership
- Management of finance / time / people / other resources
Importance:5 (Max:5)
Skill is required all the time
Trade Specific Competencies
General Requirements
Academic qualification
- typically gain skills through work experiences (as farmers and fishermen) and usually have received secondary school education
Experience
- 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience
Career Path & Salary
Private Sector
Monthly Salary No Salary Infomation.
Monthly Salary No Salary Infomation.
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Government Sector
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 16-21
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 27-44
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 45-49
Monthly Salary Directorate Pay Scale Point 1
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 16-21
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 27-44
Monthly Salary Master Pay Scale Point 45-49
Monthly Salary Directorate Pay Scale Point 1
*For more details on Civil Service Pay Scales, please visit website of the Civil Service Bureau.
http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/admin/pay/952.html
Work Environment
- Managers - Agriculture & Fishery usually work outdoors and may spend some time in offices. They sometimes do strenuous physical work and long hours. As farm and fishing workload can be seasonal, the number of working hours may vary by seasons.
Tools
- Agricultural farm tractors
- Combine harvesters
- Field Cultivators
- Haymaking machinery - Hay balers, Hay mowing machines
- Seed/Grain drills
- Sprayers - Spray attachments
- Commercial fish or shark hooks, Dehookers, Gaffs, Harpoons
- Commercial fishing floats - Acorn buoys, Bullet buoys, Radio buoys, Toggles
- Commercial fishing nets – Dip, Gill & Trammel nets, Triplex trawls
- Commercial fishing reels - Downriggers; Electric bottom-fishing reels; Longline haulers; Longline spools
- Fishing rods - Fishing poles
- Floor or platform scales
